Posted on April 25, 2011 by John

When it comes to correcting abuses in the system, I’m a man of the people. The last thing I want to see is someone using their power, wealth and connections to gain an unfair edge over a regular person. So by all means, please, repair the system. But you can’t destroy the system. All of [...]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by John

There’s a lot of momentum building up in the financial markets. Ever since the timely budget deal that kept the American government operational, people have actually been building up hopes that the recession will start to reverse itself, in spite of the worst efforts of our ruling establishment. Still, there’s no denying the momentum, and [...]

Posted on April 25, 2011 by John

Instead of moaning and groaning about our finances, I think that it’s high time for us to start looking at the real underlying cause of our financial difficulties. For example, did you know that every year you may be paying thousands of dollars in hidden taxes? I’m talking about what it costs manufacturers to comply [...]

Posted on August 20, 2009 by Adam Pichette

After the residential real estate bubble burst at the end of 2007, banks were shattered and drowned by bad mortgage loans that were defaulted on and ultimately brought down some of the largest financial institutions in the United States. Clearly the fact that these banks and financial institutions had the majority of their assets [...]

Posted on August 04, 2006 by Marsha James

Apple has been riding a wave of success like nothing they have seen before, ever since they brought iPods to consumers. The computer company had reportedly made more than $3.1 billion over the last four years and stocks have been incredibly high because of it.
Now in what could be the next Enron, Apple has admitted [...]

Posted on June 06, 2006 by Sarah White

Ben S. Bernanke says he’s worried about inflation, and the stock market dropped nearly 200 points in response. Speaking at the International Monetary Conference in Washington on Monday, Bernanke said there are many signs that the economy is in transition, including:

slowing consumer spending

a cooling real estate market

increased energy costs

a slight rise in unemployment numbers

At [...]

Posted on May 08, 2006 by leafworks

Biodiesel, a wave of recycling for the future, a new fuel that’s starting to get popular, that is based on recycling or using vegetable or food oil for fuel. Many at-home-labs and conversion projects will go and pick up used vegetable oil from fast food places like Mc Donalds for free, take it home, filter [...]

Posted on April 05, 2006 by Nancy

According to Yahoo News, “Nordic telecommunication giants Nokia and Ericsson will need to grow by acquisition to counter the long-term impact of a planned merger of Alcatel and Lucent on their business.”
French company Alcatel and US company Lucent are merging to become a giant company worth about $25 billion, which will make them the 2nd [...]

Posted on April 05, 2006 by Nancy

Are you a fan of long-term investing?
If so, Morningstar is suggesting you take a look at stocks in the media sector.

Media stocks have performed poorly over the past few years, but don’t let that deter you:
We suspect that future returns for media stocks will be much better than those of the recent past [...]

Posted on March 17, 2006 by Nancy

AP Economics Writer Martin Crutsinger is reporting that “inflation, after spiking at the start of the year, slowed sharply in February, reflecting large declines in fuel prices and the cost of clothing.”
In February, energy prices fell by 1.2 percent. Pump prices dropped 1 percent, home heating oil was down 2.8 percent and natural gas prices [...]