the asian sweatshops dumping last years unsold product isnt indicitive of a glorious holiday season.
BS.
Youre going to see agricultural products that really start to move in greater quantities, in larger numbers, and that really benefits those consumers, and it really improves the balance of trade, Steinke said in relation to Asian exports starting to catch up with imports. The higher value exports are now moving to those nations
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And who exactly does it help when commodity prices rise drastically? (including grain and oil)
No more money for shopping, if you want to eat!
I’ve never seen a blog as schizophrenic as the doubleclickpopupinsider. One day it’s doomsday, and the next is properity-just-around-the-corner.
Hmmmm...I’m looking at my budget, and I’m spending about the same this year as I did last...about 25 cards, envelopes, and stamps. No tree. Wreath on the door. That’s it.
Went to the mall yesterday and had to park across the street, again. Second weekend in a row.
Crappy economy? High unemployment? Hell, traffic at rush hour seems about the same. Only difference I can detect is watching more and more people do some really dangerous crap.
We won’t be contributing too much to the economy... saving and hoping is the rule of the day in this disaster of an economy.
As things continue to worsen under Obama, the MSM spin machine is in high gear with November just around the corner.
And this is just from what Michelle Obama is planning on buying this year! She has at least 40 close friends to shop for, you know.
No thanks, I’m making mine. Quilts for the kids and grand kids. 2 more to go and I’m done.
Baltic index rises, capesize market rallies
Christmas could go well. I'm worried about everything going pear-shaped after New Year's.