Elvis Has Left The Building
From Bloomberg:Lisa Marie Presley, daughter of Elvis Presley, sold a controlling stake in the business that manages her father's music rights and Graceland mansion for $100 million to former …
Category: Business
On The Job
With today's release of the November jobs figures, the Bush administration has hit the "even jobs" mark for their first term. Total nonfarm payroll employment (seasonally adjusted) in January …
Only In America
From the Houston Chronicle:They call it the GloThong. For $49.95 you get a thong that lights up the derriere and almost everything around it for at least two hours. …
Bush Tax Cuts Unfair… To The Rich
So says Slate's Steven Landsburg.The Bush tax cuts (which Congress just voted to extend) are an affront to the most fundamental principles of fairness. They are skewed in favor …
Does a CD have to cost $15.99?
In a Rolling Stone report on Wal Mart's push for $10 dollar CD's there's this interesting sidebar: Does a CD have to cost $15.99? Major labels insist that the …
This Is Bad News?
View Full Size That's a graph I created from the numbers that accompany this Washington Post article - As Income Gap Widens, Uncertainty Spreads. The first thing you might …
You should probably expect this from a bank named after an enema
I used to be a customer of Fleet Bank. While I was there, I never got the impression that they thought very much of a small depositor like me. …
Key IT Jobs Stay In The U.S.
Research by the Meta Group indicates that while IT outsourcing may be a hot political topic, in the real world it's having little effect on IT jobs in the …
It's The Economy, Stupid
Bad news for the Kerry/Edwards ticket...WASHINGTON (AP) - The economy appears headed for a banner year despite a springtime spike in energy prices and a recent increase in interest …
Free Digital Prints at Target Stores
For all of you that have digital cameras but have not figured out how to get prints, this is a dream come true. Target has a coupon for 25 …