August, 2010
Foil pickpockets for Stashitwear makes drug dealers happy
For those who have ever been someplace that makes pickpockets a big deal because of the theft, you will know you should protect against. It is never all the comfortable to be the one person with the travel belt screaming "tourist" to everybody while you simply try to keep your money and identification safe. It ...
Android OS causes difficulties when Oracle sues Google over copyright issues
Worldwide sales show in the second quarter of 2010, the Google Android Smartphone passing the iPhone, which shows the company with the motto "Do no evil" is soon going to have some issues. Google Inc. is being sued by Oracle Corp. because Oracle's Java copyright was violated with the Android OS, reports the Wall Street ...
Mortgage closing costs are trending upwards
One of the costs of a mortgage loan is the closing costs, or the fee you pay whenever you finally pay your mortgage off or sell your home. The average closing cost is about ten times the cost of the average payday loan. The national average for closing costs has been going up. Added to ...
Retail sales grow but not significantly
The report on retail sales for July has just been released by the US Census Bureau. Since July of 2009, retail sales have grown 5.5 percent, but only by 0.4 percent since June of this year. The increase was less than projected. This, along with other economic data would indicate that restoration is going to ...
Public offering soon to happen for General Motors as CEO retires
General Motors had a tumultuous last few years. Dismal sales and business debt led to bankruptcy filing and getting bailout loans from the government. GM was placed under government conservatorship, and the terms of the bailout involved the government held a majority of shares. The short time GM was in bankruptcy was not ill spent. ...