economy

Here's something interesting about Bitcoin and it's rise. I just watched a documentary on it. It's also being traded on the stock market and the kicker is; it's value is higher than that of GOLD. Not sure how to evaluate 1 bitcoin value versus 1oz of gold.......but as of right at this moment...

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I keep reading things like this all the time. But, one thing that keeps popping up every time; is Windows 8 lack of a start button (really) as there are plenty of choices, and the use of the so called two os's in one. You can use one or the other you know. So, what's the big deal? In none of...

I just read in my E-mail today from PC MAG that Microsoft will no longer support ActiveX as of 2015, or was it with the new Windows 8? Just 3 years after I purchaced Windows 7? What in the wide world of sports is agoin' on here??? Call Windows 8 for what it really is , Vista 2.0...

Coming to a vehicle near you by 2015. Seems our government is not satisfied with only legislating rules and regulations for traveling the Information Super Highway (SOPA, PIPA and now ACTA), it seems now they want every vehicle manufactured after 2015 to contain a bit of extra tech. Wonder...

Only 4 states continue a ban on fireworks. The other states bring in a lot of revenue. Read Full Story: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/07/03/business/03fireworks.html?_r=2&ref=todayspaper

The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee urged China to allow investigators to travel to the Chinese mainland to probe reports that Chinese-made counterfeit parts are making their way into U.S. weapons systems, and other electronics, Reuters reported June 14. I have always tried to stay away...

Link Removed Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades. The emergency budget of 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), which is likely be followed by more...

TOKYO—A project to install air filters to reduce airborne radiation at the No. 1 reactor building of the crippled Fukushima Daiichi nuclear complex began Monday, in a move aimed at allowing workers to enter the building for the first time since the start of the crisis to make needed repairs...

This lonely stretch of road in central Nevada draws conspiracy buffs from the world over who ponder such unknowables as whether aliens have landed on Earth and what the feds really do at nearby Area 51. But lately there's been another mystery among locals: Why did the Nevada Department of...

Link Removed Japan's cabinet approved on Friday almost $50 billion of spending for post-earthquake rebuilding, a downpayment on the country's biggest public works effort in six decades. The emergency budget of 4 trillion yen ($48.5 billion), which is likely be followed by more...

The following lists the impact of the earthquake and tsunami that rocked the northeast coast of Japan on March 11 and the subsequent crisis at a nuclear power plant. ( DEATH TOLL A total of 12,009 people were confirmed dead by Japan's National Police Agency as of 9 p.m. EDT Saturday, while...

Company founder Bill Gates pledges to rescue company from 'third-world' fate Microsoft today announced that company founder Bill Gates is resuming his former role as CEO effective immediately. The fate of his successor and now predecessor Steve Ballmer remains unclear; for the time being, he...

Link Removed due to 404 Error 20:00 JST March 19: One of six tsunami-crippled nuclear reactors appeared to stabilize on Saturday as Japan raced to restore power to the stricken power plant to cool it and prevent a greater catastrophe. Engineers reported some rare success after fire trucks...

NEW YORK — Wall Street followed Japanese stocks lower Monday, as investors worried about the impact of Friday’s devastating earthquake and tsunami that laid waste to cities along Japan’s northeast coast, killing thousands and causing tens of billions of dollars in damage. The Dow Jones...

PARIS (Reuters) – France's government on Thursday ruled out any cut in fuel taxes to alleviate the cost of soaring petrol prices, telling motorists they should inflate their tyres and drive more slowly to save fuel. Rising fuel costs, worsened by the uprising in OPEC-member Libya, are once...

Kyrgyzstan's parliament voted overwhelmingly on Thursday to immortalize Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin by naming a mountain in his honor, in a move to reinforce ties with former imperial master Moscow. The Central Asian nation's legislature held three rapid-fire votes within just one...

Hi all! My name is Ann and I just joined the forum, I’m also a new comer to computer and network cable installation. I’m still trying to understand it all and our little company (just me and my husband) is still navigating through all the different ways to approach the industry. It’s a tough...