New York – Gold Sinks Below $1,200, Lowest In 3 Years Yesterday 04:00 PM New York – The price of gold slumped below $1,200 an ounce Thursday, the lowest in more than three years, a day after the Federal Reserve said it… Read More »[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Economy’
August 25th, 2013 - 12:06 pm § in America
APPLESAUCE: Friends in high places
Obama administration overrules Apple import ban President Obama’s trade representative on Saturday vetoed a ban on imports of some Apple iPads and older iPhones, dealing a setback to rival South Korean electronics company Samsung. U.S. Trade Representative Michael Froman overruled a June decis[...]
August 19th, 2013 - 10:31 am § in America
A House That Uses NO Commericial Energy?
New Paltz, NY – Building Homes That Make More Power Than They Take Today 12:51 PM New Paltz, NY – Homes being built in this Hudson Valley cul-de-sac offer prospective buyers wooded lots, pretty views and — oh yes — the promise of thumbing your nose at the power utility. These “[...]
Is Free Trade Good For US . part 2.
In response to Norm My point us the same. Protectionism raises cost on everything workers buy while encouraging capital flight. How do you feel about Japanese protectionism or french protectionism. Do you think THEIR workers benefit.from the absurd prices for rice and wheat? As for Korean and Ja[...]
May 1st, 2013 - 11:37 am § in Politics
CAVUTO DEFENDS FAUX
“Fox isn’t tearing down your bridges,” Cavuto said. “Graft is. Greed is. No accountability for the spending is. You sleeping at the switch is.” But Cavuto said Fox was responsible for some things. “You didn’t call it throwing good money after bad,” h[...]
February 19th, 2013 - 4:21 am § in Misc.
The Ponzi Scheme Underlying the “Free Market”
The Republicans pray to God and invoke evidence that the “free market” no longer can sustain historic “normal” economic growth in the US In his sweat drenched response to the president’s State of Union address, Marco Rubio, extolled the virtues of the free market[...]
February 8th, 2013 - 2:23 pm § in Misc.
GLOBAL WARMING and the ECONOMY
Stiglitz: Climate Change Is The ‘Most Serious’ Issue Facing Our Economy[...]
October 8th, 2012 - 8:21 am § in America, The Ave Scene
WARNING: “Sears, at its discretion. will decide when it can provide service under warranty.”
I urge you not to buy an appliance from Sears. Sears still has the golden brands of Kenmore appliances and Craftsman tools, even if their reputations are slipping. We have been loyal customers for forty years, going to Sears for quality and the reliability of its warranty. Recently we purchased a hi[...]
September 30th, 2012 - 1:04 am § in Misc.
Fiscal Responsibility: The French Pay THEIR Taxes
To the dismay of business leaders who fear an exodus of top talent, the government confirmed a temporary 75 percent super-tax rate for earnings over one million euros and a new 45 percent band for revenues over 150,000 euros. By Daniel Flynn and Leigh Thomas, Reuters PARIS | Fri Sep 28, 201[...]
As the Brits Celebrate THEIR Conservatives
NY TIMES: Although the data were hardly robust, and were still subject to revision, for now the indication that Britain’s economy eked out growth of three-tenths of one percent in the first quarter relieved some of the pressure on architects of the country’s austerity drive. A triple-dip recessi[...]