Category Archives: Economy
iWorld
Steve Jobs is resigning as CEO at Apple, a company he started with Steve Wosniak 1976. The company now reportedly has more cash on hand than the U.S. government. Ok, bad example, you probably do too. Anyway, Jobs is responsible for the personal computer as we know it today, as well as smart phones, iPads, movie animation, the music industry, and God knows what else.. He really did change the world. Here’s how Walt Mossberg, the WSJ tech guru, put it,
…Mr. Jobs, in multiple stages of his business career, changed global technology and media in multiple ways on multiple occasions. And that changed the way people live.
Seismic Stats
As Libyan rebels stormed Gadhafi’s compound, the Dow soared over 300 points, President Obama dropped to a 38% approval rating, and the East Coast registered a 5.8 on the Richter.
Good Old Summer Time
OK , the Obamas didn’t really ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard in their mega bus. They flew there in his and her jet aircraft.
Front Runner
Rick Perry avoided the Iowa Straw Poll, but he seems to be the straw that stirs the drink at the Tea Party. While offending fellow Texan Karl Rove by using the T word to describe Ben Bernanke’s easy way with money, he galloped to the front of the GOP pack in the Rasmussen Poll.
