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Government Shutdown 2013: Top 5 Hilarious Twitter Reactions

Government Shutdown 2013: Top 5 Hilarious Twitter Reactions

Extra! By Jason Farrell
PostedSeptember 30, 2013

Here’s a few of the best tweets on the looming shutdown.

Data On the Drive Up: The New Cost of U.S. Health Care

Data On the Drive Up: The New Cost of U.S. Health Care

By Avik Roy
PostedSeptember 30, 2013

For months now, we’ve been waiting to hear how much Obamacare will drive up the cost of health insurance for people who purchase coverage on their own. Avik Roy created an interactive map to help demonstrate some of the specifics. What he discovered will shock you. Read on…

Market Tug-of-War Over Government Shutdown

Market Tug-of-War Over Government Shutdown

By Greg Guenthner
PostedSeptember 30, 2013

The threat of a government shutdown is looming and there are two ways the market could react. And both represent a major investment opportunity as long as you know how to play it. Greg Guenthner offers some sage advice in the face of a potentially volatile day in the markets. Read on…

Star Wars Tech Becomes a Reality

Star Wars Tech Becomes a Reality

By Patrick Copeland
PostedSeptember 27, 2013

Imagine owning your own real working lightsaber. Not just a piece of plastic with a flashlight attached to it. A REAL lightsaber. Well, that technology could be right around the corner. Read on…

6th-Grader Terrorizes Students With Horrific Drawing

6th-Grader Terrorizes Students With Horrific Drawing

By Prr Lzkdrqxcwm
PostedSeptember 27, 2013

A sixth-grader in Deer Trail, Colorado was suspended for drawing a SWAT team carrying flower pots while an unarmed drone hovered above. No guns; no hurtful imagery. Just the government “loving people.” Read on and discover why “government is sometimes viewed more as a rogue element than the national treasure it is.”

Dot-Com Mania Strikes Again

Dot-Com Mania Strikes Again

By Greg Guenthner
PostedSeptember 27, 2013

13 years after the dot-com bubble burst, we are left with a few major powerhouses. The “captains of industry for the digital age.” Greg Guenthner checks in to see how they’re doing today…

The World's Cheapest Emerging Market

The World's Cheapest Emerging Market

By Chris Mayer
PostedSeptember 27, 2013

What emerging market trades for less than 6 times earnings and pays 4%? Here are a couple more clues about the country itself: Government debt is just 8% of the economy. (In the U.S., Japan and the EU, these percentages are over 100%.) And unemployment is only 6%. Give up? Chris Mayer has the answer…

Financial Crisis Ruins a Bear Stearns Bridge Game

Financial Crisis Ruins a Bear Stearns Bridge Game

By Bill Bonner
PostedSeptember 26, 2013

The developed world entered a financial crisis in 2008. Thankfully, the Feds were on the case. And so delivered us and our economy from the brink of destruction. But with household income back to 1984 levels, and the lowest-ever number of people with real jobs, the feds’ “success” looks a lot more like “failure.” Bill Bonner explains…

The Deadly Origins of the Next Disruptive Technology

The Deadly Origins of the Next Disruptive Technology

By Thompson Clark
PostedSeptember 26, 2013

The Ford Model T. The personal computer. Email. What do all these innovations have in common? They were highly disruptive. They created new industries and new markets and rendered others obsolete and outdated. Well, now there’s a new disruptive technology making waves in the markets. And it’s coming from where you’d least expect it…

Saving the Internet from SOPA 2.0

Saving the Internet from SOPA 2.0

By Ralph Benko
PostedSeptember 26, 2013

Thanks to the efforts of Congressman Darrell Issa and Aaron Swartz, the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) was defeated in 2012. But with a new version in the works thanks to Big Hollywood, the threat is again rearing its ugly head. The question now is, who will stop it this time? Ralph Benko explores…