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What $1.6 Trillion Bought the U.S. in Global War on Terror
Source: David McNew/Getty Images News In the 13 years since the September 11 terrorist attacks, the United States has spent a total of $1.6 trillion financing military operations in Iraq, Afghanistan,...
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Obama’s 4th Quarter: A Lame Duck or President Reborn?
Source: Jamie Squire/Getty Images The pomp and circumstance of the State of the Union address has always afforded President Barack Obama, and other skillful presidential orators before him, the...
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5 Ways the Government Wastes Taxpayer Money
Source: Thinkstock The United States government, like any large nation, company, or institution of any sort, has a long history of mismanaging money and inefficient use of funds — in a word, waste....
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Love WikiLeaks? Try Wall St. Leaks!
Lately, Wikileaks has been one of the hottest sites on the Internet. But they specialize in sharing documents to provide transparency regarding government activities such as those in Afghanistan. Are...
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PepsiCo: It’s Time to Drinkify and Snackify Wimm-Bill-Dann!
Looks like food deals are where it’s happening! There’s another food deal in the pipeline, but this time it’s a little more exotic than KKR’s (KKR) bid for Del Monte (DLM), discussed last week....
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Afghanistan’s Fake Apple Store Seeks Real Expansion
Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) has been criticized by some analysts for its late entry into emerging markets such as India and China. However, entrepreneurs in some developing markets could not wait for Apple to...
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Here’s an Independence Day Stock Market Look Back
On July 4, 1776, the American colonies declared independence from the Kingdom of Great Britain. Over the years Independence Day has become a symbol of America and its values. The 21st century has...
View ArticleIs There a Correlation Between the Level of Violence and the Output of Oil?
Some analysts have been asking the question: is there a direct relationship between the level of violence in a country and its output of oil? In Iraq there most certainly is. Iraq has witnessed its...
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Less Spending on Afghanistan and Iraq Means Fewer Federal Jobs
“U.S. job creation appears to have stabilized over the last several months in a more improved situation than was evident in the aftermath of the financial crisis and recession of 2008 — although still...
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Wednesday’s Midday Movers: 3 Stories Driving Markets
The major U.S. markets were gaining again Wednesday. As of noon: DIJA: +0.75% to 14,945.83 S&P 500: +0.89% to 1,654.37 NASDAQ: +1% to 3,648.87 Gold: +0.14% to 79.17 Oil: -0.9% to 25.41 U.S....
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1.5 Billion Barrels of Oil, and No Takers
Western energy firms are noted for venturing into volatile regions and areas that scare off more faint-hearted capitalists. But one country is even giving these hardened energy companies pause —...
View ArticleAn American in Afghanistan: How Soccer Breached the Culture Gap
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