High-Speed Rail Coming to America...South America

High-speed rail is finally coming to America. However it's Argentina and not the United States that will be the first "New World" country to build a high-speed rail system and join the modern age of transportation.

The biggest scam ever perpetrated: The Federal Reserve Act

Many Americans will be shocked to discover that the principle business of the Fed is to print money from nothing, lend it to the U.S. government and charge interest on these loans. Who keeps the interest?

The Anatomy of a Distaster; The Clinton Campaign

How did the Clinton campaign get here? Just a few months ago, few imagined she'd be struggling to catch up to Obama

Who's No. 1? $14.3M License Plate Buyer

Man pays record amount for car license plate at Abu Dhabi auction.

Hillary Clinton Officially Wins Ohio and Texas

Obama still leads overall, but Hillary has won Ohio and Texas

Gary Vaynerchuk knows marketing

I respect the dude, but I had no idea that he was this big. (scroll down for video)

Six Flags, Dubai plan Arab world theme parks (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. theme park operator Six Flags Inc
said it agreed with company owned by the ruler of Dubai
to develop theme parks in the Arab world, including one in
Dubai in Six Flag's first foray outside North America.

Hollywood's Greatest On-Screen Pairs

When the right chemistry is in place, one plus one equals big box office hit.

Economy - Monday (Investor's Business Daily)

Investor's Business Daily - Philadelphia Fed President Charles Plosser said he doesn't see a return to '70s-style stagflation. He expects "very slow" economic growth in the 1st half of the year but improvement in the 2nd. Home prices should stabilize this year. Plosser spoke before the Nat'l Association for Business Economics, which released a survey showing just 48% of members think monetary policy is "about right," vs. 72% who thought so in March.

Obama wins on civil liberties

NY Times editorial says our privacy rights not as big a priority for Clinton

Did a Scandal Cost Boeing the $40B Bid?

A 4-year-old scandal may have scuttled Boeing's bid for an Air Force contract.

Why I Called Fox News "Propoganda" Live on Fox News

I ripped into Fox "News" while on a Fox "News" morning show last week. I thought I'd answer a bunch of questions people had about the incident.

10 Tips: Renting rather than buying?

Given the current state of the housing market in many parts of the country, it might make more financial sense for you to rent for the time being rather than buy a home.

20 Money Hacks: Tips and Tricks to Improve Your Finances

Improving your finances improves your happiness, in general, so I thought it would be important to share stuff that’s worked for me.

Does Experience Matter in a President?

A story is often told at times like this — times when American voters are choosing among candidates richly seasoned with political experience and those who are less experienced but perhaps more exciting alternatives.

Answer Desk: A hostile takeover playbook

If Microsoft has the cash to buy rival Yahoo, why can’t it just call up a stock broker and? buy? all of Yahoo's stock? The Answer Desk, by msnbc.com's John W. Schoen.

How A Secret Pentagon Program Came To Abu Ghraib

"The roots of the Abu Ghraib prison scandal lie not in the criminal inclinations of a few Army reservists but in a decision, approved last year [2003] by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld, to expand a highly secret operation, which had been focussed on the hunt for Al Qaeda, to the interrogation of prisoners in Iraq."

Sad, self-absorbed shoppers spend more

If you’re sad and shopping, watch your wallet: A new study shows people’s spending judgment goes out the window when they’re down, especially if they’re a bit self-absorbed.

Get Money Back From Your Credit Card

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TV That Sounds Like a Million Bucks

Think your HDTV was spendy? Think again. Home audio goes super high end.

Consumer Spending Stalls in January

Looming recession discourages Americans from spending.

America Loves Peace? Odd, Since We're Always at War

Sure, any war can be spun as some necessity against some Very Bad Person, preferably of brown skin, slanted eyes and/or differing deity. Not only can any war be so spun, probably every war there ever was has been, at least since the days when governments had to start offering some justification or another for their little foreign adventures.