It took President Obama's Press Secretary Jay Carney to shock me to my senses. As someone who favors cutting government spending on clean energy and eliminating government subsidies in general, I was particularly distressed to learn (in Carney's words) that "I am "aggressively and deliberately ignorant of the world economy not to know and understand ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 13:25

Can all-inclusive resorts really be as good as the world's most luxurious 5-Star and 5-Diamond properties? Absolutely. In some cases they are one and the same.

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 12:55

Preventing Tobacco Use Among Youth and Young Adults | SurgeonGeneral.gov. This is a fact sheet of the recent full report by the Surgeon General on what is happening in teen smoking. ??The fact ? if you can keep people from smoking before age 25, it is most likely they will never smoke. ??Sadly, tobacco use ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 12:53

New York City was already having an incredible sports run, with a Giants championship, a dominant Rangers team and the never-ending "Linsanity." Can the city handle the addition of Tim Tebow?

pubblicato il: 21/03/2012 - 20:25

There is nothing wrong with enjoying material possessions.?? But it is vitally important to distinguish between that which we possess and that which possesses us.?? Those possessions in which we make the largest financial investment are often coupled with debt.?? The problem with debt isn't the debt itself, but instead, the indebtedness. ? ? This ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

How popular are those yoga pants? Very. Lululemon athletica?s revenue pushed up to a hair more than $1 billion last year, including an impressive fourth-quarter surge. ?Reaching a billion dollars in revenue is clearly an important milestone that as a company we can all be very proud of,? CEO Christine Day says in a news ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

The much-anticipated rebound in the new-home market may be here with this spring?s selling season. And that has investors diving into these highly cyclical stocks after years of decline. Indicative of that, the S&P 1500 Homebuilder Index is up 35% this year, versus the S&P 500?s 11.7% gain. And that jump has come just months ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group, a Shanghai-listed pharmaceutical company controlled by Chinese billionaire Guo Guangchang, has added to its stake in U.S.-listed Simcere, a China-based drug manufacturer. Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical said in a statement at the Shanghai Stock Exchange today that a wholly owned subsidiary had raised its holding in Simcere to 4 million American depositary ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

Shares of the video game retailer GameStop are trading higher this morning after the company reported mixed results for its fiscal fourth quarter ended January 28. For the quarter, GameStop posted revenue of $3.58 billion, down 3% from $3.69 billion a year ago, and below the Street consensus forecast of $3.71 billion. Adjusted profits of ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56

Goldman Sachs analyst Scott Goldman this morning cut his rating on Rackspace to Neutral from Buy on a valuation basis. He has a $57 target on the stock, which closed yesterday at $57.80. ?We remain positive on the opportunity in cloud computing and believe RAX is well positioned among peers, but we are disciplined on ...

pubblicato il: 22/03/2012 - 14:56