50 minute talk on the economy usa and world.Very well done I thought.  http://corp.bankofamerica.com/publicpdf/landing/cfowebcast/cfowebcast.html
says greece cannot default on their debt so they will be bailed out.Say that the usa had a growth of 3% in the beginning of 2011.now down to 1%.triffid

Just some tips on how to save money this year when shopping.
Consider the Friday after Thanksgiving as one of several days to find deals. The best deals on apparel usually appear on Cyber Monday (November 28 this year), when retailers discount items online. Toys will be cheaper the first two weeks of December when Walmart and Amazon go to war with each other to offer the lowest prices and clear out inventory before Christmas, de Grandpre says. And the best deals on name-brand TVs and luxury items can be found in early December, too.  triffid[/size]

I watched the 50 minute video I provided a link to.And this is what I learned--Most CFOs(chief financial officers) of major usa corporations see little to no growth in the usa economy for the next 2-3 years.we have 1% growth at the moment.Down from 3% six months ago.As I posted earlier in this thread the USA has defaulted on its debt seven times before in its history and survived.Right now congress admitted last summer that its too dysfunctional to solve our current debt crisis.For any new efforts to solve it we must now go through elections.


Greece will not default because too many other nations banks are involved so Greece cannot default but it will take the 17 other nations to come together and agree on a bailout for that to happen.

Major message is that we will survive but not without pain.triffid

Pretty much a link to all the states governments.Turns out the great state of mo is #48 in growth in the nation.  http://www.alec.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home
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The land of 10,000 layoffs---Minnesota prides itself as the land where liberal governance works, but lately the wheels have come off. The state is broke, and as of July 1 most state services are closed amid a budget stalemate between Democratic Governor Mark Dayton and Republicans who run the legislature. The drama may be a forecast of the looming standoff in Washington, so it's worth reporting what the scrap is about.[/size]