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Kodak Moment for Uncle Sam
Dinosaurs must die. It’s a fact of life. Just ask Kodak. Last week, after 123-years in business, it was reported the dinosaur company is preparing to file for bankruptcy protection. By market close on Friday, the former blue chip’s stock … Continue reading
Set the Children Free
There are things that are so obvious they shouldn’t warrant discussion…but they do. For there are blockheads out there whose brains are so soft they don’t know obvious from Adam’s off ox. Experience tells us that common sense is remarkably … Continue reading
How to Catch Fate’s Fortune
Believing In an Absurdity [Editor’s note: Today’s Economic Prism is an excerpt of remarks made by Direct Expressions’ President and Founder MN Gordon at the annual company holiday party held last Saturday at the 555 East Steakhouse.] “Fate throws fortune, but … Continue reading
The Metamorphosis of Jon Corzine
The economy gained 120,000 jobs in November, said the Labor Department last Friday. The jobs number included 140,000 new private sector jobs and a loss of 20,000 public sector jobs. More importantly, the unemployment rate fell to 8.6 percent – … Continue reading