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Did We Just Export the Global Credit Rating Industry to China Too?
What happens when sovereign wealth funds have little if any transparency, or when companies can game the rating agencies, or when various financial vehicles get the proverbial "Triple-A" rating and stamp of approval? Well, I'll tell you what happens; Freddie and Fannie, Enron, Lehman ...More...
Egyptian Government Loses $90 Million
For the past few days, a major revolt against the current Egyptian government has been taking place. As a result, authorities have blocked internet and mobile phone services in an effort to break down communication in the country and quell what could otherwise become a very bloody rebellion. A repor...More...
Billions to Be Invested Into London's Travel Economy
It's less than one thousand days until the 2012 London Olympics which are due to commence on 27 July 2012. In recognition of this, Visit London conducted a study which found that over 11billion is set to be invested into Olympics related projects that will directly benefit travellers coming to ...More...
Why Obama's Bailout Plan May Not Work!
President Obama's financial bailout plan may not work. The current financial crisis is a complex problem that cannot be fixed simply by pumping more capital into the system. The innate problem is that there is too much capital, created out of thin air. The federal government is simply repeating...More...
Let's All Stand Up and Give Soaring Gas Prices a Big Hand of Applause!
Let's take a look at the good, the bad, and the ugly. There is much concern about high fuel costs, our dependency on foreign oil, and our environment. I explain how hybrid and fuel cell vehicles will make a positive impact on our economic and environmental issues. ...More...
2011: The Year of the Big Energy Breakthrough
Right now, in cities across the globe, brilliant minds at the fringe of scientific propriety are but one experiment away from the big energy breakthrough humanity's been waiting more than 40-years for. Unfettered by academic zealotry, or even the need for a posteriori instantiation, this new sc...More...
If the Car Industry Can Have Its Stimulus Bill, the Home Building Industry Should Have One Too!
The "Clunkers-for-Cash" bill recently passed Congress in hopes that people will trash their old cars and buy new ones.The housing industry is faced with the same problem, getting people out of their old homes and into new ones.Why doesn't everyone stay where they are, tear down their ...More...
The Workers are Endangered Species
Who will rescue workers, made up of rank and file of society? Free trade policies, greed, corruption, very high salaries for private sector managers and senior civil servants conspire to take the stink out of the unions and leave them powerless and disoriented. Christopher J.H Wright, in his book, T...More...
November 2010 - Some Job Growth - But, With Seasonally Adjusted Data It's a Catastrophe
Well, the politicians keep telling us that they are going to bring back the jobs, and that this is their number one priority. However, government's job is to protect the people, and it is the free market which provides jobs. Lately, all we've really seen is politicians create more rules an...More...
Importance Of Waste Water Treatment For Pharmaceutical Plants
Pharmaceutical industries use large quantities of chemicals and biological primary substances in to manufacture medical products. Thus, theirindustrialwaste water contains a wide range of substances that are not easily separated from sewage sludge....More...
Feeling The Economic Boom
Despite all the great news we have been hearing this past few weeks on how our peso is gaining ground against the dollar and the historic highs of the Philippine Stock Exchange, I cant help but wonder why haven't I felt its effects yet on my pocket?...More...
Is It Getting Crowded Around Here? A Different Perspective
The United States has recently reached the big 300 million and many are now expressing concerns that the US is becoming over populated.They argue that large populations create poverty and choose select countries around the world to prove their point.This article takes a different approach and argues...More...
The Bank and Your Divine Rights
You have a Divine right to be Free; free from all debt.This includes mortgages, school loans, taxes, foreign debt, local, state, and federal debt.I realize that as you read this it sounds quite radical, but this is due to the fact that your have lived most of your life conditioned to accept debt as ...More...
Will Big Oil Go The Way Of Big Tobacco?
A court case that revolves around a tiny Alaskan village may determine the fate of Big Oil. Two lawyers are prepared to charge the oil companies with conspiracy, according to an article in this month's Atlantic Monthly. Can they win?...More...
The US Debt Limit Debates and Clashed on Fiscal Spending a Socialist False Argument
Having debt limit crisis confusion and standoffs is bad for the United State's financial reputation say the Democrats, Republicans, and Wall Street economic pundits. However, that contention completely misses the point - the reality of run-away public spending. Now then, do you remember the big...More...
Treats For Recessionary Times
It's because we all must think about money differently this year.Instead of "shutting down" spending altogether, we're making judgment calls.We still want nice clothes.A break from the rat race.We're getting realistic.We're facing up to what was empty indulgence, spendi...More...
Some Thoughts About the Unequal Language Distribution on the Internet
This article is about strategy; information that will not impact you today, neither tomorrow, but maybe in the end. How will the languages on the Internet develop in the future and how will it effect the development of our society? It is about information, knowledge and about the (unequal) distribut...More...
What Should Be Done to Tackle the Global Economic Crisis?
The disaster in the economy that started in the year 2008 has snowballed into global economic crisis. Its harmful effects on investment and trade are being experienced now in many economies that survive on export. Even the twin threats of economic trade dehydration and growing protectionism are also...More...
Wal-Mart Goes To Germany
This article will traverse the before and after affects of Wal-Mart's attempt to gain a strong foothold in Germany. Wal-Mart has done very well in North America and many of Wal-Mart's leaders thought that they could use the exact same success formula in Germany; however that was not the ca...More...
True Wealth And Economics 101
Often the subject of much controversy, many people still attach a currency value to anything they are involved in as their wealth. Wealth is money and money can buy everything. Some people even believe it is the ultimate source of happiness. ...More...
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