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Recent waves of bank failures, and the fact that these failures are expected to continue, puts the FDIC in an uncomfortable position.  Covering the accounts held by failing banks is depleting the FDIC’s coffers, leaving them with only two options to choose from to get that money... More »

As time passes, the world of business is becoming more and more unethical. The practices of the business today involve cheating, ripping off and taking advantage of employees and customers. The morals and ethics of today’s business’s are out-of-whack and some are noticing and... More »

  Some may not believe it, but Buddhism teaches a lot of great principles that can be used for the business. For instance this saying, “The wise and moral man shines like a fire on a hilltop who doesn’t hurt the flower. Such a man makes his pile an anthill, gradually grown... More »

Thomas Jefferson once said, “"I place economy among the first and most important virtues, and public debt as the greatest of dangers. To preserve our independence, we must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." Jefferson would be horrified to learn that America’s... More »

Is it possible to create a monetary policy that successfully eliminates asset price bubbles? Some experts feel that this idea is “all hat and no cattle”. It sounds good but is unlikely to work in the real world. Even if it were feasible, it would weaken the free-market system. ... More »

The surprising profit from AA's earnings report last night certainly gave a boost to the commodity sectors today.  In addition, jobless claims fell to the lowest level since January.  Oil services sector was especially strong today:  RIG +5.04%, DO +2.72%, SLB +2.67%, NOV... More »

Greeley farmers, are you ready for this?   " So the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. has been paying to keep farms open for the past few months… 'When we came in here, we committed that we would not allow animals to starve or be mistreated’… So far the FDIC has spent... More »

$6250 for a guided hunt in Alberta close to Grand Prarie, closer to Debolt. Nearly 5300 total miles. Stateside a fill up for my Avalanche costs about $65-- in Canada about $98. I don't run it flat out empty. 45 hours on the road up, yea we had to stop at a few "stores" on the way up.... More »

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