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What Business Can Learn From the Blago Trial
Well, the trial (or at least the first trial) of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (Blago for short) is over. He was convicted on one of the 24 counts against him. That one was lying to federal agents. So what can small and mid-size business owners take away from all the talk and events swirling [...]
The Human Side to Alternative Energy
The energy crisis has taken on a new, more human element following the BP oil spill and its ongoing destruction. In the past, disasters like the Exxon-Valdez spill were bemoaned because of the environmental impacts. Volunteers came to protect and save as much wildlife as possible.
But this new oil spill has put so many humans [...]
High-Speed Trading Leads to High Volatility
It’s very difficult for the average American to fully come to grips with just how shaky the stock market is. We assume it’s a well-run global machine, an organized market of codified rules that are time-tested and market approved. But as this recession begins to recede, Americans have more insight as to the inner-workings of [...]
Shopping With New Technology
There’s no denying the huge impact when looking at how new technology is changing the way we live. The rise of mobile computing and portable internet-ready devices has changed how we decide to spend idle moments, communicate, and of course, how we shop.
Delivery services like Pea Pod allow harried consumers to click their grocery order [...]
Congress Quadrulples Oil Tax
Congress has come under fire of late for their perpetual bickering, and the leisurely pace with which they’ve delved into financial reform, health care, and most issues pressing to the nation.
But in the case of BP’s Deepwater Horizon disaster and the resulting oil spill that is spewing petroleum into the Gulf of Mexico, congress has [...]
Panera Bread Opens Nonprofit Store
The old adage says that necessity is the mother of invention. Truly, when people are motivated to come up with new solutions for old problems, that’s when ingenious things start to happen.
The recession has changed the way America views capitalism, and in a sense, people are now starting to take much greater note of the [...]
Salazar Faces Questions on Oil Leak
Interior Secretary Ken Salazar recently had to face congress Tuesday, during which he had to face some unpleasant questions regarding the Deepwater Horizon oil well blowout that has been spewing petrol in the Gulf of Mexico since last month.
In a surprising move, Salazar admitted that there might be culpability in the matter from the agency’s [...]
