So, what’s your plan for ignoring the recession?

You heard about the numbers, right?
Yesterday, the Department of Commerce announced that (gasp!) the U.S. economy contracted during the third quarter of this year, by 0.3%. That’s an “advance” estimate, which will be followed by a “preliminary” estimate at the end of November and a “final” number at the end of the year.
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SBA loan numbers decline in fiscal 2008 (no surprise there)

WASHINGTON – A “perfect storm” of tightened credit by commercial lenders, declining creditworthiness, and reduced demand for loans from small business borrowers uncertain about the future has led to a substantial decline in the number of small business loans guaranteed by the U.S. Small Business Administration during FY 2008, SBA Acting Administrator Sandy K. Baruah [...]

Random thoughts a week before Election Day

One of the things that happens when you have a presidential election campaign that lasts for two years is that it’s very length gives all the nut-jobs time to out themselves. I haven’t decided if that’s a good thing or not.
It does make me wonder what all those people who are currently obsessing on this [...]

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