New venture investment signals slow growth

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  April 12th at 06:29 PM  | 

Venture Capital firms raised less money in the first quarter of 2010 than in any period since 1993, reports the Kansas City Business Journal.  The slow growth in the economy combined with a less favorable overall market contributed to reducing investment in new firms, even as the Dow Jones Industrial Average breached the 11,000-mark today. The National Venture Capital Association and Thomson Reuters released a | Read More »

What Shall We Cut?

By: Frederick (Diary)  |  March 22nd at 08:50 PM  | 

Alright, America:  You bought it hook, line and sinker.  You voted for Obama and the Democrats in 2008, and now you have the Democrat’s Health Care Takeover legislation passed into law in March, 2010.  President Obama says he’ll sign it tomorrow. So now what are you giving up in exchange? It’s a very simple economic concept here:  Opportunity Cost.  An opportunity cost is the next | Read More »