When Are We Going to Pay Off the National Debt?
With all the talk of the nation's deficit, the federal budget, and a potential government shutdown, I would like to throw a question into the debate: When are we going to pay off the national debt?
We have been borrowing more and more money, and the a...
Caterpillar Mulls Relocating: How Do You Move a Bulldozer Company?
Filed under: China, Caterpillar (CAT)In a recent letter to the governor of Illinois, Doug Oberhelman, CEO of heavy machinery maker Caterpillar (CAT), outlined his concerns about new state taxes that could force the Illinois-based company to move operat...
What Movie Theaters Don’t Want You to Know About the $6 Popcorn!
Filed under: Consumer Experience, McDonald's (MCD)Movie theaters don't want you to know how many calories are in the popcorn and that's why they are resisting FDA attempts at requiring disclosures. If the FDA required scales in front of the popcorn cou...
A Toilet Paper Tax — Really?
Filed under: Rants and Raves, PoliticsI was a bit amused to hear Omaha Mayor Suttle unrolled the idea of a toilet paper tax, but I am not so sure he really thought this tissue through. At first glance, the tax of 10 cents per roll to pay for sewer proj...
Who Will Win the Super Bowl Ad Game This Year?
Filed under: Apple Inc (AAPL), Coca-Cola (KO), PepsiCo (PEP), General Motors (GM), Marketing and Advertising, Walt Disney (DIS), Anheuser-Busch InBev (BUD), Best Buy (BBY), E*TRADE (ETFC)Teams have been preparing their game plans and it's time to see w...
No Toy for You! San Francisco Bans Happy Meal Toys
Filed under: McDonald's (MCD), Burger King Hldgs (BKC)In a move sure to be incomprehensible to children in the San Francisco Bay area, free toys included in McDonald's (MCD) "happy meals" have been banned by the thoughtful and considerate San Francisco...
Doom & Gloom Economy or Rich America?
Filed under: India, China, Russia, Rich in America, Mexico, Japan, Economic DataAt times, it can be really hard to remember just how good we have it as Americans. In all the doom and gloom talk of the economy, such as Goldman Sachs saying it will be "f...
Could Free-Trade Backlash Cause Another Great Depression?
I was a little alarmed to read about the latest polls that show public opinion turning against free trade. Of those polled, 53% said free trade has hurt America in 2010, compared to 32% who said that in 1999. The tide has changed a lot in the last few ...
Good News: Consumers Control Credit Cards in Tough Times
Filed under: MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Visa Inc. (V)News that credit card debt has fallen to an eight-year low may not be the news that Visa (V) and Mastercard (MA) want to hear, but it is good news overall given the employment and economic situation. It...
The Economy Is Doomed! Now What?
Filed under: Google (GOOG), Microsoft (MSFT), Hewlett-Packard (HPQ), General Electric (GE), Exxon Mobil (XOM), Chevron Corp (CVX), MasterCard Inc'A' (MA), Procter and Gamble (PG), Personal Finance, Recession, Visa Inc. (V)It seems as if everyone is wor...
China Surpasses Japan as World’s #2 Economy
Filed under: ChinaAccording to recent news reports out of the World Bank, China is now the world's number two economy, passing Japan.
China's fast-growing economy has been moving forward at more than 10% a year for many years and is likely to become th...
China Is Crazy over KFC
Filed under: Wal-Mart (WMT), Coca-Cola (KO), China, McDonald's (MCD), Yum Brands (YUM), Stocks to Buy"Ya'll oughta try some of this here fried chicken; you ain't gonna believe it!" "Xie-Xie!" (pronounced "she-she") That is Chinese for thank you. From t...
