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Sep 04, 2010 12:02AM

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2010-09-03T15:30:20Z

Job creation is laboring

The unemployment rate edged up to 9.6% from 9.5% in the month of July.

2010-09-03T13:57:26Z

On prediction

Our society is absorbed with what the future holds, especially when it comes to the economy.

2010-09-02T18:04:06Z

Forecasting is hard

Economist David Levy makes a few predictions, and explains why it's a tricky business that's fraught with uncertainties.

2010-09-02T18:45:28Z

Gray on commercial real estate

Opportunities beckon in the form of businesses that need to clean up and deleverage from the 2005-'07 period.

2010-09-02T19:15:24Z

Turk on Europe's future

The University of Ljubljana professor offers his predictions on everything from Russia to Europe's creative economy.

2010-09-02T19:14:25Z

Trinder on riding the waves of regulation

Europe and the U.S. will likely take separate paths on financial regulation, likely making Asia the biggest winner.

2010-09-02T19:25:10Z

Grahm on wine

What might be the next 'it' grape?

2010-09-02T19:21:06Z

Suhler on media spending

The co-founder of Veronis Suhler Stevenson predicts good times for the media sector.

2010-09-02T19:17:27Z

Nunnelly on a PE shakeout

Bain Capital managing director Mark Nunnelly forecasts significant shakeout in the number of PE firms.

2010-09-02T19:13:04Z

Levin on private equity's red tape and return to the midmarket

His long-term forecast, however, includes private equity growing once again in both number of people and in capital.

2010-09-02T18:51:26Z

Lerner: More PE reform and more emerging markets

Even after the Dodd-Frank Act, PE players can expect still more legislation, and emerging markets will become the new frontier for private capital.

2010-09-02T19:22:27Z

Werbalowsky's hopes and fears

The co-CEO and global co-head of financial restructuring at Houlihan Lokey shares some thoughts and fears over what's to come.

2010-09-02T18:44:11Z

Berlinski and Mass on how PE will cope

Goldman's Milton Berlinski and Alison Mass predict stability for private equity in the near and long term.

2010-09-02T18:55:15Z

Heller on bankruptcy, part 2

The Latham & Watkins partners says the most vulnerable sectors are healthcare and retail.

2010-09-02T18:52:16Z

Guccione's triple play

Bob Guccione Jr. weighs in with three predictions in the media sector.