Microsoft has announced an offer to buy Yahoo for an unprecedented 44 billion dollars. The announcement this morning sent the Dow jumping as shares of Yahoo and Microsoft both climbed amid much speculation as to what this means for the two companies. Microsoft has found itself in tough competition with Google and is trying to […]
Do trade and free markets improve our standard of living and promote freedom?
We are talking about 2 things here, one is the trade and the other is free market. To trade is to give in exchange for something such as commodity, money, or papers of value. Commodity exchange or bartering is known as the earliest form of trade. It started as early as the beginning of human […]
The price we pay
For writers who write with a passion, and not because they are paid by certain lobbies to do so, there are at times high emotional costs for the positions they take. For if one writes because of conviction in certain principles then one is so driven that one can only follow the principles and not […]
Lewis Hamilton – He’s not black or white y’know
Former formula 1 driver and TV pundit, Martin Bundle, wrote a column "Driving test for Lewis Hamilton" for The Sunday Times and shared his views. He confessed that he was nervous for Hamilton last weekend at China’s grand prix and offered a retrospective explanation of Lewis’ little raspberry en route to the pit lane. In […]
Reassessment and Rezoning
Dobbs Ferry, New York: Like any small town in America, there is a reservoir of anger seething below the surface in Dobbs Ferry. This anger is fueled by a vague feeling of unfairness; a sixth sense that something is going on that benefits certain people at the expense of others. This anger flares into plain view around election time […]
How To Overcome Fraud and Investment Risk
How To Overcome Fraud and Investment Risk Investment opportunities generate responsibilities, challenges and risks. Besides, the market-induced risks are the unwholesome practices and frauds, which may lead to gargantuan loss of funds and possible profits. For instance, one investment promoter attempted to get people to invest in a fake coconut plantation in South America, claiming […]