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Who is the Global Middle Class?
The phrase middle class is bandied about so often that its immense significance is often lost on nations. The middle class is the force that drives any nation, and indeed the world. The middle class is the chief consumer, the voter, the small business person, and the political moderate.
Middle class people represent the great silent [...]
Facebook: The Cost of Free Social Networking
When I was in college, I was a few years younger than Mark Zuckerberg, the inventor of a start-up little website called Facebook.com. Less than a decade later, that young man who designed this big site as a college student has already turned down an offer to buy the company. Zuckerberg probably refused the offer [...]
The BBB’s Biggest Scams and Complaints of 2009
Wisconsin’s Better Business Bureau released a list of the top 10 consumer scams from 2009.
"While many of the scams on the list are perennial problems, some scams were distinct in 2009 because of the economic climate and scammers’ penchant for taking advantage of the top headlines," wrote Randall Hoth, Wisconsin BBB [...]
Heineken to take over Dos Equis, Tecate, and Sol
Colossal Dutch brewmaker, Heineken, has won the battle for Femsa, the Mexican producer of Dos Equis, Tecate and Sol. In an all-stock deal, Heineken has agreed to pay the equivalent of $7.6 billion (including debt). For years, Heineken was the biggest beer import for the U.S., however, was passed by Corona. This move will definitely [...]
To satisfy complaints H&R Block will be refunding more than 19.4 million dollars in “Express Ira” fees
Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo announced that a 19.4 million dollar settlement has been reached with H&R Block. The settlement would require the company to refund the fees charged to consumers who participated in their Express Ira Product.
“H&R Block’s aggressive peddling of fee-laden retirement accounts that were virtually guaranteed to [...]
Mustang 5.0 back for another spin
Look who’s back!
“The Mustang 5.0 or as purists prefer to call it, the 302, makes a comeback for the 2011 model year with the presentation of the new GT that will be shown to the public for the first time at next month’s Detroit auto show. No thanks to Ford’s special relationships with certain media [...]
Continental agrees to a deal with Aircell
Continental Airlines announced that they have chosen the Aircell Gogo Inflight Internet service for providing in-flight wireless internet to their passengers.
Other Aircell subscribers include Air Canada, AirTran Airways, American Airlines, Delta Air Lines (and Northwest), United Airlines, US Airways and Virgin America. It is estimated that by the end of 2009 the Gogo Inflight service [...]
