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Profits now, nothing later

Profits now, nothing later

When you are interesting in doing business ethically, you have to consider the consequences down the line, and unfortunately big business in America has never done that. It is like farming, and I grew up in the city so I... (Continue reading)

Good news for Ford

Ford Motors Company was the one member of the “Big Three” of American automobile manufacturing who avoided bankruptcy when the companies made their somewhat pitiful appearances before Congress last year, hats in hand. When you are an American who has... (Continue reading)

Car care precautions save money

If you take the proper precautions and perform the necessary maintenance on your vehicle, you can really lessen the possibility of a roadside breakdown and avoid the hassle and expense involved. It’s a terrible feeling when you’re stranded by the... (Continue reading)

A look at Chapter 7 bankruptcy

Nobody wants to have to file for bankruptcy, and it is indeed a last resort. However, such a filing can be the right thing to do under certain circumstances, and today we will take a look at the Chapter 7... (Continue reading)

National Crime Bureau statistics

Every year the National Insurance Crime Bureau releases rankings of the year, make, and model of the cars that are most frequently stolen here in America, and we thought we would share them here today so that you can know... (Continue reading)

Resist credit offers

It’s easy to blame the bankers for the recent economic crisis, and they do deserve their fair share of the blame, but one of the reasons why we fell into it was because people here in America are all too... (Continue reading)

Unemployment figures are not accurate

We saw the government come out with unemployment statistics for the month of January this week that indicated that the number of unemployed people decreased to just under 10%. These figures are annoying because like just about everything else that... (Continue reading)

Stocks pull out of slump but end week lower

Stocks pull out of slump but end week lower

A battered stock market recovered from a sharp drop in late trading Friday but still posted its fourth straight weekly drop. The Dow Jones industrials, down nearly 170 points in afternoon trading, clawed their way back to finish with a gain... (Continue reading)

Goldman CEO Blankfein gets $9M stock bonus for 09

Goldman CEO Blankfein gets $9M stock bonus for 09

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. CEO Lloyd Blankfein is getting a $9 million stock bonus for 2009, a modest payday by Wall Street standards that appears aimed at quelling criticism of the bank’s compensation practices. Blankfein will receive more than 58,000 shares... (Continue reading)

Drop in jobless rate points to modest improvement

Drop in jobless rate points to modest improvement

The job market is lurching toward improvement. It just has a long way to go. The outlook for jobs became a bit less bleak Friday when the government released January’s unemployment rate showing an unexpected decline from 10 percent to 9.7... (Continue reading)

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