Archive for the Perspectives Category
Jim Rodgers: “They are Ruining the U.S. Economy”
Veteran investor Jim Rogers gives his take on what is happening to the World’s largest economy. Are we afraid yet?
Jim Rogers they Are ruining the US Economy 02 Mar 2009
A Better Way for Governments to Invest
Listening to politicians around the World advocate for stimulus spending in their respective economies, the same clichés are repeated over and over again about the crucial role small business plays in creating wealth and jobs. One would think that the actions of governments would help small business and create the right environment for new business [...]
2009…Fasten Your Seatbelts
We “Bozongoans” are keeping our ears to ground to ascertain any shifts in the current prognosis for the global economy, particularly as it relates to emerging markets. While there are a few out there who are cautiously optimistic about emerging markets for the latter half of 2009-we among them-most economists and pundits have become increasingly [...]
Life Imitates Art OR Back to the Future Again
The news out of Washington, D.C. is getting a bit too predictable. In their evangelical zeal to prevent a new Great Depression, politicians are once again begetting policies that gave us the crisis in the first place.
The Unintended Consequences of the 20th Century and Beyond
Normally, we would write a lengthy comment preceding an article covering this subject. Indeed it is ripe for additional analysis since James Quinn writing on www.marketoracle.co.uk covers a wide range of historical and present day events.
The Slippery Slope of Protectionism
“Those who do not learn from history are condemned to repeat it.’ We have all heard those words before. More often than not, people don’t heed the lessons of prior generations. Indeed, history is cyclical with many of the same type of events occurring repeatedly. There is little if any, collective memory and the lessons [...]
Entrepreneurial Education
This story in the Wall Street Journal (www.wsj.com) today will probably not be read by many. In the post Christmas afterglow, most people are focused on other things. Anyone running a business or about to start one, should read it though.
Free Market versus Fixed Market
As the Global Financial Crisis takes its toll on businesses and individuals worldwide, the purveyors of statism and centralized power are once again rearing their heads. This is nothing new. The surprise-as this article from www.bloomberg.com states- is where some of the new converts are coming from.
Pushing Business to Emerging Markets
It is the end of the World as we know it. When politicians start interfering with the mechanisms of entrepreneurship, the game is over. This is not to say that entrepreneurs will be unable to find a way to bring their dreams to reality. It just means that it won’t happen in places where the [...]
Market Intervention Follies…continued
Here at BOZONGO…we are not gloating over the news that oil prices dropped after OPEC announced production cuts. As this article from www. timesonline.co.uk proclaims, the market intervention/manipulation by OPEC could not keep prices from falling, nor will they in the future. OPEC member and other producers will maintain oil flows in an attempt to [...]