August 2012
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08/31/12The King of Pop's New FortuneSince his death, Jackson's estate has brought in well over $400 million in royalties. |
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08/29/12Government Fights to Keep Gas Prices Down Despite Hurricane IsaacWhen Katrina leveled the coast, it caused $108 billion in damages, more than the next three costliest hurricanes in American history combined. |
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08/27/12Republican National Convention May Be Canceled Because of Image ProblemAmid natural disaster, holding the convention could turn out to be a public relations disaster. |
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08/27/12The Truth About RecessionsEveryone is afraid because recessions are bad, but few really know what a recession is. |
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08/23/12The Cars Black Consumers Really LoveStudy finds high African American loyalty to Lexus and Mercedes Benz. |
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08/22/12Black Consumers 'Significantly' More Brand Loyal Than WhitesSurvey finds we’re significantly more loyal to specific brands and have a higher emotional attachment to products than our white counterparts. Posted at 03:46 PM | Permalink | Comments: 1 |
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08/16/12Smoking or Non? You'll Pay, RegardlessTaxpayers yearly federal and state tax burden from smoking-caused government spending is $70.7 billion or $616 per household. |
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08/15/12Citigroup Pretends to Help Foreclosed HomeownersCompany's “Home Rental Program” not what it appears to be. |
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08/10/12Dwight Howard Traded For the Love of MoneyA gain for the Lakers is also a gain for the Nuggets—in luxury tax payments. |
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08/09/12Chase Bank In TroubleThe biggest bank in the U.S. is one of 16 under investigation for manipulating Libor. |
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08/07/12Corporations Pay Almost Nothing in TaxesSome of the biggest American corporations pay little in actual taxes (as a percentage) to the US government. |
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08/02/12Goldman Sachs Partners With NYC Prisons; Hopes to Profit in the ProcessNew York Mayor Michael Bloomberg announced recently that the city will partner with Goldman, rewarding the company financially if its program to reduce prison recidivism rates works. |
