By: Roshawn Watson
In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Below are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!
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Do you have any sales experience? (Dilbert)
Business
Wall Street upset at its “pariah” status
Ballmer (Microsoft) Says Tax Would Move Microsoft Jobs Offshore
The great McNugget caper: McDonald’s is ripping you off
High Court Halts Chrysler Sale to Fiat
Pizza Hut to change their name and to Have In Store Videos
How much does it cost to make enough concentrate (syrup) for 50,000 Coca-Colas? $2.60
Economy
Do We Really Want The Feds to Have More Control Over Banks
No Wonder California Is Broke (interesting image)
“You can’t get a baby in 1 month by getting 9 women pregnant.” — Warren Buffet on the Economy
Trapped: It’s hard to get a job if your credit is bad
American Wealth Drops By 1.3 Trillion
10 Large Banks Allowed to Exit U.S. Aid Program
California nears financial meltdown
“The state’s revenues from personal income taxes tumbled by 39.3 percent in May from a year earlier while revenues from corporate taxes fell by 52.1 percent”
Why American Home Prices Keep Falling
Entertainment Money News
Financial records from Mel Gibson divorce sealed
The Proposal No. 1 at Box Office: $34 Million Opening
Brooke Shields, Enquirer Settle Up Over Mom-Jacking
Offbeat Money News
Lear Jet Repo Man
Trust Fund Kids Struggle as Parents Pull those Purse Strings Shut