Category: Business

Rob Port is an excellent blogger, and I consider him a good online friend. (As well as a Guest Wizbanger Emeritus, and I am proud to claim him as …

Unemployment Rates July 1997 - 4.2 - whites July 2007 - 4.2 - whites July 1997 - 7.9 - Latinos July 2007 - 5.9 - Latinos July 1997 - …

The Boston Globe has one columnist who can routinely find the absolute dumbest position on pretty much any issue and run it right into the ground. That gentleman is …

Economic Growth The Commerce Department reported Friday that real GDP advanced 3.4% last quarter. That's far in excess of the 0.6% growth rate posted in Q1. Top-line growth in …

There's nothing quite so satisfying as discovering that someone you don't like politically has been holding themselves to a considerably lower standard than they demand from others. About 20 …

It hasn't been a good year for China, Inc. You know, that "unstoppable" economy that was going to guarantee China's place as a superpower, maybe the dominatrix of the …

Inflation Total consumer inflation was 0.2% in June. That followed a 0.7% price gain in May. Hopefully we'll see a lot more 0.2s and a lot fewer 0.7s. BTW, …

For some time now (I think it was after I read Tom Clancy's "The Bear And The Dragon"), I've been keeping an eye on Communist China, and its role …

Federal Spending & Revenue Spending is flat. Tax receipts are up. The deficit is down. That's all based upon what the prior Congress did. Um, yeah, that Congress. Hydrogen …

I've complained about my cell phone provider a few times. When I moved from Manchester to Lebanon, my reception was horrible in my new apartment. It was so bad …