How Walmart is Devouring the Food System (Infographic)
Institute for Local Self-Reliance | 1 December 2012
Walmart now captures $1 of every $4 Americans spend on groceries.

Amazon Infographic: How a Single Company Gained a Stranglehold over Online Shopping and the Future of Retail
Institute for Local Self-Reliance | 5 June 2012
Amazon, which started as an online bookseller in 1995, is now one of the largest…

IntercontinentalExchange to Acquire NYSE for $8.2 Billion
Bloomberg | 20 December 2012
IntercontinentalExchange Inc., the 12-year-old energy and commodity futures bourse…

Company Bond Sales Reach $3.9 Trillion to Beat Global Record
Bloomberg | 17 December 2012
Corporate bond sales from the U.S to Europe and Asia surpassed 2009’s record to reach…

Small Businesses Becoming Loath to Invest
The Hill | 13 December 2012
Small business owners are sharply rolling back their intentions to make long-term investments…

Top Central Banks Renew Currency Swaps as Precaution
Reuters | 13 December 2012
The U.S. Federal Reserve said it had extended for another year the dollar swaps…

Zell Joint Venture Contracts to Buy Archstone for $16 Billion
World Property Channel | 14 December 2012
The biggest residential real estate deal in the U.S. in five years is expected to…