Clint, you drive. Will you run out and buy a Chrysler? Some people in Washington DC have bought Chrysler’s as a replacement for Cadillac sedans for their chauffeurs to drive them around. I may have bought a PT...
Obama to Wall Street: I'm on Your Side, Pay No Attention to My Campaign Rhetoric Barack Obama's campaign manager, Jim Messina, assured a group of Wall Street contributors that they shouldn't get upset about...
Manufacturing America is a National ImperativeProducing a new economic model and educating Americans about a sustainable future will take all of the next Obama term to set a new course. It will require the...
" Both Chapter 7 and Chapter 13 bankruptcy can help people in avoiding foreclosure to a great extent. Both of them can be used for eliminating and paying off outstanding dues on account of mortgage loans, student loans, credit card loans and many more. In case of Chapter 7,...
I got sick and recovered. I lost my hearing, and improved to impairment. I look around at all of the college graduates out of work and I look at me at 64 years, disabled and retired of necessity and wonder how I...
The competition between states hoping to increase employment has heated up as more governors try to entice new employers or companies that are considering expansion. Some U.S. governors have the advantage of increased tax collections that will enable them to offer everything...
I don’t want to get carried away as we have years to go to get the economic engine in America tuned up, but I like our current mechanic. " “U.S. economy adds 243,000 jobs in January; unemployment...
" Some U.S. lawmakers want the coin to be the dollar of the realm. Sens. Tom Harkin (D., Iowa), John McCain (R., Ariz.) and two colleagues Tuesday are introducing legislation that would kill off the dollar bill in favor of dollar coins, touting the move as a way to cut...
Debt is everybody’s business. I keep wondering when and if nationalism will surface such that nations try to hunker down and become more isolated. Is that possible? " “European leaders adopt treaty...
They are better off than the private sector Before anyone wants to take away benefits and salary from someone, let’s make certain that maybe we might want to improve benefits and salaries. " “A new Congressional Budget Office (CBO) study finds...
What is America's Industrial Policy? I have been writing about this for two years. The aviation and aerospace industries sector are strategic to both economic and military security. The industry is a catalyst for...
Laying off 30,000 workers and changing the leadership sound like good ideas. Free up some capital and get the lending going. " “Bank of America Shuffles Investment Bank Leaders Written By Jennifer Booton...
Take this to the bank Modest growth is good. It was anemic last year so this is better. " “U.S. economy grew at 2.8 percent rate in fourth quarter The U.S. economy grew at a modest 2.8 percent rate in the final three months of last year, the fastest growth in...
With only 15% of its revenues from foreign military sales, and 85% dependency on the government customer, Lockheed Corporation is more of a “co-go” enterprise than not. Co-go means commercial and government,...
" A company in Oakland, Waypoint Homes buys and sells foreclosed homes in Solano and Contra Costa counties. It has recently sold a property to an Antioch buyer who had lost this very same property nearly two years back due to foreclosure. The Antioch family members are...