Indeed, on some level the small size of Nordic countries cuts the other way. A place as small as Denmark might worry more reasonably than the United States that highly skilled individuals would simply flee to avoid taxes, or that companies would refuse to do business there. Due to America's larger size, this kind of concern about the possible downside of high tax rates would be attenuated.
9 questions about Denmark, Bernie Sanders’s favorite socialist utopia - Vox
People who took capsules containing Bifidobacterium longum 1714 reported less stress and fared better on memory tests, study finds
Probiotic bacteria may aid against anxiety and memory problems | Science | The Guardian
The two key assumptions underlying the last policy easing decisions by the European Central Bank (ECB) are still being tested. The first assumption was that the ECB's purchase of the euro area government securities would improve the banks' balance sheets by holding up the prices of bonds, which is the main asset class held by the banking sector. Improved balance sheets and negative interest rates on bank deposits were then supposed to make banks more willing to lend to businesses and households to spend and invest. Here is an interim report on all of these points.
Migrant crisis, low lending, VW: time for whatever it takes by ECB
Headlines scream about earnings “beats” and “misses,” but one-time events that have little to do with a company’s core business or its success can skew a company’s earnings in any given quarter. That is why it can be useful to look at sales instead. You can take this a step further and focus on the growth of sales per share, since this will “bake in” any dilution to investors from the issuance of more shares, as well as any decline in the share count brought about by stock repurchases.
10 earnings winners include Netflix, Adobe and Lennar - MarketWatch
The tightest labor market in 23 years and soaring profits at some large companies sounds like a recipe for higher wages and more spending. Not in Japan, where much of the action in the job market is in low paying part-time positions and insecure contract work.
Japan's Tightest Labor Market in Decades Hasn't Boosted Spending - Bloomberg Business