Tag Archives: Business and Economics

They caution that at this time their figures are only “wild guesses,” but economists at Standard and Poors say that although the human tragedy of Hurricane Katrina is enormous and property damage immense, the impact of Katrina on the nation’s economy is likely to be limited. “The near-term disruption should …

Hey, animals are people too. Well, no, actually, but they can be friends, even best friends, and in a time of crisis they deserve our attention too. Thousands of animals were left behind when their humans evacuated. Best Friends Animal Society is doing its best to coordinate the efforts of …

Cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, Now, cryin’ won’t help you, prayin’ won’t do you no good, When the levee breaks, mama, you got to move. (“When the Levee Breaks” Led Zeppelin) Hurricane Katrina hit the Gulf Coast on the morning of August 29 – there …

As human presence on the planet continues to grow, means of curtailing our impact on the natural world become even more pressing.

Oil...what emerging economic powers like China and India need most to ensure they keep up with the developed world

Concert promotion is dicey business under the best of circumstances, and apparently these were not they. Just a day before its scheduled Aug. 19-21 aural assault on New Jersey aggro fans, the ninth-annual Hellfest — “a barricade-free, circle pit induced festival” with 188 acts, to have taken place at Trenton …

The price of textbooks became a political issue last year when the California Public Interest Research Group released a report that accused publishers of gouging students, which prompted Congressman David Wu (D-Ore.) to request a GAO investigation. The results of that investigation were released today, which found that textbook prices …

... it may be time to give our six months' notice and go back to the way things used to be

Just as in the real world though, it seems that in the virtual world money is beginning to matter.

Publishers are sounding more like spoiled children when someone picks up a toy they weren’t playing with than people who care about books.