Category: Economics

The U.S. unemployment rate has now topped 10 percent. This has been predicted for a couple of months now, but still YIKES! Of course Obama warned us that if …

Reuters reports on the latest Government intrusion into the efficient processes of profits, pricing and capitalism (emphasis mine): WASHINGTON (Reuters) - For-profit insurance companies use a smaller amount of …

When the pipers bill comes due.

Rodney just posted a brief item about the "end" of the current deep recession -- the Commerce Department officially reported 3.5% growth in the economy during the third quarter …

Results for the Third Quarter of 2009 have been announced: Economy returns to growth after a year of declines By Lucia Mutikani Reuters WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy …

Patrick Jankowski, the Vice-President of Research for the Greater Houston Partnership, spoke Tuesday about the recession and its effects, both nationally and in Houston. His lecture was informative and …

(This was originally intended as the conclusion to my earlier piece, but I had a brain fart while writing that one up.) So, what does work in times of …

A while ago, I commented on an odd little paradox: when the economy slows, there is a greater demand for government services for the needy -- while at the …

Back In May, President Obama signed a bill making it harder for credit card companies to remain profitable--by making it illegal for them to charge higher interest rates to …

For a few brief moments today, the CNN top story was that the Obama administration officially announced a $1.42 trillion deficit in fiscal year 2009. While perhaps not news …