By: Roshawn Watson
In preparing to write my posts, I often come across noteworthy and sometimes bizarre financial and business news. Here are links to some of these sites. Enjoy!
Loss of the patent for Plavix (a blood anticoagulant) will cause BMS to loose an estimated $3 billion. BMS intends to cut 40,000 jobs.
Perhaps, this article about the impending doom of the US economy is one of the most provocative articles I have read recently. I am not a fatalist and will discuss this article in more detail in a subsequent post.
Sam Walton’s frugality is legendary. Here are some of the other frugal billionaires.
I never heard about reselling your insurance policy until reading this article. I thought it was pretty interesting and am surprised it is legal.
Will the $100 laptop project dismantle?
One of the most common and difficult relationship problems is when you are on different pages than your partner, here is an article about “When Financial Opposites Attract.”
Here are some interesting tips about how to save money.
Hi Shawn,I've been following your blog religiously for quite awhile now and want to congratulate you for this wonder piece of work. It's very relevant and accessible. You have great talent in writing. Please keep it up.I just wanted to mention here that BMS wanted to eliminate about 10% of it's 40000 jobs and not all of it. I was stunned when I read your article so I checked out the link you pasted.Cheers,
Thanks for the kind words. It really means a lot to me whenever I hear from a reader. I try very hard to promote financial literacy in an "accessible" way. Your comments are very appreciated. Thanks so much!