Europe

• At the end of 2011 the Greek economy was 90.8% the size it was in 2008; Irish 97.4%, U.S. 105.6% and Canadian 107.3% Valeo Financial Advisors
• Draghi Says Officials Agree On ECB Unlimited Bond-Buying Bloomberg

U.S. Economy

• August payroll employment rises (+96,000); unemployment rate edges down (8.1%) Bureau of Labor Statistics
• A majority of jobs added during the recovery have been low paying The New York Times

Financial Planning

• College Tuition: Over 10 times more costly than it was in the late 1970s Marginal Revolution

Professional Sports

• Since the Tax Reform Act of 1986, $17 billion of tax-exempt debt has been issued to construct stadiums  Bloomberg
• Even pro football is feeling the effect of the weak economy Los Angeles Times

Miscellaneous

• The Net Worth of the U.S. Presidents: From Washington to Obama  The Atlantic

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