Posted by Jeflin on November 6, 2008
Change has indeed come to America and I am glad that Obama, a bright, eager, charismatic and progressive African-American has ascended to the White House on a record wave of voters’ turnout. After the dizzying celebrations of a defining moment where a gigantic racial barrier was overcome, it is time to get back to reality though.
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Posted by Jeflin on July 20, 2008
Something to take our minds off the economy’s downward spiral – consumers are not forgoing their favorite movies and the entertainment industry is alive and kicking. In fact, box-office records are falling like nine-pins.
The new Batman movie “The Dark Knight,” smashed the weekend record…
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Posted in Economy, Entertainment | Tagged: America, Batman, Batman Begins, box-office record, Canada, Christian Bale, Christopher Nolan, Economy, Heath Ledger, Joker, Mamma Mia, Spider Man 3, The Dark Knight | 2 Comments »
Posted by Jeflin on July 11, 2008
Is America a nation of whiners? Yes, so says Phil Gramm, John McCain’s top economic adviser and former senator.
Gramm claimed America has become a “nation of whiners” and everybody has been experiencing only a “mental recession.”
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Posted by Jeflin on July 9, 2008
Yesterday, we enjoyed a joke about Alan Greenspan but I am going to adopt a more serious tone in this post.
My esteemed impression of Alan Greenspan, who once had the world cavorting and clinging on to his every word, took a dip after reading this book, “Greenspan’s Fraud: How Two Decades of His Policies Have Undermined the Global Economy.” The truth is disturbingly harsh.
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Posted in Banking, Economy, Inflation, Stock Volume | Tagged: Alan Greenspan, America, economic mess, Economy, Federal Reserve, minimum wages, Social Security, unemployment | 1 Comment »
Posted by Jeflin on June 20, 2008
Although I write an investment blog, I feel a need to discuss the incessant rape of Mother Earth today. As
investors, we are affected by global events, especially natural disasters which can cause tumultuous upheavals to the stock market.
Since 2007, we have seen a slew of record breaking climate events. There was no let-off in the year 2008 as shocking images of one natural disaster after another captured our imagination.
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Posted in Economy, Inflation, Oil, Stocks, environment | Tagged: America, China, climate change, Economy, energy crisis, environment, fuel consumption, fuel subsidies, global warming, Mother Earth, Oil, stock market | 2 Comments »
