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Employment Key in Revolutions

On February 16th, 2011 By Editorial Office

Statistics show that almost every one of the nations currently experiencing “the Facebook Revolutions” has an unemployment rate above 8.2%, with the majority experiencing double-digit rates as high as 30%.

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Yemen Is Not Egypt

On February 13th, 2011 By Editorial Office

Yemen is erupting into mass protests as did Egypt, with protesters chanting “First Mubarak, now Ali”. But Yemen is not Egypt, so the chance of establishing democratic rule there is minimal.

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Is the Tea Party Revolting?

On February 13th, 2011 By Editorial Office

With brazen boldness from their recent election successes, the Tea Party movement is expressing their new found empowerment as it tries to rest control from established leaders in Washington.

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Property Values Continue Decline

On February 12th, 2011 By Editorial Office

As property values continue to decline in 2011, some are suggesting renting is better. It could take as long as a decade before property values begin to swing upwards again.

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The Dow Nearly Doubles in Two Years

On February 12th, 2011 By Editorial Office

After a rapid crash in 2008 to just over 6,400 on Inauguration Day 2009, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has nearly doubled, reaching 12,286 with intraday trading bringing it even higher.

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Bank Closures are Depressing

On February 4th, 2011 By Editorial Office

In 2011, we’ve already experienced 11 bank failures, and while this is not an alarming number, if it continues through the year, we’ll see close to 140 more bank failures.

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Middle East Mania

On February 3rd, 2011 By Editorial Office

As Egypt, Yemen, Tunisia and other nations in the Muslim world erupt in riots and political revolution we raise the question… Have we seen the beginnings of seeds we ourselves have sown?

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The State of the Union

On January 26th, 2011 By Editorial Office

What does President Barack Obama’s recent State of the Union speech mean to your business?

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SEC Approves Changes to Reg AB

On January 7th, 2011 By Editorial Office

In April 2010, in an effort to bring trust and greater activity back to the greatly diminished asset-backed securities market, the Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed significant changes to Regulation AB.

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