Shake That Moneymaker: ESLR

A short-term trader’s dream is a stock that fluctuates widely within a well-behaved trading range.  That’s what the stock of Evergreen Solar has done recently.  (Continued)


Spitzer Mulls Run for Arkansas Governor

“Even as a child growing up in New York, I was always a die-hard Razorbacks fan,” claimed former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer at a recent basketball game.  (Continued)


Third Party Platforms Could Sway Presidential Election

Voters dissatisfied with the two major party candidates yearn for something better. None of the third-party candidates have yet emerged as a viable alternative, but their ideas could significantly impact the November election.

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Renter Relief Bailout Bill Passed by Senate

By unanimous vote, an emergency economic aid package to stimulate the economy has finally been approved by the U.S. Senate, releasing $300 Billion of funds to aid struggling apartment renters. (Continued)


Americans Building Equity in Gasoline

Americans who own their own gasoline get richer every year, while those who wait on the sidelines risk getting priced out of the market.

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Public Employee Pensions Out of Control

Historically, public employees accepted lower salaries in exchange for attractive retirement pensions and cushy jobs handed to them by relatives and/or political friends. Now their salaries have become competitive with private sector employees, most of whom have been stripped of their pensions. (Continued)


SUV Owners Trash Vehicles, Turn in the Keys

Disgruntled purchasers whose luxury SUV’s have declined in value are walking away by the thousands, refusing to make their loan payments. (Continued)


“Walkaway” Mortgage Deadbeats Jailed in California

Despite objections from consumer advocates, in the last two weeks California judge Jed Clampbet has sent 142 delinquent homeowners to state prison for up to three years each, for failing to honor their home mortgage obligations.  (Continued)


Banks Walking Away From Foreclosed Homes

Thousands of failed housing gamblers have walked away from their homes in California, leaving banks as bagholders.  Now banks are walking away too, burdening taxpayers with carrying costs. (Continued)


The End of Cheap Cement

The collapsing housing market briefly caused a decline in cement prices.  Now, prices are soaring again from an unexpected source of strong new demand. (Continued)