November 2009
November 30, 2009 –
Or, alternatively, why the Chinese save so much. [more]
November 27, 2009 –
Thanksgiving is as American a holiday as they come. We grow up hearing the story of how the European settlers joined with the Native Americans to have a harvest feast and give thanks to their communal spirit and for all the blessings the land had given them. [more]
November 25, 2009 –
The Fool announced our annual philanthropy campaign today, aptly named “Foolanthropy”. In the past 12 years, Foolanthropy has raised over $3 million – with the help of our community – for a wide range of worthy causes. In 2007, we narrowed our focus to financial literacy, specifically. [more]
November 25, 2009 –
Great article earlier this week in the WSJ. [more]
November 23, 2009 –
The Wall Street Journal (Sub may be required) had an article this morning on Wikipedia rapidly losing the volunteers who edit and contribute to its content. [more]
November 20, 2009 –
How powerful is Oprah? [more]
November 18, 2009 –
It's time to pawn those old Death Cab for Cutie t-shirts (you're so over them anyway) and forgo your daily independent coffee shop beverage. You're going to need the extra money. [more]
November 17, 2009 –
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RELATED TICKERS: FXI
There was an interesting article published in The Telegraph today. It argues that, for a variety of reasons, China has actually become the greatest risk to the world’s financial system [more]
November 13, 2009 –
Today was a bit of a class warfare day for me. [more]
November 12, 2009 –
Just like Packers fans, Boise State Broncos fans can now buy shares of their favorite team. [more]
November 11, 2009 –
We pause to remember the 13 slain at Ft. Hood...from President Obama's speech yesterday: [more]
November 10, 2009 –
Well, ok, we don't count because "[b]logs used primarily as fronts for other businesses have also been excluded"...i.e. this blog is just one part of Fool.com. [more]
November 09, 2009 –
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RELATED TICKERS: GIS
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In late October, the FDA made a bold announcement that it would overhaul the rules for nutritional claims on food labels and issue new standards next year. Food companies -- say goodbye to those brilliant margins. [more]
November 09, 2009 –
Taken from the Vanguard Blog (an investigative journalism show on Current TV). [more]
November 06, 2009 –
The unemployment rate hit double digits (10.2%) for October. Per this morning's CNNMoney story: [more]
November 05, 2009 –
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RELATED TICKERS: GS
For those grasping for signs of a prolonged rally, the Yankees' World Series victory is another data point. [more]
November 04, 2009 –
I learn something new about banking everyday. Per the Newser blurb: [more]
November 04, 2009 –
Frequently around FoolHQ, we solicit help from each other on articles or blog posts (e.g. "Can you guys give me a good example of a crooked CEO?" or "What's a good Foolish nickname for Peter Lynch?") [more]
November 02, 2009 –
If you took Psychology 101, you probably remember Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs: [more]