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Big OPEC meeting goes nowhere {BloggingStocks}
Nov 30th 2008 8:01PM This makes sense because the Saudi's have major investments in numerous western companies. Raising crude prices would actually HURT many of those investments.
Iran and Venezuela have little or no investments.... think about it.
Circuit City lackluster prices will not lure shoppers {BloggingStocks}
Nov 25th 2008 1:02PM The store I stopped by in metro-Atlanta had some modest foot traffic. Even with the "big sale" going on, prices were barely better than the competition. I walked out without buying anything... just like I have done 90% of the time I set foot in CC stores.
DVD sales falling {BloggingStocks}
Nov 25th 2008 12:55PM Cheap Blu-ray players are already here. I was at a big name retailer the other day and they had players from Sony, Sharp, and Samsung for $225. I have been the same players online for $179-199.
U.S. utilities encounter a shocker: A dip in power demand {BloggingStocks}
Nov 21st 2008 2:29PM I have done a number of things, including replacing every non-dimmable bulb with spiral CFL's, only using the air conditioner when the house (attic) fan won't do, replacing all TVs with flat panel LCD's, beefing up weather stripping on doors and windows, and even improving insulation in a few places.
My peak montly electricity bill this summer was about $97 for a 1400 sq ft house.
Touch screen computer from HP; Apple, though, set to gain massive market {BloggingStocks}
Nov 19th 2008 5:22PM Fujitsu was actually the first to make touchscreen notebooks.
The inherent problem with a touchscreen desktop is that you'd use it like a touchscreen ATM. It gets tiring quickly and you smudge the screen badly.
Apple upgraded their latest notebooks with a large glass trackpad which supports multitouch. This gives you all the benefits of gestures without having to touch the screen itself.
Six steps to restructure GM {BloggingStocks}
Nov 18th 2008 1:09PM Looking at the brands, I would think it would make more sense to minimize competition be consolidating car brands and lineups, minimizing the sell-offs.
Saab has to go. Merge the GMC and Chevy lines (too much overlap on the truck and SUV side), dump Saturn (the Chinese or Koreans would be logical buyers), and pare down Pontiac.
Pontiac is the only one I disagree with dumping. It has solid quality, though the brand has too many vehicles.
The revised lineup would look like this: Cadillac (higher end), Chevy/GMC (light trucks and mid-range sedans), Pontiac (make them more fuel efficient and lower-mid-range), and position Buick just below Cadillac.
Is now a good time for the U.S. to kick its oil habit? {BloggingStocks}
Nov 17th 2008 2:18PM If there is a solid tax credit for zero emission vehicles, I will be first in line for a Chevy Volt next year.
Sirius cuts DJs, re-shuffles channel lineup; beginning of the end? {BloggingStocks}
Nov 17th 2008 2:16PM The author forgets that millions of people don't subscribe to Sirius just for music. I am one of those millions that subscribed specifically for Howard Stern. Having access to out-of-market hockey and NFL games is also a major selling point (for me, anyway).
You don't get any of those on your "$50 MP3 player"...
I rarely listen to the music channels at all.
The Coffee Stock: Americans stay caffeinated, as long as it's cheap {BloggingStocks}
Nov 12th 2008 9:52AM Yeah, couldn't agree more with you, Jeff.
I used to get one every week... now it's one every couple months.
I buy the pre-packaged Dunkin Donuts ground coffee and brew it myself. Sure, it's not as good as my Grande White Mocha, but it's the best plain-jane cup 'o joe you can get for such a low price.
Will GM file for Chapter 7 or Chapter 11? {BloggingStocks}
Nov 12th 2008 9:49AM One man has the skills (and guts) to fix this problem: Mitt Romney.
He has turned around failing businesses and has enough street cred in metro-Detroit (thanks to his father's legacy) that the average joe would trust him.
