August 24, 2010
Uncertain, and scary times in the stock market are nothing new. Today many various markets, banking, finance, insurance, general industries, and various investment vehicles are under uncertain, and scary times.
August 16, 2010
Reagan insider: 'GOP destroyed U.S. economy' | www.marketwatch.com
US Socioeconomic Bracket Creep - The trigger will be the growing gap between economic classes. During the last financial bubble (from 2002 to 2006) the top 1% of Americans received two-thirds of the gain in national income, while the bottom 90% got only 12%. This growing Socioeconomic wealth gap is not the financial market's fault, it's the decaying fruit of bad economic policy.
August 14, 2010
The Point of No Return | www.theatlantic.com
The New Normal Ab-Normal has begun - we must go forward with better intel and more of a focus on preservation of capital v risk reward.My thoughts on the potential impacts on capital flows and more specific on European real estate either way should issues remain on the current course, if an Israeli air strike could unfold, are very bleak in any outcome other than peace.
Is Congress Anti; Social Security & Small Business?
August 4, 2010
If Congress is Anti; Social Security & Small Business- then the entire Global Economy going forward for the next century will be under duress.
Cycling for Dollars - Tour de France
July 18, 2010
Running from Saturday July 3rd to Sunday July 25th 2010, the 97th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres. Versus cable television and Versus.com will provide extensive coverage of the 2010 Tour de France.
June 29, 2010
Most SBA lending programs require a duns for US Government Contractors & Grantees for submitting grant and loan applications.
June 8, 2010
The Value of CBOE | eepurl.com
The CBOE has been much hyped in some sectors of the press yet the world has changed significantly since the last major exchange IPO. While a terrific underlying business, CBOE may not be destined for as exciting a market debut as was the case for CBOT and NYMEX during the bubble of 2006-2008.
Artificial vs Real Intelligence
May 11, 2010
OK - so the dust has settled on the grim stock market event of last week:Stock Pricing Unreliable [5/6/2010 @ ET 2:30 pm -thru- 3:00 pm] Fed is recommending that ALL MARKETS adopt any slow-down in pricing and trades (if ANY SINGLE market/exchange is in slow-down mode) to normalize activity Are we any better today?
FDIC Lowers Its Estimate for 2010 Bank Failures
April 28, 2010
Community Banks Remain Under Stress | www.minyanville.com
FDIC Chair Sheila Bair says that the pace of bank failures is slowing. Bair implies that some of the banks on the FDIC list of problem banks have raised capital and have thus come off the list.
Abracadabra !! Arrow turns into Dart
March 28, 2010
Shell Australia in Talks to Acquire Arrow Energy | www.rigzone.com
1. Marriage between cash-rich and asset rich in which both partners benefit from opportunities and synergies.2. More mergers and acquisitions in the offing.
E-Insurance: When will the insurance industry adopt modern communication tools?
February 14, 2012
ATMs could distribute prepaid Visa cards
January 23, 2012
PayPal can thrive as a standalone company
January 9, 2012
Europe's CO2 Emissions Trading System works, but it can be improved
December 16, 2011
European women wonder why their insurance premiums will increase
December 15, 2011