The Weird World Of Economics

Biological Identifcation Software

2011-11-29T01:12:00.001-08:00

http://determix.com/Before the rise of the Digital age, research and forensic scientists, biologists, and botanists, painstakingly identified each and every living organism by searching their various ranks in the Nomenclature Code rule book. Using advanced technology however, has made it possible to simplify these steps in just a couple of clicks on the computer. Determix has created Lysandra

The 14-Wheeler (Flowboard)

2011-11-23T01:43:00.000-08:00

Need business name ideas? PickyDomains.com, world's first risk free naming agencyhttp://www.flowboard.com/When Michael Kern came across a 14-wheeled "flowboard"--basically a skateboard-snowboard-surfboard hybrid--in 2001, he knew he had to jump on an opportunity. His 20-year-old company, Sport Technology, bought the licensing rights, then the original board-maker's company, and now

Required Reading For The Weekend

2011-11-18T03:24:00.000-08:00

Here is a list of cool articles about successful unusual businesses for the weekend.1. Selling Pickles Online? Actually, It's A Great Business2. 5 Online Millionaires You’ve Never Heard About3. 20 Ways For A Starving Students To Make Some Money4. We Only Have One Of Each - StAlfred.Com Business Model Generates Profit5. What Happens To The Ring When The Wedding Is Called Off?6. 9 Famous Things

Startup Names

2011-11-16T08:21:00.000-08:00

So your startup needs a name. Welcome to PickyDomains.com, a crowdsourcing naming platform that has named over 1500 startups, services, blogs, online shops and news sites. Here are just a few examples of our work -DePrice.Com (discounted software retailer), SoftwareJudge.com (software review site), MadConomist.com (odd news), BatesExpress.com (bates numbering software for lawyers), BenePark.com (

Waiting for that cable guy costs a lot of money

2011-11-06T01:02:00.000-07:00

Link Of The Day - Coupons For Godaddy People often joke about how much waiting for the cable guy and other service people is costing them — in time and billable hours. Well, now someone has actually done the math.t costs a whopping $37.7 billion a year for the time customers spent waiting on someone to come fix, install or deliver something, according to a new “Cost of Waiting” study

10 WTF Business Stories

2011-10-20T01:52:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off You1. Canadian Porno Pizza Proves Once Again - Sex SellsPorno Pizza in Winnipeg has been doing brisk business since opening last week, titillating the hungry with racy pictures at the bottom of every pizza box. “They range from softly-lit, lube-on-the-lens pictures like in Playboy, to raunchy, hardcore photos that would make (

Domain Name News Digest

2011-10-09T03:51:00.000-07:00

1. Dotcom Falls Into Baby Name DomainThis is a topic close to my heart and I have to say I agree whole-heartedly – well, it's a good idea, anyway. Parents are picking baby names based upon the availability of a domain name that matches. For instance, if you want to name your kid John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt, you would check to see if johnjacobjingleheimerschmidt.com was available before

BenePark.Com Review

2011-10-04T06:19:00.000-07:00

http://benepark.comDo you have a bunch of domains you aren't using? Are renewal fees getting to be too high? Well, check out this startup.BenePark.Com is a recently launched Finnish domain parking service where 90% of all accepted sites get at least $5 in ad revenue each and every month. This is 5 to 10 times the industry average. Most parking services (like Sedo.com, for example) simply load the

Domain Name Ideas, Business Name Ideas, etc

2011-09-30T09:39:00.000-07:00

Ok, I've added new articles1. Brand NamingThis one is more about branding2. Domain Name IdeasThis one is basically about domains3. Business Name Ideas4. Company Name IdeasThese two are about old boring names for businesses and companies.

10 things you really shouldn’t be doing yourself

2011-09-28T09:33:00.000-07:00

You’ve probably read all those outsourcing and personal productivity articles that give advice like hiring a virtual assistance in India, thinking ‘it’s all fine and dandy, but that has nothing to do with me and my job, I wish there was something to make MY LIFE easier’. Well, chances are, there is. Truth is, there are hundreds, if not thousands, small niche apps, products and services that can

Short URL Cash

2011-09-14T02:23:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off Youhttp://nov.io/Much the way shrtn pays users to shorten and share product links, so UK-based Nov.io does something similar. Whereas shrtn’s service is based on affiliate marketing, however, Nov.io uses ads to make its shortened links generate revenue.Users begin by registering with Nov.io and then using the site to create

Got A Job For You

2011-07-06T11:42:00.000-07:00

As you may (or may not) know, I own PickyDomains. After recent upgrade, we had a huge surge in orders, getting as many as 8 new orders in a single day. So basically we need your help and right away. What's in it for you? We charge $50 our clients for coming up with a cool domain. The person who suggests picked domain (that could be you, yes YOU) gets half of the fee. So if you are good with

9 Sites That Prove You Can Make Money Online With Just About Anything.

2011-06-22T11:07:00.000-07:00

1. Million Dollar HomepageThis has to be THE craziest idea for making money online. Alex Tew, then 21 year old , decided to raise money for college by selling pixels on his website, $1 each. The rest is history – Alex got his million in less than a year, he got interviewed by all major television stations, hackers arranged a major DDoS attack on his site and hundreds of copycats followed. Alas,

2011-06-22T01:50:00.001-07:00

Ever since we rolled out PickyDomains.com in 2007, we've received multiple e-mails asking about localizing this service for different countries/languages. This is a tricky task, because it’s not enough to ‘translate’ site, you have to know each market and how to promote the service there. We did, however, decide to test it out in markets that are familiar to us. So meet VotImenno.Ru, our

Risk Free Business Name Ideas

2011-05-30T02:09:00.000-07:00

Business Name IdeasLooking for business name ideas? Pickydomains.com is world’s first risk-free naming agency that opened its doors in 2007 and has come up with thousands of cool business and domain names, like GymGenius.com, Xutta.com, Geomium, Eyes On Fries Diets or GetMapped.Com since then.The idea behind Pickydomains.com is brilliantly simple. If you need a business name that perfectly

Home As Billboard

2011-04-18T00:46:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off Youhttp://www.adzookie.comIf consumers are willing to accept advertising on their cars, in their personal lives and on their social web pages, then why not their homes as well? That, indeed, is essentially the premise behind a new initiative from California-based mobile ad startup Adzookie, which just this week launched an

10 Crazy Business Ideas That Made A Six Figure Profit

2010-06-29T04:46:00.001-07:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off You 1. Million Dollar Homepage 1000000 pixels, charge a dollar per pixel – that’s perhaps the dumbest idea for online business anyone could have possible come up with. Still, Alex Tew, a 21-year-old who came up with the idea, is now a millionaire. 2. PickyDomains Hire another person to think of a cool domain name for you? No

How To Make Money With Your iPhone

2010-05-28T03:25:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off Youhttp://www.fieldagent.net/We've seen numerous efforts to let mobile phone users earn cash for performing small tasks, but it wasn't until recently that we had seen an iPhone app dedicated solely to that purpose. Now joining the ranks of CloudCrowd, Fiverr, Samasource and others, Field Agent is a free iPhone app that gives

Freeway Ricky Ross Documentary

2010-05-21T02:28:00.001-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Ricky Donnell Ross (born May 3, 1960), also known as "Freeway" Ricky Ross , was a drug trafficker best known for the "drug empire" that he presided over in Los Angeles, in the early 1980s. The nickname "Freeway" came from Ross owning several properties along the Harbor Freeway. His old house he grew up in is where

Wow, This Is COOL.

2010-02-18T02:48:00.001-08:00

http://www.pickydomains.com/ PickyDomains.Com is a perfect example of how to turn one’s talent into a profitable business. With ever expanding Internet and tens of millions existing websites, finding an available domain name that’s not already taken by cybersquatters can be a real nightmare. But one man’s problem is another man’s solution. Rather than to shell out hundreds or thousands of

“If capitalism is really so much better than Socialism, why are our lives still miserable?”

2009-11-10T03:03:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - If You Sell Links On Your Site, I Will Buy Them Off YouTODAY is the 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. During this time of reflection, it is common to emphasize the miraculous nature of the events that began that day: a dream seemed to come true, the Communist regimes collapsed like a house of cards, and the world suddenly changed in ways that had been

10 Examples Of Crazy But Successful Business Ideas

2009-10-25T03:47:00.000-07:00

1. PickyDomains.comGet paid for coming up with cool domain names? This is exactly what this online business is about. With all good and obvious domain names long registered, the demand is high for quirky and easy to remember names that will stand out. Full story 2. Thinkofthe.comSomebody steals your sandwich from the office fridge. This keeps happening again and again. Could this be a start

The Mayfair Set - "Destroy the Technostructure"

2009-09-14T01:55:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me. The Zulu Principle: Making Extraordinary Profits from Ordinary SharesBarbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR NabiscoFortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street

Mish's Global Economic Analysis

2009-08-16T04:51:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Presented by Mike "Mish" Shedlock.Mike "Mish" Shedlock is author of one of the most read economics blogs on the Internet: Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis [http://globaleconomicanalysis.blogspot. com/].Mish gave an @Google talk, sharing his perspective on the state of the global economy (housing, the stock

Free: The Future of a Radical Price

2009-08-13T03:40:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Chris Anderson visits Google to present his book "Free" This event took place on July 9, 2009, as part of the Authors@Google series.Chris Anderson is the author of the international bestseller The Long Tail. He is the editor in chief of Wired magazine and was a U.S. business editor at The Economist. He began his

Second Life Documentary

2009-08-05T03:07:00.001-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.In the virtual world of Second Life, you can start a business, make (or lose) real money. Some of the worlds biggest companies are staking their territory there. They dont want to miss out on whats being touted as the Next Big Thing. But are the potentials of online worlds over hyped? This glossy documentary

America's Strangest Businesses.

2009-07-15T03:46:00.001-07:00

1. http://cuddleparty.com/Runs events at which adults "explore communication, boundaries, and affection" by donning pajamas and getting physical. Ix-nay on the naughty stuff. 2. HappyBalls.comA million-dollar company that makes a single product: foam balls for car aerials. 3. Barefootlist.comMembers create and track lists of things they want to achieve before they die. 4. http://pickydomains.com/

The Long Emergency: Surviving Catastophies of the 21st Century

2009-07-08T04:04:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me. More books by James Howard KunstlerThe Long Emergency: Surviving the End of Oil, Climate Change, and Other Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First CenturyWorld Made by Hand: A NovelThe Geography of Nowhere: The Rise and Decline of America's Man-Made Landscape

Why You Are Not Too Old To Start A Business

2009-06-10T02:39:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.http://www.moosetracks.com/Wally Blume worked in the dairy business for two decades, first for grocery chain Kroger and later as sales and marketing director for a large dairy in Michigan, where he helped market new ice cream flavors. But soon after another company purchased the dairy, Blume decided that the

How Prison Economics Work. Pelican Bay - Lockdown.

2009-05-30T05:54:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Pelican Bay opened in 1989, principally to house the growing population of maximum-security and high-security-risk inmates in the California prison system. It is in a remote forested area 11 miles from the California-Oregon state line and far from California's major metropolitan areas, 370 miles north of San

Gangland - The Devil's Playground

2009-05-19T03:16:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Behind Prison Walls: The Real World of Working in Today's Prisons The Mammoth Book of Gangs and GangstersGangs, Prisons, Parole $ The Politics Behind Them

Marc Faber's Predictions

2009-05-12T01:36:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Marc Faber brings us up to speed on markets, and takes a look at the months ahead. With HoweStreet.com's Tom JeffriesTomorrow's Gold: Asia's age of discovery by Marc FaberCrash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse

Marc Faber a Czech TV

2009-03-24T04:21:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.The Great Depression Ahead: How to Prosper in the Crash Following the Greatest Boom in HistoryThe Wall Street Journal Guide to the End of Wall Street as We Know It: What You Need to Know About the Greatest Financial Crisis of Our Time--and How to Survive ItGame Over: How You Can Prosper in a Shattered Economy

Marc Faber On Economy

2009-03-22T00:47:00.000-07:00

When Giants Fall

2009-03-11T02:44:00.001-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Once the embodiment of prosperity, the United States now finds itself in a precarious position. With its financial system in shambles and global standing on the wane, many believe we are witnessing the end of the American era. In When Giants Fall, author Michael Panzner puts the coming age of post-American

The End of Money? (PBS)

2009-03-05T01:18:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me. Chris Martenson, PhD, presents part of his Crash Course seminar on WGBY-TV (PBS) in Springfield, MA. The Crash Course teaches viewers how our economy, energy needs, and environmental concerns are converging, and will make the next 20 years very different from the last 20. Published in February 2009. Visit

Dmitry Orlov: Social Collapse Best Practices

2009-03-03T04:24:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.More by Dmitry OrlovReinventing Collapse: The Soviet Example and American Prospects

The Collapse Of '09

2009-02-16T02:07:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Collapse Begins-Gerald Celente on Financial Sense for Valentine's Day The Long Descent: A User's Guide to the End of the Industrial AgePlan C: Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil and Climate ChangeWhen All Hell Breaks Loose: Stuff You Need To Survive When Disaster Strikes

Woman's best friend: Plumber finds ring in toilet

2009-01-27T02:10:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.PHOENIX -- Just a case of plumb luck.It took a plumber to retrieve a woman's 7-carat diamond ring after city workers failed in efforts to flush the gem out of the pipes of a restaurant toilet.The $70,000 wedding ring fell from Allison Berry's hand when she flushed the toilet in the restroom of the Black Bear Diner

Mitch Hedberg: Do You Believe in Gosh?

2009-01-12T01:09:00.000-08:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Mitchell Lee Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. Hedberg's comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-liners, and observational comedy, mixed with absurd and cool elements as well as non sequiturs.

Peter Schiff On Bloomberg News

2008-10-30T02:19:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - Influence: The Psychology of PersuasionMarc Faber - Boom, Gloom And Doom ReportBeyond Treason - The Story of Depleted UraniumThe Secret History of the American Empire

Marc Faber - Boom, Gloom And Doom Report

2008-10-20T00:13:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.Link of the day - I will pay you $25, if you come up with a cool domain name for me.

The Envy Economy

2008-09-29T02:31:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - 10 weird facts about sleep and sleep disorders Robert Frank is a reporter at the Wall Street Journal who, a number of years ago, began a column on what it's like to be rich in America. This soon became a very popular and he was tasked to work on it full time. This book represents the synthesis of his experiences over

While America Aged: How Pension Debts Ruined General Motors, Stopped the NYC Subways, Bankrupted San Diego, and Loom as the Next Financial Crisis

2008-09-05T03:36:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - Free $100 Gas Card Roger Lowenstein is the author of my favorite books "Buffett" and "When Genius Failed". His ability to collect the historical facts is amazing: the author gives 575 references to other sources throughout the book. I like this approach very much. This book is also timely and accurate: it is not only

Peter Schiff Talks About The Coming Economic Collapse In US (2006 Video In 8 Parts)

2008-07-29T02:40:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - Who Is Shawn Casey? Is He For Real?Link of the day - Who Is Shawn Casey? Is He For Real?If you liked the video, you will enjoy Peter's latest book - Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse Peter Schiff, son of American patriot Irwin Schiff, has written a very useful book that can not only assist you to take the concrete steps necessary for financial

High Wire: The Precarious Financial Lives of American Families

2008-07-17T04:09:00.001-07:00

Link of the day - Who Is Shawn Casey? Is He For Real?High Wire is a great book for two reasons. First, it presents a wealth of statistical and anecdotal evidence documenting the additional risk that many of us have sensed we are shouldering even in the best of times. Second, it does so in a reasoned, even-handed fashion that liberals and conservatives alike should find persuasive.Among financial

Marketing Destroying the Middle Class, Professor David Morris

2008-06-21T01:17:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - 100% Free Ringtones, Wallpapers And Games Link of the day - 100% Free Ringtones, Wallpapers And GamesThe importance of context in marketing and storytelling. Then go to my website and find the most comprehensive and powerful new form of marketing in the world. Seven I's Imbalanced Marketing and Storytelling Individual, Invisible, Imbedded, Interconnected, Instructional,

The Travels of a T-Shirt in the Global Economy: An Economist Examines the Markets, Power, and Politics of World Trade

2008-06-18T02:48:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - Free $500 Southwest Airlines Gift CardLink of the day - Free $500 Southwest Airlines Gift CardSpurred by a Georgetown student anti-sweatshop protest, Pietra Rivoli took up the task of tracing the life of a (tacky souvenir) t-shirt she buys in Florida, to examine the economics and politics of this non-trivial segment of the apparel industry. Why she buys the t-shirt in the first

Experts Don't Know Shit

2008-06-11T01:00:00.000-07:00

Tetlock shows conclusively two key points: First, the best experts in making political estimates and forecasts are no more accurate than fairly simple mathematical models of their estimative processes. This is yet another confirmation of what Robyn Dawes termed "the robust beauty of simple linear models." The inability of human experts to out-perform models based on their expertise has been

Results for Economic Turbulence: A Look at Change in the American Economy

2008-06-05T01:00:00.000-07:00

Link of the day - Free $500 Southwest Airlines Gift Card Link of the day - Free $500 Southwest Airlines Gift CardFeaturing Dr. Julia Lane Senior Vice President and Director of Economics, Labor and Population Studies University of Chicago, National Opinion Research Center Description Job security is a primary concern to workers in any economy - the prospect of job loss creates anxiety precisely

Foreclosure Busses Are All The Rage

2008-05-25T04:05:00.001-07:00

Hack of the day - Free $50 cards for Kmart, Chilies, Linens N Things, Etc.http://vegasforeclosureexpress.com/You may not be able to beat the house in Sin City, but you just might be able to beat the housing market. At least that's how two real estate agents, Barbara and Marshall Zucker, are placing their bets.As they watched the Las Vegas foreclosure rate skyrocket 169% from 2006 to 2007 - making

New Twist In A Domain Naming Game.

2008-05-13T02:25:00.000-07:00

http://www.pickydomains.com/PickyDomains.Com is a perfect example of how to turn one’s talent into a profitable business. With ever expanding Internet and tens of millions existing websites, finding an available domain name that’s not already taken by cybersquatters can be a real nightmare.But one man’s problem is another man’s solution. Rather than to shell out hundreds or thousands of dollars

Money As Debt

2008-05-11T00:22:00.000-07:00

Paul Grignon's 47-minute animated presentation of "Money as Debt" tells in very simple and effective graphic terms what money is and how it is being created. It is an entertaining way to get the message out. The Cowichan Citizens Coalition and its "Duncan Initiative" received high praise from those who previewed it. I recommend it as a painless but hard-hitting educational tool and encourage the

How Bad Is America Screwed?

2008-05-07T05:12:00.000-07:00

This is the ONE interview of former Governor Jesse Ventura which stands out from his Corporate Media battles; herein the ex-Governor is welcomed and given a forum uninterrupted by corporate advertisements. Jesse "the Mind" engages in a fluid and thought-provoking discussion; proving that our best potential candidates for President are still waiting for the American Public to recognize the

HOW TO SELL THE DOLLAR

2008-05-01T02:39:00.000-07:00

Today, the updated version of Addison's Demise of the Dollar - And Why It's Even Better for Your Investments hit #1 on Amazon's nonfiction bestseller list. Read an excerpt from Addison's bestseller, below…HOW TO SELL THE DOLLAR, PART Iby Addison WigginIn 2004, then Treasury Secretary John Snow was traipsing about the globe trying to "talk the dollar down." Why? In a word: debt. At the time, our

The Economy in Crisis. Who Pays? Who Profits?

2008-04-17T02:59:00.000-07:00

What’s behind the economic downturn? Why does the White House insist that helping homeowners who are on the verge of foreclosure constitutes unwarranted “government intervention” but then turn around and guarantee $30 billion to Wall Street powerhouse Bear Stearns? And just who is responsible for all those bad mortgages anyway?What about all the foreign debt that burdens the US economy? What

Stiglitz: The subprime problem just beginning!

2008-04-14T03:05:00.000-07:00

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US Economis Is NOT OK!

2008-04-08T03:25:00.000-07:00

A Video Message about Current Market Conditions, from Peter Schiff, President of Euro Pacific Capital.The Bailout PoemBlogger Dies From Blogging Too Much. And No, It's Not A Joke.Regular use of text messages and e-mails can lower the IQ more than twice as much as smoking marijuana.

Self-Helpless

2008-04-06T05:24:00.000-07:00

More On The Subject:Sham: How the Self-Help Movement Made America HelplessEverything Bad is Good For YouOne Nation Under Therapy: How the Helping Culture Is Eroding Self-Reliance

End of Era

2008-03-29T03:00:00.000-07:00

The Fed-orchestrated 1998 rescue of Long-Term Capital Management (and the “leveraged speculating community”) proved instrumental in instigating the “golden age” of Wall Street finance. Thursday from the Wall Street Journal (see Speculator Watch above): “Ten years after overseeing a hedge-fund collapse that buckled the world’s financial markets, John Meriwether again is scrambling to stem losses

France to expand Champagne region to cope with demand

2008-03-17T07:09:00.000-07:00

France is planning to expand the area in which wine growers are allowed to make champagne, in a bid to cope with growing demand for the luxury drink.Only bottles that are produced in a designated area of the Champagne region can be labelled as champagne.But the body which decides on the wine-growing boundaries is set to expand the area, with the inclusion of up to 40 more villages.It will be the

Sane Economics

2008-03-11T03:16:00.000-07:00

Jobs Data Suggest Already in Recession," says a headline in the Wall Street Journal.Another headline from Bloomberg rounds out the picture: "Gasoline at record $3.20 a gallon."We will put 2 and 2 together. Falling employment means families have less to spend. Rising prices mean they will need to spend more to stay in the same place. And here, Dear Reader, do you see what has happened? The

Real Estate/Credit Deflation 14: Anatomy of a Murder

2008-03-06T03:34:00.000-08:00

"And there should be no doubt about who is really responsible for the subprime woes. The investment banks employ some of the country's "best and brightest" -- sharp guys who have studied at some of our finest colleges and universities. Does anyone really believe that a Harvard MBA -- who understands all the fine-points of high-finance -- really thought that ignoring all of the standard criteria

Bundled Mortgages and Dubious Fees Complicate Foreclosure Cases

2008-03-04T02:03:00.000-08:00

When Ohioans head to the polls Tuesday to vote in one of the nation’s most scrutinized presidential primaries, Mark and Gina Wellman of Circleville, Ohio, will be watching another vote — what buyers are bidding for the house they built themselves when it goes on the sheriff’s auction block.The auction is scheduled, even though the lender forcing the sale was not the owner of the note underlying

Binary Economics with Professor Robert Ashford

2008-03-03T03:15:00.000-08:00

If anyone deserves a Nobel Prize for Economics, Robert Ashford and Rodney Shakespeare do for their original, scholarly and persuasive case in support of the late Louis Kelso's binary theory of economics. Many other writers on "worker ownership," "broad-based capital ownership," and "participatory economics" have trivialized and marginalized Kelso as "the inventor of the ESOP" and as merely

Inflation: America's Greatest Export

2008-02-28T03:57:00.000-08:00

Unfortunately one of the few things still made in America is inflation. In fact, it now ranks as our greatest export.A significant by-product of the current global economic system, wherein Americans spend money they do not earn to buy foreign products that they do not make, is that trillions of dollars are now parked in foreign banks just looking for somewhere to go.In a healthy trade

5 Get Rich Quick Books That Aren't Bullshit

2008-02-22T02:37:00.000-08:00

1. Secrets of the Millionaire Mind: Mastering the Inner Game of WealthEker's claim to fame is that he took a $2,000 credit card loan, opened "one of the first fitness stores in North America," turned it into a chain of 10 within two and a half years and sold it in 1987 for a cool (but somewhat modest-seeming) $1.6 million. Now the Vancouver-based entrepreneur traverses the continent with his "

Being Dumb Is A Popular Idea In US

2008-02-17T03:53:00.000-08:00

A popular video on YouTube shows Kellie Pickler, the adorable platinum blonde from “American Idol,” appearing on the Fox game show “Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?” during celebrity week. Selected from a third-grade geography curriculum, the $25,000 question asked: “Budapest is the capital of what European country?”Ms. Pickler threw up both hands and looked at the large blackboard perplexed. “

Bad Bets and Accounting Flaws Bring Staggering Losses

2008-02-12T03:41:00.000-08:00

Mark S. Fishman was a modern prince of the markets — a pedigreed money manager who raised billions of dollars at the height of the hedge fund boom.But last week his dream collapsed. Hobbled by bad trades in the credit markets, Mr. Fishman began to shut the fund he helped found, Sailfish Capital Partners, which oversaw $2 billion just six months ago, investors said.On Monday Mr. Fishman, 47, sat

Mexico cops offered cash to lose weight

2008-02-11T01:10:00.000-08:00

Heavyweight police officers in one Mexican city could soon be offered cash bonuses if they slim down.A diet of fizzy drinks, tacos and sweets is weighing down crime fighters and leaving criminals on the run.Authorities in Aguascalientes want to offer 100 pesos ($9) for every kilo shed by their portly policemen.About a quarter of the city's 1,600-strong force are reported to be overweight. Doctors

Debt Relief Can Cause Headaches of Its Own

2008-02-09T03:59:00.000-08:00

It wasn’t supposed to work this way. Credit card companies have long seduced customers with “buy now, pay later,” hoping they would pay at least a minimum amount month after month but never pay off their debts. Now, though, with the economy slowing and houses no longer easy sources of cash, a growing number of consumers cannot pay even the minimums.In December, revolving debt — an estimated 95

Creators of Credit Crisis Revel in Las Vegas

2008-02-08T02:38:00.000-08:00

LAS VEGAS — It was Monday night on the Strip, and John Devaney was giving a party for himself and fellow connoisseurs of risk who have seen their hot hands go cold.In a gilded ballroom at the Venetian, the revelers sipped cabernet, dined on surf and turf and crowed as the Blue Man Group put on a private show.The partygoers had traveled to Sin City this week — Mr. Devaney by chartered jet — for an

Nostalgia for life in the former nation is expressed in memorabilia, parties and even a Yugoland theme park.

2008-02-04T05:31:00.000-08:00

This spring Bostjan Troha and 50 of his friends from across the former Yugoslavia plan to celebrate the official 116th birthday of the former dictator Josip Broz Tito with a pilgrimage in boxy Yugoslav-era Fico cars to Tito's Croatian birthplace and his marble tomb in Belgrade.To mark the occasion, Troha has hired a Tito impersonator and dozens of child actors, who will wear Yugoslav partisan

Authors@Google: Tim Harford

2008-02-03T03:34:00.000-08:00

Tim Harford discusses his book "The Logic of Life" as part of the Authors@Google series. Life sometimes seems illogical. Individuals do strange things: take drugs, have unprotected sex, mug each other.Woman to Take 55,000 Pennies to the BankWhat Credit Card Experts Know About Credit Cards That You Don't?The Funniest Phone Spoof EverThe First Ever Indoor Smart Garden HERE!Fill out a survey for

A&E Biography - Tony Robbins

2008-02-01T02:12:00.000-08:00

Robbins was born Anthony J. Mahavorick in North Hollywood, California. He was raised in Azusa, California, and he attended Glendora High School. His parents divorced when he was seven years old, and his mother later remarried twice. Tony took on the surname of Jim Robbins, his second stepfather. Inspired by motivational speaker Jim Rohn, Robbins began selling his own seminars. He then went on to

The Unofficial History Of Jelly Belly

2008-01-31T01:43:00.000-08:00

The Jelly Belly Candy Company is a prominent maker of gourmet jelly beans and other candy. It was formerly known as The Herman Goelitz Candy Company before being renamed for their most popular product, "Jelly Belly" jelly beans. The company is based in Fairfield, California, off of State Route 12, with warehouse facilities in Pleasant Prairie, Wisconsin.Jelly Belly makes many varieties of

Commanding Heights - The Battle for the World Economy

2008-01-27T00:47:00.000-08:00

Part I Part II Part III If You Sell Links On Your Blog Or Website, Please Let Us KnowOne Of Biggest Collections Of Free SEO Guides OnlineWhy do we need love?Grab Your Free $500 Target Gift Card. One Per Person, Must Be A US Resident Over 18.Man Receives Paychecks Five Years After Leaving Job, Pockets $469,000 Before Getting ArrestedSwivel Sweeper

Fight over jeans leads to casino jackpot

2008-01-26T01:36:00.000-08:00

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. - All week, Sammy Zabib was getting an earful from his girlfriend for forgetting to buy her a pair of designer jeans she spotted in a casino boutique last weekend."She was mad," said Zabib, a 42-year-old limousine fleet manager in New York. "We had an argument. More than one."They're not arguing now.On a return trip to pick up the jeans and end the grief Friday morning, Zabib

The Seven Billion Dollar Gambler

2008-01-25T02:19:00.000-08:00

PARIS — A French bank announced Thursday that it had lost $7.2 billion, not because of complex subprime loans, but the old-fashioned way — because a 31-year-old rogue trader made bad bets on stocks and then, in trying to cover up those losses, dug himself deeper into a hole.Société Générale, one of France’s largest and most respected banks, said an unassuming midlevel employee who made about

French bank SocGen says hit by $7.16 billion fraud

2008-01-24T03:15:00.000-08:00

PARIS (Reuters) - French bank Societe Generale disclosed one of the biggest alleged frauds in financial history on Thursday, adding to a wave of gloom surrounding world markets battered by credit market losses.SocGen, France's second-biggest listed bank, said it had uncovered an "exceptional fraud" by one of its traders.It said this would cost the group 4.9 billion euros ($7.16 billion) and

Sweden To Study Belching Cows

2008-01-22T01:27:00.000-08:00

(AP) A Swedish university has received 3.8 million kronor $590,000) in research funds to measure the greenhouse gases released when cows belch.About 20 cows will participate in the project run by the Swedish University for Agricultural Sciences in Uppsala, about 40 miles north of Stockholm, officials said Monday.Cattle release methane, a greenhouse gas believed to contribute to global warming,

The Education of Ben Bernanke

2008-01-20T02:51:00.000-08:00

Ben Bernanke’s first exposure to monetary policy was reading the works of Milton Friedman, the Nobel laureate. That was 30 years ago, when Bernanke was a graduate student at M.I.T., and he has been studying central banking ever since. By the time President Bush nominated him to run the Federal Reserve, at the end of 2005, Bernanke knew more about central banking than any economist alive. On

Violent German youth sent to Siberia in reform effort

2008-01-19T04:20:00.000-08:00

FRANKFURT, Germany — A troubled German teen is spending nine months in remote Siberia as part of efforts to turn him away from violence, officials said today.The 16-year-old had been diagnosed as "pathologically aggressive" for behaving violently in school and attacking his mother, said Stefan Becker, head of the youth and social affairs department in the central German town of Giessen.The teen

In the Math of Mergers, Airlines Fail

2008-01-17T04:45:00.000-08:00

Airline stocks rallied last week on news that Delta Air Lines was mulling a takeover of either United Airlines or Northwest Airlines, suggesting that many investors think airline mergers are a brilliant idea.The rally was an especially strong endorsement of mergers because it was broad — all the big carriers’ shares rose, on the assumption that one merger would lead to another.But close scrutiny

Magellan Fund, Closed in ’97, Will Reopen

2008-01-15T03:43:00.000-08:00

BOSTON (AP) — For the first time in a decade, new investors will be able to put money into a mutual fund that helped fuel Fidelity Investments’ rapid growth in the 1980s and 1990s, but has recently lost many retirement-age investors as they withdraw cash. Fidelity said on Monday that it would reopen its $44.8 billion Magellan Fund to new investors effective Tuesday.The company, which is based in

Fan sues Yankees for $221 over steroids

2008-01-14T04:17:00.000-08:00

NEW YORK - A longtime baseball fan is suing the New York Yankees over some players' reported use of performance-enhancing drugs, saying he wants repayment for $221 in tickets and a public response from his once-beloved team."I look at it almost as consumer fraud," said Matthew Mitchell, 30, a Brooklyn resident who said he went to his first game at Yankee Stadium in 1984. "If I'm going to watch a

Some Debt Trends Are Good. This Isn’t One of Them.

2008-01-12T03:42:00.000-08:00

AMERICAN credit card debt is growing at the fastest rate in years, a fact that may signal coming trouble for the banks that issue them.The Federal Reserve reported this week that the amount of revolving consumer credit that is outstanding hit $937.5 billion in November, seasonally adjusted, up 7.4 percent from a year earlier.The annual growth rate has now been over 7 percent for three months

Pair Tie Knot As Bank Customers Look On

2008-01-10T02:12:00.000-08:00

(AP) LEWISTON, Maine - A bank teller and her fiance were banking on love when they tied the knot at a Bank of America branch. Sharon Paine and Thaigo Goes exchanged vows in the Sabattus Street branch lobby Tuesday as customers went about their business making financial transactions.For ambiance, a candle was put on top of a copier, a linen tablecloth was draped over a desk and music from rocker

Eagle to patrol Italian airport

2008-01-09T02:41:00.000-08:00

The airport operator in the southern Italian port city of Bari has recruited a golden eagle to help keep the runway free of wildlife.In the past few months there have been several occasions when the control tower has closed the runway because foxes were hunting dangerously close.But now they have turned to one of the world's prodigious hunters.The symbol of the mighty Roman legions has become a

Free Rx samples go to those, who doesn't really need them.

2008-01-06T03:36:00.000-08:00

WASHINGTON, Jan 2 (Reuters) - Insured and wealthy Americans are more likely than needy patients to get the billions of dollars in free drug samples distributed by pharmaceutical companies to win patient and doctor loyalty, a study released on Wednesday said.Free prescription samples are popular with doctors who want to try new drugs, and the pharmaceutical industry contends that such samples also

Man Gives In-Laws $1M Lottery Ticket

2008-01-04T01:34:00.000-08:00

(AP) PITTSBURGH - A Pittsburgh pharmacist has given his wife’s in-laws a Christmas gift that keeps on giving: a Pennsylvania Lottery ticket worth $1 million.The pharmacist, Fred DePasquale, isn’t identifying his wife’s relatives, but said he gave them a $20 ticket for the special lottery drawing. The million-dollar drawing featured only 625,000 tickets, including five million-dollar winners.The

'Green funerals' feature biodegradable coffins

2007-12-30T03:01:00.000-08:00

PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) -- Cynthia Beal wants to be an Oregon cherry tree after she dies. She has everything to make it happen -- a body, a burial site and a biodegradable coffin. "It is composting at its best," said Beal, owner of The Natural Burial Company, which will sell a variety of eco-friendly burial products when it opens in January, including the Ecopod, a kayak-shaped coffin made out of

Once seemingly invincible marquee chains like Coach, Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch are settling for ho-hum growth this winter.

2007-12-27T03:13:00.000-08:00

As the nation’s merchants began poring — or weeping — over holiday sales receipts Wednesday, a surprising pattern emerged: even brands that for years have inspired the undying devotion of shoppers felt the pinch of tightening wallets.Once seemingly invincible marquee chains like Coach, Target, Starbucks and Abercrombie & Fitch are settling for ho-hum growth this winter, after surpassing even the

5 Franchises You Can Open With Less Then $10K

2007-12-25T01:08:00.001-08:00

I've stumbled upon a great list of low cost franchises. We tend to think of franchises as Subway or McDonalds - i.e. something that requires huge upfront investments, but here is a cool list of low cost francises that you can start with less then $10K.1. All About Honeymoons. $9,000 minimum. The company now has 105 franchises in the U.S. and Canada. All About Honeymoon, as the name implies, is

Why I Love Picky Domains

2007-12-20T03:31:00.000-08:00

Looking for a cool domain name, but can’t think of one yourself? Think all the good domains are already taken? You’ll love PickyDomains.comHere is how it works. You deposit $50 and give us your specifications. Our contributors start submitting their domain name suggestions. When you see that perfect domain, you just register it. If none of our suggestions worked for you – you just get your money

Denver Gets The Drunkest City In US Rating

2007-12-18T01:29:00.000-08:00

Colorado and Texas residents may like their drink a little too much.That's at least according to a study conducted by Men's Health magazine to determine the nation's most dangerously drunk cities.Topping the list as the nation's "Drunkest City," according to the study, was Denver. Fellow Colorado communities Colorado Springs and Aurora rated third and 19th respectively. Denver was rated the most

Lonely guy shocked to get $83,000 phone bill

2007-12-15T02:38:00.000-08:00

TORONTO (Reuters) - A Canadian oil-field worker, stunned to get a C$85,000 ($83,700) cell phone bill, has had the charges reduced to C$3,400, but is still fighting them.Piotr Staniaszek, a 22-year-old oil and gas well tester in rural northwest Alberta, became a figure of international media attention this week when his father went to the press to complain about the size of his son's

It's fun being a contrarian but they lose money

2007-12-11T03:53:00.000-08:00

LONDON (Reuters) - It's fun being a contrarian but it's damn hard to make money at it.Those who called the end of the credit and housing bubble while most were still applauding "good business" can pat themselves on the back -- but usually a pat is the most, or best, they can expect.That's because "momentum" trades, buying what is rising and selling what is falling, tend to take on a life of their

Lessons From the Pits of Travel and Investment

2007-12-09T04:00:00.001-08:00

As I went through my financial and travel records for 2007, I realized that — as usual — I had made a great many mistakes. I’d like to help you to avoid making the same mistakes, so here they are. They might be considered New Year’s resolutions. Or they might be called Lessons Learned.When it comes to travel, do not trust a certain airline as far as you can throw it when it tells you a flight is

Superbowl Ads - $2.7 Million A Pop

2007-12-07T02:56:00.000-08:00

While ad spending nationally is in the doldrums, Super Bowl ad spending is on a tear.Super Bowl XLII is nearly two months off, but only two of 63 30-second slots remain available, Fox has confirmed. In recent years, the number of available slots at this point has been two or three times that. And this year, Fox is charging a record $2.7 million for each 30-second slot. "You used to have choices