" Ballmer Sees Global Crisis Hitting Microsoft Topics:Technology | Information Technology Sectors:Software and Computer Services | Software | Technology Microsoft [MSFT 26.14 1.13 (+4.52%) ] Chief Executive Steve...
created by jiwant | 4 years ago 177 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Instead of a taxpayer funded bailout, Thom Hartmann suggests taxing the people who created the mess in a way that will promote investment as opposed to speculation. What do you think? Let your Representative...
opinion by Erik Larson | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 678 views | 27 recommendations | 11 comments
"Democrats have decided to allow a quarter-century ban on drilling for oil off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to expire next week, conceding defeat in a months-long battle with the White House and Republicans set...
created by Albert Milliron | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 183 views | 2 recommendations | 2 comments
"The financial meltdown on Wall Street is more than a cyclic correction brought on by a mismanaged business cycle. It is emblematic of a problem at the very foundation of the right wing economic philosophy that...
created by jadeb | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 528 views | 4 recommendations | 0 comments
"McCain Opposed Palin EarmarksThree times in recent years, John McCain's catalogs of "objectionable" spending have included earmarks requested by Sarah Palin during her tenure as mayor of Wasilla, Alaska. Her town of 6,000 people received $11.9 million in earmarks from 2000...
According to the latest Capitol Hill estimates, the US government will run a near-record deficit of $407 billion this year. However the actual figure is likely to be much larger than this, because it is not taking into account the recent bailout of the nation's two biggest...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 162 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
Hallmark is rolling out same-sex wedding cards."The nation's largest greeting card company is rolling out same-sex wedding cards — featuring two tuxedos, overlapping hearts or intertwined flowers, with best...
created by poolparty | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 777 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
In a number of areas the appetite of either businesses or individuals for new purchases rather than falling off the cliff is (pardon the expression) getting weak in the knees.Richard Waters warns Back to bust? High technology on course for harder times (FT, August 14)...Even...
The California state assembley had a rare Sunday night session last night, with the state's republicans rejecting a Democratic plan to fix the state's budget shortfall by raising taxes on wealthy citizens and corporations."Assembly Republicans on Sunday blocked a proposed...
created by Dave Keating | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 254 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
" There is a lack of financial and investment education in our schools, among the many things not taught. If you are a high school graduate that doesn't know much about finance, except how to write a check and balance your check book, investing or saving for retirement...
Trying to sell, refinance or take out an equity loan on your home? It doesn't take a world-class economist to see the signs that are all around us - literally. In today's world of gas prices at an all-time...
created by Amarand | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 244 views | 0 recommendations | 5 comments
The AP, an unlikely fashion authority, ran an article yesterday that suggests men are spending more on clothes than women. The writer says it's due to a quick and dramatic shift in men's styles toward tighter and...
created by Rob Peters | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 858 views | 5 recommendations | 3 comments
"NEW YORK (AP) -- Looking to bring more value-seeking consumers through its doors for a late afternoon caffeine fix, Starbucks Corp. said it will now offer its morning customers any iced grande beverage for $2...
Congresswoman, Nancy Pelosi breaking Mr. Bush heart with her comment..."House Speaker Nancy Pelosi called President Bush "a total failure" on Thursday, among the California Democrat's harshest assessments to date...
created by renovatio | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 543 views | 2 recommendations | 4 comments
Amazingly, everyone here seems to be hurting when it comes to food costs. From grocery shopping on Monday I found the following (all prices in Eur) and just in time to confirm the article below:Cookies - Normally 0.69 - up to 1.09 Granola bars - normally 2.09- up to...
created by phoenixesrose | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 265 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment