Preventing Consumer Price Spikes in Commodity Trading With Ethanol

We need a viable solution to prevent consumer price spikes in commodity trading with ethanol. We have seen what has happened with commodity traders running up the price of gasoline every time there is significant world events, which will cause a supply and demand conflict.

Mortgage Rates Increase Due to Inflation Concerns

Mortgage rates saw an increase for the week ending July 20, partly due to the CPI figures for June. The figures indicated that inflation could still be a threat to the economy.

Discovery of Accounting Errors at Fannie and Freddie Saved the Market

If accounting failures had not been discovered at Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, the housing market could have faced a potential financial disaster, said the new head of the oversight of the two mortgage giants on Monday.

1,600 Mortgage Jobs Lost in May

Approximately 1,600 full-time positions were lost last month in the mortgage banker and broker sector, according to the latest report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Free Trade Agreement With Oman Disregards Best Interests of U.S.

Since the United States became a party to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) in 1994, U.S. construct of the Foreign Trade Agreement (FTA) has changed considerably. Such agreements now have a much more profound impact on state and local economies across the country.

Heating Oil Prices

Refining petroleum or crude oil produces heating oil. Residential use for heating accounts for most heating oil consumption; close to 8 percent of American homes use heating oil.

The Influence of Foreign Oil on the American Economy

Many people are calling for a new energy bill to be passed through congress. This is because of the new growth in the demand of transportation coupled with increase gas prices. The United States domestic oil production is slowly decreasing which means that the American public must depend more and more on foreign oil supplies.

Tunes from Five-Mile Town

The annual bluegrass festival just concluded at Five-Mile Town. The tunes were reminiscent of a bygone era in America; an era where native sons had a hard-won, bright future. An era that seems to be slipping away.

Sleuthing Copper Prices

This article relates how a home repair trip to the hardware store, turned into looking for missing copper and Bush bashing. It unveils one of those hidden costs of war.

The Economics of Hurricanes

During the 2006 Atlantic tropical hurricane season the world will watch all of the awesome power of Mother Nature. We will watch the weather satellites and the weather Channel and listen to meteorologist experts and weather research scientists who will explain each and every move that the hurricane takes.

Reusing Carrier Bags Helps

Using canvas tote bags helps to reduce the number of supermarket plastic carrier bags wasted each year. Photo services print digital photographs onto canvas tote bags replacing the super market logo.

How Do All The Different Nations Borrow Money

But why can't all of the countries (nations) borrow money? Simply the same reason why individuals can't - their expenses are greater than their income in many cases. To cross the gap some countris try printing extra currency, raise debt and cut expenditure. Often a country combines the three to tackle its financials. This is not good practise however...

The Spanish Rail, Standard Deviation and Innovation

Infrastructure is a term to describe all those nearly invisible activities that are needed to support other productive economic functions. If not centrally governed - like the Spanish Railway system - it will give different kind of problems, one of them

Track and Tracing - Beyond The Power of Individual Players

One area in which a law altered the rules quite a bit is the Food business. The General Food Law (GFL) that entered in force in (January) 2005 (in Europe) triggered a big change. Probably the real trigger is to be searched among the incidents we all know about; The mad cow disease, bird flu and other threats that are evolving rapidly. And our health is at stake.

Mortgage and Foreclosure Rates Rise Together

With mortgage rates on the rise and home prices leveling out, foreclosures are becoming more common, especially in the American Midwest.