A while ago, I wrote a 4 article series on how to buy blogs: How to buy blog – intro How to assess the value of a blog part 1 How to assess the value of a blog part 2 Finalizing the transaction and integrating the community   But these articles were written back in [...]

Steve Earle’s, “Careful what you wish for - you don’t know till you try“, is the standing refrain in my mind these days. Apparently my estimation of a blowoff differs significantly from the markets imagination of one. A sincere mea culpa on my part for attempting to paint the market’s portrait in difficult light. In my defense, I’ve [...]

One of the more interesting developments of 2012 has been to watch the diminution of the strident bearish narrative that has been focused largely on the collision course between a preponderance of debt and low or negative growth. The bullish beginning to 2012, however, has not prompted many in the way of converts to the [...]

From today’s WSJ: Household borrowing through credit cards, car loans, student loans and other installment debt—which excludes mortgages—rose at a seasonally adjusted 9.3% annual rate in December, following a 9.9% rise in November, the Fed said Tuesday. That was the biggest two-month surge since late 2001, when auto makers rolled out zero-percent financing after the [...]

Release Time:  For Immediate Release President Obama met today with his national security team as a part of his regular meetings on Afghanistan and Pakistan. The President received an update on our engagement with the Pakistani Government on a range of issues of mutual interest, including efforts to strengthen cooperation along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. The [...]

Release Time:  For Immediate Release James S. Brady Press Briefing Room 1:11 P.M. EST    MR. CARNEY:  Hello, everyone.  Good afternoon.  Thanks for being here.  Before I take your questions, just a couple of things.  First of all, the President, earlier today, hosted — or rather chaired one of his regular Afghanistan/Pakistan meetings with his [...]

Car shopping? If so, Insure.com’s list of 20 least and most expensive cars to insure might be something you will want to read. Their list of the 20 least expensive cars to insure: 1. Toyota Sienna LE: $1,111 2. Toyota Sienna 4 cyl: $1,114 3. Jeep Patriot Sport: $1,116 4. Jeep Compass Sport: $1,118 5. [...]

Release Time:  For Immediate Release WASHINGTON, DC – On Friday, February 10, President Obama will sign H.R. 3801, the Ultralight Aircraft Smuggling Prevention Act of 2012. This bill is the last piece of legislation that former Representative Gabrielle Giffords sponsored and voted on in the U.S. House of Representatives. The President will be joined in [...]

Release Time:  For Immediate Release Vice President Biden spoke by phone yesterday with Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping.  Following up on their discussions during Vice President Biden’s August trip to China, the two leaders previewed the agenda for Vice President Xi's visit to the U.S. next week – including a broad range of economic and [...]

Release Time:  For Immediate Release “We’re expanding scientific collaboration with other countries and investing in game-changing science and technology to help spark historic leaps in development.” – President Obama, September 2010 President Obama’s Global Development Policy, released in Fall 2010, calls for investments in game-changing innovation to accelerate progress toward development goals in health, food [...]