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Korea & Syria Diversify Away From U.S. Dollar 2007-02-23 12:31:06 More dollar dumping —
According to The Financial Times, The Bank of Korea
plans to diversify its foreign currency reserves to gain higher returns. Apparently the bank is not happy with the U.S. (...) Read more:Diversify
, Dollar
, Syria
U.S. Mint Forbids Melting Pennies & Nickels 2006-12-18 07:42:43 Pennies and nickels are now worth more melted down than at face value.
In an earlier post, I wrote about how the government is losing money by minting pennies and nickels. (...) Read more:Pennies
Wal-Mart to Open Hundreds of Stores in India 2006-11-28 16:29:01 Wal-Mart Expanding to India
Like many investors, Wal-Mart smells opportunity in India.
Yesterday Wal-Mart announced that it has formed an alliance with Bharti Enterprises Ltd. (...) Read more:Hundreds
Business Owners Pay 54.3% Percent of all Income Taxes 2006-11-20 19:31:37 The Washington-based Tax Foundation found that nationally most people in the top 1 percent of earners are business owners and entrepreneurs, and that in 2004, business owners paid 54.3 percent of all income taxes. (...) Read more:Business
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Top 10 Foreclosure Markets 2006-10-28 20:56:44 According to CNN Money, the following cities are experiencing the highest number of foreclosures (Foreclosure
data gathered from RealtyTrac)…
Greeley, CO
Detroit, MI
Miami, FL
Indianapolis, IN
Ft Lauderdale, FL
Denver, CO
Dayton, OH
Dallas, TX
Fort Worth, TX
Atlanta, GA
Problems within the auto industry (i.e. (...) Read more:Markets
Risking Money to Make Even More Money 2006-10-24 17:17:32 Fantastic quote from Gary North's latest newsletter…
The poor boy thinks that financial success is based on saving money. (...) Read more:Money
Zain Fancy Searches 2006-10-22 22:53:21 According to my logs, people are visiting this website seeking information on Zain Fancy
—including his age (yes, that's an actual keyword search term that brought people to this website) and his phone number in Hong Kong. (...)
What Percent of Annual Income Should I Spend on a Car? 2006-10-21 13:43:13 Buying a car is one of your largest expenses, aside from housing and food costs. I believe that you should never finance a car. Cars are depreciating assets that do not hold their value. (...) Read more:Annual
, Income
, Percent
Internet Advertising Revenue Up 37%, Hits Record $8 Billion 2006-09-27 21:15:31 According to a study released by the Interactive Advertising
Bureau (IAB) and PricewaterhouseCoopers (PWC), internet advertising revenue (in the U.S.) rose 37 percent in the first six months of the year, hitting a record of nearly $8 billion. (...) Read more:Internet
, Record
, Revenue
Viral Marketing Challenge–$15K in 30 Days 2006-09-17 22:57:20 Dan Raine, a very sharp internet marketer (and creator of the free "Google Slap" reports) is undergoing a 30 Day Challenge
to make $15,000 online in 30 days with only a $150 budget. (...) Read more:Marketing
, Viral