Financial markets took dramatic dives and soared back to lofty heights during a precipitous year of trading in 2011, but what does the future hold for 2012? It depends on which side of the money markets you’re standing on, and how deeply invested your small business is in some upward trends that might just put a little kick back into things during Q1 and Q2 of the new year. Let’s take a look at what small businesses can do to prepare for the challenges ahead. Continue reading
Just one day after Rupert and son James Murdoch announced they would testify for the Parliamentary court in London, Rebekah Brooks, the long time chief executive of Murdoch’s British newspaper and media operations, announced her resignation. Murdoch’s media empire is now under serious investigation in the UK and United States over their cascading phone hacking scandal that has led to discovery of other criminal hacking activity, including snooping through the medical and financial records of former Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Murdoch’s company has now lost a $12 billion deal to acquire Britain’s largest satellite broadcaster and has been forced to shut down the 168 year old newspaper tabloid The News of the World. Continue reading
Millions of Americans have taken up an unlikely habit in the grip of our country’s deepest recession: they’re cutting out coupons, saving them up, then going out and using them. Some people look at using coupons as a very easy way to put extra money in the bank. One person I know has two newspaper subscriptions that come to her home, and she spends roughly 90 minutes every week sorting through her coupons; organizing, printing, and planning her shopping trips. Actual shopping time is controllable, clocking in at around 2 hours per week. It takes dedication, attention to detail, and a willingness to drive a little out of the way to save a few cents. Continue reading
Ever wonder, when looking over those confusing stock price reports on Google Finance or other web sites, what all those numbers mean and how to make even a little sense of what you are reading? How can you use this information to help you make decisions about investments? Can you tell when to buy or sell, just by looking over the Google Finance blogs daily? It is possible that these tools can help you out if you use them to inform your market knowledge and if you begin to study the ups and downs over a period of many months that are consecutive. See what you can learn by examining this video explaining how to read and understand Google Finance Stock Quotes. Continue reading
