By Moe Zulfiqar Consumer spending is critical when it comes to growth of the U.S. economy. It makes up a significant portion of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP)—about 70%. So, if consumer spending declines…
The Davos ApocalypseMareeg MediaGlobal warming is a long-term problem. Most models indicate that the cost toward the end of the century will be 1-5% of world GDP. This is not a trivial loss; but nor…
Journal of Turkish WeeklyIranian diplomacy and foreign policy is one of precise calculations, one rationally apportioned between Iran’s aims and its opportunities. In this respect, despite its former image as a “rogue state”, Iran is…
ABC NewsDelaying action on global warming will only increase the costs and reduce the options for dealing with the worst effects of climate change, according to a draft report by U.N. experts. The final draft…
Washington PostUNITED NATIONS — U.N. experts are warning that the level of global warming gases is rising rapidly, and delaying action will reduce options for dealing with the worst impacts of climate change. The findings…
UPDATE: GODZILLA WILL ATTACK SAN FRANCISCO! In this Godzilla 2014 Update, we find more set pictures that, put together, reveal many plot details. First, the filming action is still in Canada, but has moved to…
Wow! How about the incredible infomercial David Letterman gave President Obama, last night? The Late Show With David Letterman stretched from 11:30 EST to 12:37 EST, running a full seven minutes over time for The…
On Friday, reports were that the U.S. Economy grew at a rate of 2.2 percent. And while many reports say that economists expected that rate to be higher – 2.6 percent – what does it…
Video games have come a long way since the days of the video arcade in the early 1980`s. And with the coming of the digital age with its ever advancing personal computers and the increasing…
The Miami Marlins are the new name of the Florida Marlins, and to this blogger, even if the new uniforms, revealed via a Twitter leak after a marketing event held by the Marlins on Friday,…
TechCrunch Founder and Editor, and friend, Michael Arrington, has weighed in on Warren Buffett’s op-ed in the New York Times Monday entitled Stop Coddling the Super-Rich. It’s a work worth reading. To put it simply,…
Rick Perry and Mitt Romney be warned: the talk about you is not favorable. This blogger has, after five days of trying and now one week after my birthday, finally managed to score a flight…
That we may be headed to another recession is seen in the widely available data about the velocity of money in the American Economy. Now, if you go back to Economics 101, or use the…
