In his New Hampshire victory speech last night, Donald Trump told America and his supporters not to believe America’s 5% unemployment number. He’s hearing the number is more like 42%…Really? We have… 3 Explanations We Have For What Trump Is… Read More ›
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Ted Cruz Supporter Making Donald Trump Look Good
On CNN’s Erin Burnett Outfront tonight, a Ted Cruz supporter explained how Trump is a bad choice because he supported the bailout of banks during the 2008 financial crisis, unlike Ted Cruz. Burnett pointed out that all of the banks… Read More ›
Surprise! The High Pay Of Your Company’s CEO Doesn’t Mean They Will Do A Better Job.
Yahoo Finance reports that a Cornell University study found that giving CEOs at America’s largest companies bonuses such as cash, stock, and options, does not improve results of companies. The article was released at a time where the average S&P… Read More ›
Poll: Majority of Republicans Want Someone With No Political Experience To Lead Party, Regardless Of How Good Their Ideas Or Business Experience Is
CNN reports that a new poll indicates Donald Trump, favored by 21% of Republican Primary voters is in a statistical tie with Ben Carson, who has 20% of the vote. Carly Fiorina and Marco Rubio each have 11%. Which means… Read More ›
Oops! Fed Reserve Allegedly Accidentally Published Rate Hike Plans Online.
Reuters reports that the U.S. Federal Reserve allegedly accidentally published its plans online to raise interest rates by 0.25% this year. 3 Questions That Arise From This Story 1. Could they publish something that would raise the public’s interest rates… Read More ›
3 Ways We Propose To Solve Ongoing Greek Financial Crisis
Yahoo Finance reports that Greece may be near a solution to its financial crisis that has been going on forever. 3 Solutions We Propose To Greek Financial Crisis 1. Have financial news organizations stop reporting daily on “financial crisis” on… Read More ›
Twitter Earnings Tweeted Early
The Wall Street Journal reports that Twitter’s latest earnings results were leaked today on Twitter by a company that searches for this kind of thing on public web sites before information is released. 3 Observations About This Story 1. Twitter… Read More ›
Oilman: Oil Prices Will Go Up
Reuters reports that oilman T. Boone Pickens reports that oil prices will go up to $100 a barrel by 2016. This revises earlier comments he made that it would reach that price this year. 3 Sarcastic Comments About This Story… Read More ›
Canadians Asked To Stop Doodling On Five Dollar Bills To Create Spock Look-Alike
The Timmins Press reports that the Bank of Canada has asked Canadians to stop “Spocking” five dollar bills. Specifically, using a pen, artistic Canadians have been able to draw a new haircut and eyebrows of former Canadian Prime Minister Wilfred… Read More ›
Report: Bank To Charge For Deposits
The Wall Street Journal reports that JP Morgan will be charging large clients, such as hedge funds for deposits because new rules make holding these deposits unprofitable. You see, unlike It’s A Wonderful Life, the world does not have a Jimmy… Read More ›