October 12, 2008

Personal Finance; The Psychology Of Financial Panic; When It Comes To Stock Volatility, Your Instincts May Tell You To Do The Wrong Things.

By: Los Angeles Times
Kathy M. Kristof, Special to the Times

Having trouble investing wisely in today's tumultuous market?

The problem may be your brain.

Brad Klontz, a Hawaii-based psychologist who specializes in financial disorders, says that thanks to lessons we learned as cave...

October 10, 2008

Financial Firms Need 'nutrition Labels'

By: Christian Science Monitor
David Peck

"Is my money safe?" That's question No. 1 for many Americans today. And it goes to the moral heart of the global financial crisis: lack of trust.

But some of this trust can be restored simply and inexpensively. My idea? What the...

October 5, 2008

Get A Better Net; The Need To Reform Immigration Laws Is Highlighted By The Capture Of 1,700 Illegals Linked To Crimes.

By: Los Angeles Times

In rounding up 1,700 illegal immigrants convicted of crimes or linked to criminal gangs -- including about 400 in the Los Angeles area -- the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency has made life safer for the residents of...

October 1, 2008

Rescue 'America Street'

By: Christian Science Monitor
the Monitor's Editorial Board

The House lawmakers who sank the financial rescue package Monday said their phones and e-mails burned with protests that Main Street has to bail out Wall Street. But it's not helpful, or even accurate, to view this crisis as...

September 29, 2008

Food Scare Time To Better Protect Public From Tainted Chinese Goods

By: Yonhap (South Korea)

(EDITORIAL from the Korea Times on Sept. 29): Consumers not only in South Korea but also around the globe are increasingly concerned about Chinese food amid the widening scandal over tainted milk products that killed at least...

September 28, 2008

CHINA IS MISSING FORMULA FOR HONESTY CHINA IS MISSING FORMULA FOR HONESTY

By: The Virginian-Pilot(Norfolk, VA.)

IT WAS BAD enough when Chinese criminals poisoned thousands of America's dogs and cats by adulterating wheat gluten with an industrial chemical. Or when they exported contaminated seafood and toothpaste and lead-painted toys. Or...

September 27, 2008

1st-Ld--China Focus: Premier Vows To Provide Safe Products For People And World BEIJING, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) -- In The Wake Of The Tainted Milk Powder Case, Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao Pledged On Saturday His Government Would Work Hard To Make Sure That The Country Produces Safe Products For Both Its People And The Rest Of The World.

By: Xinhua General News Service

"The incident is not over yet ... My government and I will lead our people through this hard journey," said Wen during a question and answer session at the opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Davos forum in north China's...

September 24, 2008

Analysis: What Measures China Shall Take For Risk On Export Brought About By New Analysis: What Measures China Shall Take For Risk On Export Brought About By New Int'l Situational Change

By: Xinhua Economic News Service

BEIJING, Sept. 23 (Xinhua) ? Chinese enterprises are called for to expand domestic demand and take positive measures for the exchange rate fluctuation in resolving the risks brought about by new changes on international...

September 23, 2008

Council Of Institutional Investors Statement On The Federal Response To The Financial Crisis

By: PR Newswire

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council of Institutional Investors urges the Treasury Department, the Federal Reserve and Congress to proceed carefully as they consider responses to the unprecedented...

September 23, 2008

Another Shameful Scandal Involving Chinese Products

By: The International Herald Tribune

We had been assured by Chinese authorities that their regulators and manufacturers were cracking down on the negligent procedures and criminal acts that have produced lead-laced toys and poisoned pet food, toothpaste and other...