New York ban on big sodas faces new hurdle: New Yorkers (via The Christian Science Monitor) Public opinion has been flowing ever since Mayor Michael…
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Senate Republicans Again Block Pay Equity Bill By JENNIFER STEINHAUER Published: June 5, 2012 WASHINGTON — A bill that would pave the way for women…
And the strong to seem to get more
While the weak ones slave
Empty pockets don’t ever make the grade
Mama may have, and Papa may have
But God bless the child that’s got his own
That’s got his own.”
We can thank the late, great Billie Holiday for those lyrics. And we can thank our higher education system for giving “the child that don’t his own”a chance to get some.
Some debt, that is.
Students, many of them adults looking to gain new skills, are being systematically ripped off and enslaved by schools and lenders, blinding them with hope about what a higher education can do for them while bilking them for billions in the process.
It’s a dirty game, and a big one at that. You probably know, because you probably owe.
But wait.
First, let me offer some insights on the market before I get to my indictments…
Why the Doom and Gloom?
So far, so good…as far as earnings season, that is. Three quarters of companies reporting, so far, have beaten Street expectations. And 81% have offered up better than expected revenue forecasts for the future.
So… why all the doom and gloom?
The market continues to try to convince us that it’s strong, as it wallows around just below the 200 day moving average and a bevy of resistance lines. Deciphering the shortest term counts is quite challenging right now, due…
The market continues to try to convince us that it’s strong, as it wallows around just below the 200 day moving average and a bevy of resistance lines.
I remain convinced that there is much more downside than upside left in this market over the m…