|
|
|
First, allow me to say that unions have for the most part been very good for American workers for a very long time. Nobody would want to go back to the days of the sweatshop and its tyranny.
The time has come, however, that unions may simply have killed the goose that...
|
Comments [54] - Views [189]
|
|
|
|
Here's a report from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce:
Leaders in tourism, investment and finance will offer their insights, expertise and prospects for the future during these changing times when the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce presents the Bakersfield: The Next Five...
|
Comments [0] - Views [99]
|
|
|
|
Here's a report from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce:
Chamber Networking Breakfast builds business, community connections
The practical “how to’s” of doing business with big business are the focus of the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce Networking...
|
Comments [0] - Views [27]
|
|
|
|
How was your Thanksgiving? Did you eat a lot of turkey, watch football, and fall asleep? You are not alone. Did you go shopping the next day, taking advantage of big sales for the opening of Christmas shopping season? If so, then you were not alone there, either.
In fact, the Friday after...
|
Comments [0] - Views [25]
|
|
|
|
It's true, the National Bureau of Economic Research says. And in fact, the bureau says, we've been in a recession since December 2007.
It seems like most average folks have believed that to be the case for quite some time.
So here's our question now: When will it end? Predictions?
|
Comments [17] - Views [122]
|
|
|
|
Do you know what Timothy Ped, the man on the left, accomplished?
Read about him and others in this week's People in Business column.
Then send news of your own new jobs, promotions and work achievements for next week's column.
People in Business announces new hires, promotions, awards,...
|
Comments [0] - Views [28]
|
|
|
|
A plethora of deals reported by the AP:
By The Associated Press
Just in case massive markdowns aren’t enough to convince shoppers to fork over cash for presents on Black Friday, some retailers are hoping to woo shoppers with freebies and coupons. Friday is the traditional start of the...
|
Comments [1] - Views [146]
|
|
|
|
Do you know what Regina Ng, pictured on the left, accomplished?
Read about her achievements and those of several other Kern County profesionals in this week's People in Business column.
Then submit yours.
People in Business announces new hires, promotions, awards, professional...
|
Comments [0] - Views [30]
|
|
|
|
The Californian and the Small Business Development Center are hosting a seminar on target marketing from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Small Business Development Center, 2100 Chester Ave., room 107.
Read the details in the attached flier.
Then register by calling 395-7318 or writing...
|
Comments [0] - Views [23]
|
|
|
|
The other day I was watching one of the financial channels on television. I heard a very curious statement. What I heard was that there were trillions of dollars, waiting on the sidelines, to be invested. I had the thought, it sounded like when vultures circle around and around over...
|
Comments [1] - Views [55]
|
|
|
|
KEYNES, JOHN MAYNARD KEYNES, lst BARON (1883-1946)
British economist who revolutionized economic theories, critic, and
architect of national economic policies, political essayist, successful
financier, bibliophile and patron of the arts, was born at Cambridge
...
|
Comments [0] - Views [24]
|
|
|
|
The changing bailout strategy is enough to leave anyone confused.
Bail out the banks? Help the auto companies? Prevent foreclosures? Who gets what, and how? Should any “bailouts” go straight to taxpayers?
We want to hear your ideas for solving the nation’s economic crisis....
|
Comments [10] - Views [99]
|
|
|
|
I was at the Vons in the Marketplace Saturday, powering through the dairy section, when a teenage employee asked whether I was finding everything I was looking for.
"Yes, thank you," I said, pushing my cart and nearly knocking over a display. I stopped at the deli counter, then moseyed...
|
Comments [5] - Views [130]
|
|
|
|
Reporter Gretchen Wenner got to the bottom of the layoff news, finding out exactly how many people are losing jobs at Mervyns and other businesses in Kern.
When will it end?
|
Comments [1] - Views [61]
|
|
|
|
Kern Schools Federal Credit Union is holding two free workshops on surviving difficult financial times.
The first is 6 to 7:30 p.m. today; the other is from 10 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 6. Both are at the credit union’s administration building, 9500 Ming Ave., west of The Marketplace....
|
Comments [0] - Views [10]
|
|
|
|
For all of you socialists and communists out there, put your brains back to work. Quit calling for a government bailout. That doesn't even make sense. Why do they need a bailout? Only losers need bailouts. How is a bailout going to fix corruption? Answer...it...
|
Comments [4] - Views [41]
|
|
|
|
Kashkari Accused Of Bailout “Bait and Switch” During Angry Hearing
Former Goldman Sachs executive grilled by Kucinich and Issa
Neel Kashkari, the fox appointed to guard the henhouse and front the multi-trillion...
|
Comments [0] - Views [11]
|
|
|
|
Six Billion Dollars and Counting
An independent study by economists shows an outrageous cost to the San Joaquin Valley of at least $6.3 billion dollars every year for our failure to meet clean air standards.
Benefits of Meeting Clean Air Standards Nov 2008
The cost arises from premature...
|
Comments [0] - Views [12]
|
|
|
|
Fed Hides Destination Of $2 Trillion In Bailout Money
Fails to comply with congressional demands for transparency, underscoring age-old problem of top down socialism and letting the fox guard the henhouse
The Federal Reserve...
|
Comments [0] - Views [11]
|
|
|
|
Who are the Architects of Economic Collapse?
Will an Obama Administration Reverse the Tide?
Michel Chossudovsky
Global Research
November 10, 2008
www.globalresearch.ca/index.php
Most Serious Economic...
|
Comments [0] - Views [53]
|
|
|
|
Here's a press release from the Greater Bakersfield Chamber of Commerce:
How can your company be successful and grow in an uncertain economy?
Strategies that can enhance your ability to be competitive are the focus of a luncheon seminar on Marketing and Finance in a Challenging Economy,...
|
Comments [0] - Views [90]
|
|
|
|
Check out the crime map this week. It's blue all over. Looks just like the electoral map. But here in Bakersfield, blue means change we really don't need.
The (hard working and incredibly good looking) Breaking News Team's crime map is usually pretty blue. We code burglaries blue and because...
|
Comments [0] - Views [125]
|
|
|
|
Slaves To The Orgy Of Money
www.theinternationalforecaster.com/International_Forecaster_Weekly/Slaves_To_The_Orgy_Of_Money
Posted: October 29 2008
Investors on the outside slammed while insiders getting rich, Market conditions indicate you need to protect yourself with gold and...
|
Comments [0] - Views [34]
|
|
|
|
Is it a Depression? Or a Recession?
"The Uncertainty of Our Financial System" will be the topic of a panel discussion at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 13 at the Dore Theatre at Cal State Bakersfield. It's hosted by the campus Financial Management Association.
A panel of financial...
|
Comments [1] - Views [46]
|
|
|
|
U.S. Government Anticipates Bin Laden Election Tape
Return of Emmanuel Goldstein required to make Americans fear their own shadow again
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet.com
Friday, October 31, 2008
Seemingly desperate for...
|
Comments [0] - Views [10]
|
|
|
|
China And Russia Hint At Dropping US Dollar
Vladimir Putin joins scores of other heads of state in calling for complete overhaul of global financial system
Steve Watson
Infowars.net
Friday, Oct 31, 2008
Reports from the...
|
Comments [0] - Views [16]
|
|
|
|
RAND Lobbies Pentagon: Start War To Save U.S. Economy
EXCLUSIVE: Shocking proposal urges military leaders to attack major foreign power
According to reports out of top Chinese mainstream news outlets, the RAND...
|
Comments [0] - Views [186]
|
|
|
|
The news was obvious to anyone who has been bringing lunch to work instead of eating out, or anyone who has decided to put off that new car purchase for another year.
"The U.S. economy contracted in the third quarter, marred primarily by the weakest consumer spending in nearly three...
|
Comments [0] - Views [30]
|
|
|
|
We just had to share this photo from Associated Press photographer Frank Franklin II.
Here's his caption:
"An ice sculpture titled 'Main Street Meltdown,' is melting on the 79th anniversary of Black Tuesday, the stock market crash that caused the Great Depression, as pedestrians pass by...
|
Comments [1] - Views [63]
|
|
|
|
The 18th annual Bakersfield Business and Technology Expo is from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the Rabobank Convention Center, 1001 Truxtun Ave. A mixer with 10 food providers starts at 5:30 p.m.
A seminar on making the most of your customer service commitment will be given by Cynthia Pollard...
|
Comments [0] - Views [23]
|
|
|
|
The U.S. Dollar Death Dance
Currencies / US Dollar Oct 23, 2008 - 03:32 PM
By: Jim_Willie_CB
www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article6942.html
The US Dollar rally in the last several weeks has been remarkable. At closer examination, it highly resembles a spurt prior to death. Imagine an old man who...
|
Comments [0] - Views [30]
|
|
|
|
Above:Thomas Malinowski, 48, who lived on New York's streets for 13 years, sits on his cot in the "Safe Haven" shelter in Manhattan on January 21, 2007.
Homeless numbers 'alarming'
10/21/2008
www.usatoday.com/news/nation/2008-10-21-homeless_N.htm
...
|
Comments [0] - Views [634]
|
|
|
|
Shoe Pavilion is on its way out.
Reporter Courtenay Edelhart is out talking to customers, but here's what we know so far.
The stores plan to clear inventory in liquidation sales lasting about 10 to 12 weeks.
And that means one more store at the Bakersfield Plaza on California Avenue will bite...
|
Comments [1] - Views [110]
|
|
|
|
Saturday was grocery shopping day, and even though, luckily for me, I am not forced to cut back my grocery spending, I found myself being quite cautious.
I gave up buying cut flowers LONG ago. My co-workers can attest to the fact that they're no longer on my desk at the start of each week.
But...
|
Comments [12] - Views [249]
|
|
|
|
Behind the panic: Financial warfare over the future of global bank power
By F. William Engdahl
Online Journal Contributing Writer
onlinejournal.com/artman/publish/article_3857.shtml
Oct 10, 2008, 00:30
What’s clear from the behavior of European financial markets over the...
|
Comments [0] - Views [35]
|
|
|
|
Run on the System
Black Friday
By MIKE WHITNEY
www.counterpunch.org/whitney10122008.html
Stock markets across the world are in a state of hysteria. The tidal wave of sell-offs, which began when Henry Paulson announced the Bush administration's $700 billion bailout plan for the...
|
Comments [0] - Views [45]
|
|
|
|
Rogers: Global Bankers Have Unleashed Inflationary Holocaust
CNBC hosts unable to grasp basic economic principles
Paul Joseph Watson
Prison Planet
Friday, October 10, 2008
Legendary investor Jim Rogers warned during a CNBC...
|
Comments [0] - Views [42]
|
|
|
|
You Saw It Here First; Economic Crash, Banker Stick-Up Predicted Long Ago
While mainstream corporate media lied to Americans claiming economy was strong, we were warning about a “global crash” and a faux solution of...
|
Comments [0] - Views [56]
|
|
|
|
I have been boycotting Bank of America since they decided to hand out credit cards to undocumented persons. It was a ridiculous idea ideastically(to me anyway)but actually a sound business move well worth the risk to BofA. I'm no financial genius(just have a peek at my bank account), but I...
|
Comments [17] - Views [84]
|
|
|
|
Several state agencies are lamenting their cuts in funding.
Nona Tolentino, director of long-term care services at Greater Bakersfield Legal Assistance and program director of Kern's Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, wrote via e-mail about the unfunded mandates she is left with in wake of the...
|
Comments [0] - Views [115]
|
|
|
|
Panic sweeps 300,000 British customers of Icelandic internet bank after it stops withdrawals and deposits
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 3:47 PM on 07th October 2008...
|
Comments [0] - Views [49]
|
|
|
|
Ron Paul: Bailout Unconstitutional, Special Interests Forced Bill Through Congress
Texas Congressman Ron Paul has warned that the amended bailout legislation that passed Congress on Friday is not only far worse than the original...
|
Comments [0] - Views [26]
|
|
|
|
I can't believe how one sided, narrowminded, inflammatory and uninformed some people are. I don't know if some of these folks really believe what they are saying or if it is just blind hatred that drives their opinions, blanking out the part of their brain that harbors common sense and...
|
Comments [10] - Views [69]
|
|
|
|
A colleguge forwarded me this article, and it has some good tips for businesses considering our challenging economic times:
_____________________________________________________________
Top-Ten Marketing & Sales Strategies for a Slow Economy:
How to Attain, Retain and Maintain...
|
Comments [0] - Views [68]
|
|
|
|
The biz section (that's us) now has a Twitter account: BakoBiz
It's just been loaded with its first tidbit.
So follow along if you're so inclined!
-- From us, the B-Team
|
Comments [0] - Views [37]
|
|
|
|
The average person plans to spend $66.54 on Halloween this year, up a tad from $64.82 from a year ago, according to the National Retail Federation.
And more people plan to celebrate — 64.5 percent of the population compared to 58.7 last year.
Folks at NRF are suggesting that maybe...
|
Comments [9] - Views [134]
|
|
|
|
The Californian would like to hear from readers dealing with foreclosure. How are you coping?
We’d also like to talk to regular folks selling non-distressed homes — how it is going for you out there? Is it hard or easy to sell an existing home in good shape when the market is swamped...
|
Comments [0] - Views [46]
|
|
|
|
Just this weekend a reporter and I were talking about the state of the economy and that dreaded "R" word — recession. Then talk turned to the possibility of the "D" word — depression. It's scary to go there, indeed.
Which brings me to the economic report that...
|
Comments [5] - Views [58]
|
|
|
|
You see it everywhere. People smiling at the gas stations because prices are falling. It's a warm fuzzy feeling because now they can take the wife to dinner or the kids to the beach. Then they get there and reality sets in. The twenty they saved at the pump isn't the same twenty they were holding...
|
Comments [22] - Views [90]
|
|
|
|
Chrysler in the seventies, the S&L's in the eighties and now Freddie, Fannie and possibly the Big Three and American Airlines. I'm speaking of bailouts. The excuse? They're too big to be allowed to fail. What about letting them fail and allowing those interested in rebuilding the markets in...
|
Comments [11] - Views [76]
|
|
|
