WHEN A LITTLE BLOKE LIKE ME HITS THE FINANCIAL WALL, IT’S OVER
For the past eighteen months it has been a personal battle to stay one paycheck ahead of disaster. Like most Americans, fortunate enough to still have a job, I have taken a huge hit with a 20% reduction in salary. To remain alive I “juggle” my fortnightly pay to satisfy all my creditors. I know [...]
LET’S BUILD A COUPLE OF CASINOS AND A RACE TRACK IN MANHATTAN
This morning on CNBC I watched and listened to a sharp looking, velvet tongued blond bombshell who claimed she was a highly successful Hedge Fund Manager. She had the gall to tell the audience that Hedge Funds played no part whatsoever in the financial crisis that has caused the greatest recession in the last seventy-five [...]
WILL WORLD TRADE DECLINE FURTHER?
As freight forwarders are reliant upon a buoyant flow of trade, we at CII have been forced to adjust our business model to accept that current volumes will be with us for some time to come. For a couple of years now, less than 1% of our revenues have been tied up tied up in [...]
WHEN WILL LARGE CORPORATIONS RETURN TO A BASIC PHILOSOPHY THAT WORKS FOR ALL?
Amongst all the business news of doom and gloom this week, the headline stealer was the speculation of the fate of once America’s greatest company, General Motors. With the help of President Obama, it appears G.M. will be bullied into bankruptcy. What is happening to this country, when the media and other self professed experts [...]






