Rising Gas Prices Fueling the Virtual Economy

Some workers are finding it more economical to just stay home...

The Best Business And Economy Solutions

Guides that will describe practial, proven methods and provide you the necessary guidance and know how that will help you obtain your own business and the financial gain from doing it.

A Puzzling Question to Economists

Inflation is stagnant, where as the oil prices are increasing sharply...

Winning in the Global Economy - Will You be a Victim or Victor?

Globalization and a digital world with high bandwidth has altered the playing field in corporate america and labor is now a commodity that can and will be acquired anywhere in the world. That either means off-shoring production and even R&D to places like Mexico or China, or digitally outsourcing high skilled jobs like software development to India.

The Gaian Paradigm Part 5 -- Reciprocity Economics

Since the Jewish Creating myth tht the earth was made for the use of man there has been the developing 'dominator paradigm' of EuroAmerican cultures. It has come to dominate the world and reached in most dangerous culmination to the acceptance of Adam Smth's economics based on self-interest, competion, and materialism. The Gaian Paradigm gives hope for the reinvention of 'recprocity economics, and cultures based on it. This book review explores the ancient beginnings of recprocity.

Petrol & Katrina Impact Wide Array of Product Costs

Forecasters say that a wide range of products from food to auto parts will see rises in retail prices this winter with food products seeing the largest rise in several years.

Deflation - Is It Coming?

To answer the question asked by the title of this article I shall use a simple, one syllable word everyone should be able to understand. NO. Did you catch that? No. No. No. No deflation.

US Automaker Layoffs and Economic Vitality in 2006

With the downsizing or right sizing as some call it of the United States Automakers one has to wonder how we will be able to replace all those high-paying jobs in the manufacturing sector.

Conspicuous Consumption

The purpose of economics should be to promote the production and ease the purchase of goods and services to meet our human needs. It has become to buy more to show off. Can we develop an economic system that is more equitable in its service to humanity ?

Economic Justice

We all pay it lip service as we do democracy and freedom. Who among us will resolve to live it?

Top of Truck Advertising to Pay for Improved Aerodynamics for Fuel Economy

Trucking costs have skyrocketed due to fuel price increases and those costs have been passed onto the companies, which pay the shippers to ship their products to market. In doing so those companies will pass these costs onto consumers in the form of higher product costs.

The Consumer Price Index (CPI): Only the Tip of the Iceberg

Who doesn’t want to believe that inflation is somewhere below 3 or 4%? But then again, who wouldn’t like to believe that money really does grow on trees? Kidding aside, unlike the money on trees story, Americans continue to be led down the primrose path regarding inflation. What I’m saying is that the supposed low rate of inflation today is a full-blown urban myth.

Is the UK is Ready for Membership of the Euro

A discussion of whether the UK is ready to join the EURO. Looking at the advantages and disadvantages of such a decision...

Carpet Weavers and Poverty Crisis

Lack of demand has created extensive unemployment and discouraging weaving income that from 45-50 looms now has only 5-6 looms. Most of the technical master weavers have left to urban cities in search of jobs. The weavers who left the villages to urban cities due to lack of other rural employment opportunities would mess up cities. Reaching urban cities only adds up urban poverty because they do not get the suitable jobs there too.

Why Do Americans Keep Spending Despite The Enormous Account Deficit?

Despite a widening account deficit, the US seems to steam ahead of its other western counterparts. Why is it that Americans are spending more than ever, even in times of an unpredictable future? Who, or what is responsible for this phenomenon?