Author: Zandar1

The LA Times has a pretty interesting article on the effects of $200 a barrel oil on the commuter lifestyle of Southern California, but you could basically apply the effects almost anywhere in the US. But with oil closing above...

Crude oil has become increasingly unhinged, with speculative swings all over the place, both the oil and stock markets are making seemingly random 3-5% changes day to day on any news they can find. Today’s news sent oil to...

Another look at the economy, this time from the perspective of layoffs in some interesting places.  Job cuts are accelerating across the country as more and more employers are running in the red due to high fuel and...

Promoted by Steven D As John Amato points out over at C&L today, the GOP battle plan on politically exploiting $135+ oil and a $4 national average on gas is simple. Suddenly, it’s all our fault because we won’t...

We’re staring at the abyss folks, and today’s unemployment figures are dismal. The U.S. lost jobs in May for a fifth month and the unemployment rate rose by the most in more than two decades, signaling that the...