Economic Darwinism: Fuel Price Hikes & Budget Airlines

I wondered how the consistent rise in fuel prices would affect easyJet, RyanAir, and other budget airlines... turns out that easyJet is offloading its lower-efficiency aircraft, but one wonders who would buy...

Geopolitics of Peak Oil

Why would the US be topping up their strategic oil reserves at at time when prices are at all time highs?  "A few weeks ago, I highlighted the fact that the US Government was topping off the strategic...

E. Coli Scare Leads to Pizza Recall

Food giant General Mills is recalling almost five million frozen pizzas (the brands are Totino's and Jeno's) because the pepperoni might be contaminated with E. Coli. Fortunately, Totonno's, probably the...