Have Fun! Happy Fourth of July, folks (at the very least, this should be applicable to our American readers)! Get your game on, with the extended weekend being celebrated across the U.S. Or get your barbie fired up, for you fans of BBQ grilling. Or just relax and let other people do things for you! [...]
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The Setup Are you hankering for a soothing, cool summer drink, as you are strolling/saundering/wandering/slacking around town? Passing by a bunch of retail food chain stores but just wanting something either free-ish or relatively cheap? The two usual suspects, approaching from two different price point levels, have got offers for you…
Sure there are other countries that celebrate their independence days on other days in the year, but today is the Independence Day for the United States of America. This year, as many of you have already experienced, the observed federal holiday began yesterday, July 3rd, due to the fact that the 4th of July occurs [...]
During today’s interview of Geithner by the Senate panel for the upcoming financial fixes, Mark Warner (D-VA) made a notable comment about how there should be a strong expectation that Geithner and his department must provide transparency quickly to the public about how the TARP monies have been spent and how the new heavy-duty econo-package [...]
In yet another sign of the economic times, Google [GOOG] has announced that about 100 of its in-house recruiters are being terminated from employment. This follows a long procession of recruiters and headhunters getting fired. Although the job applicant pool continues to rise precipitously, many employers have argued that their recruiters and outsourced employee searcher [...]
In a few minutes, or in some cases a few hours, Circuit City stores nationwide will be starting their liquidation “sales”, as the implementation of Circuit City storefront closures begins. Since the company’s bankruptcy announcement yesterday, people have been chomping at the bit to find out what kind of discounting would occur during the liquidation [...]
