I scream, you scream “The only emperor is the emperor of ice-cream.” -Wallace Stevens, a fan of 31 cent scoop night Do phrases like “tight economic times” and “we’re in a tough recession” give you the willies? Do “recession-busting” deals make you want to dive under the covers and read copies of Popular Mechanics or Sassy? No? Good. Otherwise ...

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Rather than lending and investing, banks are holding onto large amounts of cash. For large companies, particularly companies whose stocks trade publicly, now is a good time to keep cash on hand for excess liquidity and to look strong for investors and analysts. The liquidity allows the bank to be ready to strike when they ...

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The key to success is staying healthy in mind and body The new buzzword in these bewildering times of economic recession is “Toxic”. The banks have toxic assets and toxic debts, there are toxic mortgages and just about anything you can think of in financial terms may be toxic. And all these are in addition to ...

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Coming clean right off the bat: I can’t personally teach you how to haggle or negotiate anything. It terrifies me almost as much as falling in love or doing improv theater. But at least I’m not alone. Amy Reiter over at Salon.com posted a great article yesterday called “How I learned to haggle”, and while I ...

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What is Twitter? People are either seeking installment loans nowadays or are screaming and annoyed, asking, “Why does the media world have to monopolize everything, even Twitter?” Yes, it is true that the site has become a tad celebrity-crazy lately. Just driving down the street, I noticed a billboard that read: Follow Ashton Kutcher on Twitter. ...

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