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The fiscal cliff is looming again

The fiscal cliff is looming again
The fiscal cliff is looming again, this time using a different and uglier legal term – sequestration – under which policymakers will soon get together to hopefully thwart the painful regression of another recession, one that is of their own making.

Playing the Waiting Game

Playing the Waiting Game
A Fair Chance to Counter “Stall and Starve” Tactics.  According to singer and songwriter Tom Petty, “The waiting is the hardest part.” Anyone who has had to endure a lawsuit

Getting the Feeling We're Falling

Getting the Feeling We're Falling
Is there a Trampoline at the Bottom of the Fiscal Cliff? The fiscal cliff is looming. The United States is facing yet another crisis, and this time it’s more than the economy

Own Nothing, Control Everything

Own Nothing, Control Everything
David Southwell's Creative Asset Protection Strategies, Inc. Teaches Clients How to Own Nothing and Control Everything

June Job Report Falls Flat

June Job Report Falls Flat
The job report for June was met with disappointment and frustration on Friday, showing only 18,000 new jobs created for the month – far below the expected number – and an unemployment rate of 9.2 percent.

Thailand Elects Female PM

Thailand Elects Female PM
Thailand made history Sunday by electing the nation’s first female prime minister in its first general election since 2007. Officials were still counting ballots when sitting prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva conceded loss to Yingluck Shinawatra.

The U.S. Debt Ceiling: How High is Too High?

The U.S. Debt Ceiling: How High is Too High?
With a facetious bill and a conspiratorial plan, Republicans in the House of Representatives put on a show of solidarity on May 31. Their proposed legislation—to raise the U.S. debt ceiling without attaching spending cuts

International Money Fund Director Awaiting Trial

International Money Fund Director Awaiting Trial
French economist, lawyer, and politician Dominique Strauss-Kahn has recently been denied bail after allegedly chasing down a hotel employee through the halls Sofitel Hotel hall in New York and sexually assaulting her.

A Clash of Capitalism

A Clash of Capitalism
Rudyard Kipling once wrote : East is East and West is West/ and never the twain shall meet/ ‘til Earth and Sky stand presently/ before God’s great judgment seat/ but there is neither East nor West/ nor border, nor breed, nor birth/ when two strong men stand face to face/ though they come from the ends of the earth…

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