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Bill Gross (PIMCO) made some good comments in Barron's 2012 Roundtable about the fallacy of the Fed's policy in terms of risk-based lending - i.e. with rates so low, banks don't want to lend. Why take the risk? Much of Europe is showing what happens when governments believe they can borrow forever at low rates. Eventually More

Not only are China's counterfeiters getting better at manufacturing the fakes, they are also getting more sophisticated in pricing strategies. In the past, they used to price them too low thereby arousing suspicion. These days, they provide enough of a discount to still appeal to bargain hunters, yet not make the discount More

I have thi need help losing weights exact model of the Tanita scale. For you naysayers, the thing to remember is yes, readings can fluctuate widely from day-to-day. What you really want to focus on is the trend. Over a 2 years I have gone from 30.5% BF to 14.9% BF. This scale, or any good BF scale, will give you the info More

The fact that Silicon Valley execs are major contributors to the Democratic Party, the very Party that is making it so hard for businesses to remain in California, simply reaffirms the famous people in history observation that successful buisnessmen make lousy historians. This has always been the case. The author of More

Then China should act like a normal nation. For starters, China can acknowledge North Korean aggression and start treating North Korean refugees as refugees as defined by UN conventions which China is a signatory. US Carrier is coming into yellow sea only because of North Korean aggression. If NK has not acted the way More

Not sure why you think a credit card is your birthright? Just cancel your card and move on to mommy and pop bank. By levering meagre salaries to move into McMansions without the ability to pay their mortgages, the average american has already proven they are not capable of simple and clear thinking. They just blame their More

Of course, this is a friendly review that attempts to put Sarah Palin - a woman who can be best described as having a tinny intj personality - into a class of politicians who are respected. The reality is quite different. I don't know if it's the desperation or bankruptcy of dogma of the Right that they are trying to More

I agree wholeheartedly with Mr. Morris and his workout plans for women. Not everyone NEEDS this kind of activity. However, Me, being an ex-college athlete work out everyday. My body needs it. It doesn't always involve heavy lifting or strenuous activity. Sometimes it involves a long walk with the dog, other times its More

Toop withdrawal from Afghanistan next month will be ballyhooed, but not substantive. The reason for the announcing will be largely political ....but should Obama try to overrule the Pentagon's judgement, the possibility of Leon Panetta and of David Petraeus saying 'no' is real, and the political fallout crushing for Obama. More

There is an over-abundance of unskilled labor available. I have heard 2 CEOs from completely different industries (DOW Chemical and Dell) comment that people who have the interpersonal communication skills they need are in short supply. I saw a statistic yesterday that shows the unemployment rate for people with a Bachelor's More