Month January 2008

Recession

Goldman Sachs says a recession is near with Merrill Lynch saying it’s already here. Triggered by the subprime debacle, the rot has spread through all residential real estate and is now impacting commercial real estate, credit card and auto loan…

Don’t tase me, says Smokey

The U.S. Forest Service is buying 700 tasers for its rangers, presumably as protection against vicious attack jackalopes. Proposed regulations banning moose from having antlers and bears from having claws appear to be “tragically unworkable” according to a spokesperson who,…

If presidential candidates were stocks

From Slate Barack Obama is the alternative-energy sector. Hillary Clinton is Citigroup. John Edwards is McDonald’s. Yes, Republicans are listed too. Read on! P.S. As the presidential horse race heats up, a bit of stock market advice is relevant. Ignore…

Zemships

A zero emission fuel cell ferry will be shuttling passengers across Alster Lake in Germany this summer. Added bonus. It only needs to be refueled every three days and, of course, it produces no pollution.