Business Pundit

  Share There is nothing more American than spending the money that could support a Congolese family for a year on a bunch of crap that we don’t need.  Like those candy hearts for Valentines Day, you know the ones that taste like a mix… Read more

We’ve seen it mentioned several times over the last week so we thought we’d pose this question to our readers: Should the real targets of the Occupy Wall Street protests be the fat cats in our institutions of Higher Education? The fact is… Read more

  Share An ancient piece of common wisdom says the poor get poorer and the rich get richer (in fact it’s as ancient as the Bible).  We’ve all experienced this in small ways in our daily lives in the form of bank fees if our account falls… Read more

With revolutions all across the Arab world, riots spreading through Europe, and the continued persistence of the economic downturn, it seems like everyone’s coming to the consensus that perhaps the situation has become so unthinkably bad that… Read more

Budgeting is a necessary step to becoming financially stable. Some people may see this is a negative, but even individuals with plenty of income can enjoy benefits of sticking to a budget and saving for the future. Unexpected expenses can arise at… Read more

Finance careers, once few and far between with the economic landscape how it’s been, are now abundant for those who are qualified. If you’re looking to relocate, or even in one of these 7 cities below, consider yourself lucky to score a finance job… Read more

IT jobs, at one point, became very difficult to find, land and retain. The landscape of the industry was rocked by the ability to outsource labor and finding an IT job close to home was beginning to become a grueling and laborious hunt. The IT… Read more

As if the current job market and economy didn’t make it hard enough for low income households in America to make ends meet, it turns out that living below the poverty line is actually more costly in many respects as well. It not only takes… Read more

It’s time to face some unfortunate facts: prices for many commodities and goods are going up. The tremulous recovery of the economy after the recession has been shaken in recent months due to shortages, political unrest, and natural… Read more

Due to rising population, climate change, and environmental degradation, natural disasters are increasing in frequency. They are also becoming costlier and deadlier, according to Swiss Re, a reinsurance company. In 2009, natural disasters cost… Read more

You make the laws. You control the military, police force, trade policies, tax rates, and most facets of everyday life in the country you rule. Being a politician is certainly a power trip. But for many politicians, power isn’t enough. They go… Read more

The End is Nigh, and we’re not just talking about Glenn Beck’s ratings. Some economists are saying that the US has passed the point of no return with its economy, which means economic collapse is as inevitable as Charlie Sheen’s future… Read more

Image: Lisa Yarost/Flickr The American economy is in flux, to put it mildly. Especially if you compile individual conditions, like high unemployment and food-stamp usage, into a bigger picture. That’s just what we attempt to do with the 10… Read more

Image by Brad Templeton, via Coyote Blog I want to like trains. I like riding them, both here and abroad. You can get work done while sitting on the train; you don’t have to worry about traffic jams or bad driver behavior, let alone parking…. Read more