<p>Live Earth (LE) came and went on all seven continents July 7, so now that it’s all over, did it do what it was supposed to?<br /> <br /> The point, the message and the steps to be taken<br /> <br /> Organisers Al Gore and Kevin Wall said the mission of the event was […]
Fed Facade Adds To Market Gains
<p>U.S. markets ended Tuesday on a high note after the Fed put up a calm face amid credit woes and held interest rates at 5.25 pct. The Dow closed up 0.26 pct, the tech-laden NASDAQ ended the day up more than half a percent, while the S&P500 paced gains of 0.62 pct.</p> <p>European shares also closed […]
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 […]
Zimbabwe: A Land Of Plenty?
Zimbabwe: A Land Of Plenty? By Kudzai Chimhangwa Imagine waking up and wondering whether you will be able to go to work because of unpredictable transport costs. Imagine being speculative on whether your family will be able to buy essential products like sugar, bread, soap and cooking oil because they can only be […]
Against Compulsory Schooling: from mass production to empowering individuals
Modern compulsory schooling is a product of mass production. It is to produce labors for the mass production. When people learned to unleashing the power from the coal and later oil, we entered a new era of human history, the age of machine or the age of mass production. For a moment, please put […]
Free trade puts millions of American jobs at risk
Despite its robust economy, the United States is poised to feel the labor crunch as manifested by the recent job cuts imposed by big corporations just to keep their sagging operations afloat in keeping with their remaining resources. Independent economists have predicted that the problem will be exacerbated further by the emergence of globalization which […]