The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of teo per cent of the world's population.

The whole of the global economy is based on supplying the cravings of two per cent of the world's population.

Bay Area public services have not kept pace with demands of our economy and growing population. Freeways are jammed, commutes are longer, the power supply is vulnerable to a hot summer, and water systems could snap in a major earthquake. Well aware of this, business leaders can be optimistic that negotiations between the Governor and the Legislature on an infrastructure bond are focusing on what gets funded not if there's a need for funding.

We're blessed in Northwest Arkansas with a good economy and a growing population.

A 30 percent appreciation of the yuan over the next year could be a destabilizing blow to their economy. That could lead to political upheaval. I don't know if at the end of the day you want that. And whether it's Wal-Mart or old line U.S. manufacturers or Silicon Valley, there are a lot of U.S. businesses that depend on low-priced Chinese inputs.

The American population is continuing to diversify, and Hispanics have become a very important part of the sports economy,