Month September 2006

Foreign tourists staying out of US

Undue security restrictions and hostility towards the US role in Iraq are keeping foreign visitors away from the US, and that’s hurting tourism in the US big time, says Disney, in a view echoed by others. You’re doing a heckuva…

BMW to offer hydrogen-powered cars

Prototypes will be released soon, with real production in a couple of years. They will be hybrids, with gas and hydrogen powered engines. This is a huge step forward for alt energy. The cars be be able to run on…

NATO refuseniks

Many NATO countries are now refusing to send more troops to Afghanistan, even if the poodle is yelping about it.

Backdated options

The WSJ details, in a handy chart format, over 105 companies (so far) involved in the backdated options scandals. This includes SEC, criminal, and internal investigations, as well as “restatement of income”, which is always a useful way to say…