Depending on how you look at it, the fact that Fannie and Freddie have such a big share of the market and carry an implicit government guarantee is either a big cause for concern or the only way in which the peculiarities of America's mortgage market can operate with relative safety.

ECONOMIST: Buttonwood

One of the only big corporate share repurchasers that has slowed down a bit appears to be Goldman Sachs Group.

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If the peak were a cliff or if it arrived soon, this would certainly be true, since alternative fuels have only a tiny global market share today (though they are quite big in markets, such as ethanol-mad Brazil, that have favourable policies).

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Bank of Communications is the only Shanghai-based big firm, in which HSBC holds a 19% share.

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Peter, I believe we share a pretty big page since I do in fact believe the middle class will survive only if greed is tempered with accountability and only if we fund the programs necessary to build men and women who have a strong sense of their value because their education, training and experience has made them valuable.

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But Kickstarter takes only a 5% cut of every transaction, and thereby misses out on the chance to score venture-capital big, or to enrich its investors, who get only mind share in a project or a product for their investments.

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