President Obama Announces Tougher CAFE Standards

When automakers successfully sued California, they claimed it was unfair for California to impose its own CO2 and fuel efficiency standards upon others.  One strong argument was there should be a single national standard.  Well, today Obama granted this wish.  And ironically, the standards are tougher than those California tried to enact. So where are the lawsuits [...]

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“The Worst Is Yet to Come”: If You’re Not Petrified, You’re Not Paying Attention

This attention grabbing headline was featured on Yahoo! Finance today and featured an interview with Howard Davidowitz, chairman of Davidowitz and Associates.  While much of Davidowitz commentary is extreme and over-hyped, he is an expert in the retail industry and provides some good insights as it relates to the consumer markets.

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