Divorces, pitchforks, and bears, oh my! It’s another crazy week. Here’s this week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.
Ideas are cheap. At least that’s what I’m told, but people will struggle for a long time to come up with the idea that will launch a new business into the stratosphere. It’s a given that some ideas are indeed better than others, but how much is an idea really worth?
It’s funny how a story can be told in just a few pictures. In this case, two stock charts can sum up the recession. GM actually questioned it’s own ability to survive today, leaving Chevy owners like Green Bay Packer fans after Brett Favre was traded. It was a great run, but you knew an era was over.
When the Federal Trade Commission calls a special press conference, you know something’s up. You may have seen one of the hundreds of ads with President Obama’s image and often a shot of a stimulus check. They offer a way to get some of the billions the government is handing out. Well the FTC has had enough and is holding a press conference to show what they call “Economic Stimulus Scams.” So what’s all the fuss about?
This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.
A fellow blogger faces the job hunt: One Frugal Girl says she’s searching for a new job. I wish her luck!
Can you make money online? Free Money Finance says you can make money blogging. Fake [...]
I’ve seen quite a few readers for my posts Companies That are Hiring Right Now and What Industries Are Hiring Now, so I thought I’d expand on the idea a bit, and start exploring different states in the US (where I live) that are hiring, in spite of a recession.
The first state is my current [...]
Between the bank bailout, the auto industry bailout and the stimulus plan, the US government has throw almost one and a half trillion dollars into the economy. Here’s why it doesn’t matter in the long run.
This week’s collection of five financial stories that caught my eye on social news site Afternoon Rally and other spots around the web.
The Audacity of Doing Nothing: Harvard Blogger Philip Greenspun makes an audacious statement against the stimulus.
Scam Spotters: I wrote a guide on how to spot a scam recently so this list of 10 [...]
US Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner outlined President Obama’s plan today, as the US Senate voted to pass it’s version of the stimulus plan for the economy. To get a better idea of what’s involved, I grabbed a couple of videod from Afternoon Rally on the issue.
We all know the economy is bad, but when people start keeping score, you know it’s gotten out of hand. We’re like a bunch of motorists passing a wreck: as much as we try to resist, we just have to rubberneck a little bit. I have rounded up some sites that have been keeping [...]
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