Refineries in Pennsylvania Flooded Sweet Crude Prices will Hit $75.00

Blame it on the weather! The oil prices are just about back up at their all time high again after participating in the stock market rally. Oil Prices are now just shy of their all-time high and this time it was no Hurricane, but rather a pretty wicked mixture of three storms.

Business and Market Overview on Brunei

Brunei business and market overview including economy, industry, demography, infrastructure, retail trade and food culture. Provides an overview for those interested in conducting business in the country.

Energy And The Rise And Fall Of Civilizations

Energy as the catalyst to progress in the context of human societies.

India: Next Leader of the World

The economy of India is the fourth largest in the world as measured by purchasing power parity (PPP), with a GDP of US $3.63 trillion.

1,600 Mortgage Jobs Lost in May

Approximately 1,600 full-time positions were lost last month in the mortgage banker and broker sector, according to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Breaking Our Addiction to Foreign Oil

Is the rehabilitation of America's addiction to foreign oil possible? Is it possible to grow our own fuel and drill for our own oil? Carnations incredible thirst for oil, diesel and gasoline is severely impacting our economic future.

Ethanol, Economics and Ethics; Growing Our Own Fuel

Breaking our addiction to foreign Middle Eastern oil will not be easy, but then again no one said it would be. United States government supports through initiatives the research and development of growing our own fuel in the United States of America. The United States government also subsidizes farmers and gives incentives to ethanol producers. Many states in the northern Midwest also support ethanol producers by reducing the tax on each gallon of gasoline or bio-diesel sold.

Inherent Mistrust in Globalization

One of the most fascinating and interesting innate characteristics of the human species is the need to maintain control or power over another. Obviously, this is an evolutionary issue, which probably has its seeds within the alpha male pre-programmed behavior.

Funding Under Funded Pensions Should Include No Strike Clause

Most workers who work in a very large corporation are extremely concerned about the under funded pensions. Most people are very concerned also that they may be living longer and run out of money in their retirement. Many financial advisers and planners are now telling people to postpone their retirement as long as possible.

Bushy and His Oil Well Drillers in the Arctic

America waited 30 yrs ago for the Alaskan Pipeline. The week Americans were supposed to benefit from this new pipeline became instead, the world's greatest spin job!

Minimum Wage Increases Guarantee Robotic Industry Investments

Currently there are many cities, counties and states consider a minimum wage hike. Why? Well it is simple really every time there is an election a podium pushing politician will totally ignore free market realities and real world economic in order to appease the voters and therefore call for increased wages. Many liberals think this is fair, because people should have a fair wage.

China Playing Games Now With Foreign Investments

China is increasing its rules and regulations on business and industry. This is unfortunate because it also puts tighter restrictions on foreign investment. It is the; Last One and Is a Rotten Egg Syndrome. It is interesting that many folks support their investment dollars into China and now also wish to close it off.

Business Management and Unemployment Figures

The unemployment numbers have risen slightly and yet the economy seems fine although some things have changed. As an executive manager this figure is very important. If the figure goes too low you cannot find decent help to run your company and wages increase and that means it costs more money to produce your goods and services.

The Great Depression: Why It Spread World Wide

The Great Depression was the worst economic slump ever in U.S. history, and one which spread to virtually the entire industrialized world. In this article I will spread some light on why The Great Depression became a global phenomena.

Relating The Macro Economy to Your Small Business

Believe it or not, the success of your small business depends to some extent on the economy as a whole. This article explains how economic indicators may be influencing your business success.