Let The Market Decide

I came across a great read today that goes in depth about the state of our economy today. It discusses deregulation, the 'market economy', monetary policy, the Federal Reserve and much more. It was written by Richard C. Cook, who worked for 21 years in the U.S. Treasury Department. It's a very well researched and thought provoking article.

G8- Uncovered

An interesting short film on the G8.

Piggybacking

Now here is something I've never heard of: Piggybacking. It's the practice of people who 'loan' out their credit ranking to others for a price. This, in turn, helps people achieve higher credit ratings score than they normally would have and thus get better loan rates on purchases. Many have called it mortgage fraud while others say it gives people a second chance. Check out the whole story here and see what you think.

Google and Feedburner

Google has announced the acquisition of Feedburner, the popular RSS feed service, in a deal worth around $100 million. The move is seen as enhancing Google's blog advertising service, Ad Sense, for feeds. It has been said that the deal will allow Google to reach into feeds to push Google ads via the FeedBurner Ad Network which is quite an achievement for them. On the other side, many feel that Google will not provide the quality of support that they currently experience with Feedburner and are not happy with this new arrangement. What are your thoughts on this deal?

Open Discussion

How's the economy where you are? Use this thread to discuss the economy, jobs or whatever else is on your mind.

R.I.P. Steve Gilliard

Blogger Steve Gilliard passed away today at the age of 41. His blog The News Blog was a great source of information and I enjoyed reading it for many years. My condolences to his family and friends.

The John Edwards YouTube Interview