Category Archives: Economics

Who’s to blame for $4 gas

The next time you are at a hosed-robber – I mean the gas pump – do a gut check. The Energy Information Administration has the numbers that will make you sick long before the fumes will. Who’s to blame for $4 gas Prices have surged over the past four years – and there’s a bunch [...]
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Circuit City Bytes the Dust

Another one bits the dust. Is Circuit City another victim of the economy or just a victim of mismanagement? Circuit City stores are closing their stores. http://www.circuitcity.com/ is still open. UPDATE: May 13, 2009 TigerDirect Parent Company Buys Circuit City Website Systemax Inc., parent company to discount electronics retailer TigerDirect and the new owner of [...]
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Who said the economic crisis can’t hit web designers?

Now this hits a little too close to home. Whoa!
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Why not stockpile gas?

Apparently I’m not the only one to think of the idea. If each person stockpiled gas – especially at a lower price – then, at some predetermined date, we all stop buying gas. I realize the size of your stockpile would be big – proportional to size of your family and your “pain” tolerance to [...]
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A Sign of the Times

This cartoon is a sign of the times. It hit me yesterday when I spent $68 for about 17.5 gallons of gas! Then there’s this story, reprinted for 1 month by permission from AP. AP IMPACT: What makes up the price of gas? By JOHN PORRETTO and JOHN WILEN AP Business Writers Consider the game [...]
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Rollout of Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing Celebrates Rollout of 787 Dreamliner EVERETT, Wash., July 8, 2007 — Today, Boeing [NYSE: BA] unveiled the 787 Dreamliner during a one-hour ceremony at its Everett, Wash., final assembly facility, attended by nearly15,000 employees, airline customers, supplier partners and government officials. Broadcast live via satellite worldwide and webcast, the event potentially reached 100 million [...]
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Sales Tax Holiday (98-490)

Sales Tax Holiday August 4-6, 2006 In Texas, and many other states, this weekend is going to be sales-tax-free for many items.
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