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Top 5 weather apps
Rain, shine, snow, or sleet, our top 5 weather apps can help you make the most of whatever weather you’re up against.
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Top 10 fitness apps
With summer in full swing, you might be wondering about the best way to get fit. Click through our top 10 summer fitness apps to find out how your iPhone or Android smart phone can help you stay in shape.
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NSA surveillance 101: What US intelligence agencies are doing, what they know
US intelligence agencies are gathering massive amounts of US telephone calling data and social media data on both foreigners and citizens. Here are seven questions and answers about what is known so far.
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Five ways to protect yourself from government surveillance
Last week, press leaks revealed that the National Security Administration has been gathering and storing metadata from Verizon and nine Internet communication companies: Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Facebook, PalTalk, AOL, Skype, YouTube, and Apple. Regardless of how you feel about the government collecting data on its citizens, take a few minutes to click through and consider these five tips for protecting yourself from government surveillance.
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Quick guide: iTunes Radio vs. Pandora vs. Spotify vs. Rdio vs. Google Play Music
Click through our list of five music streaming sites to see what Apple's new iTunes radio has to live up to.
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The Sports Economist More than a Game: quarterbacks and regression analysis
Brian Billick's new book, More than a Game, explains the difficulty of finding good quarterbacks, even with regression analysis.
02/23/2010 02:15 pm -
The Simple Dollar Guaranteed way to maximize your investment returns
This surefire method will maximize your investments. But will you do it?
02/23/2010 02:03 pm -
The Sports Economist Canada's Olympic curlers and the power of the private sector
Many governments subsidize their Olympic curlers. In Canada, the private sector steps in.
02/23/2010 02:02 pm -
The Simple Dollar Reader mailbag: Selling a car worth less than what you owe on it? Here's what to do.
This reader owes more than $9,000 on a 2006 Chevy Cobalt she wants to sell. Should she take the loss?
02/23/2010 01:38 pm -
The Simple Dollar Five ways to keep kids from being crass consumers
Five ways to keep kids from being crass consumers.
02/23/2010 01:32 pm -
Donald Marron Creative bookkeeping: Not just a Greek problem
There have been other instances of creative bookkeeping in Europe.
02/23/2010 01:00 pm -
Paper Economy The diminishing risk of union strikes
02/23/2010 12:47 pm -
The Daily Reckoning Misguided regulations caused the financial mess
Did regulations intended to improve the operations of banks unintentionally cause the financial crisis?
02/23/2010 12:09 pm -
The Simple Dollar Thinking about another (temporary) life change
02/23/2010 12:01 pm -
The Daily Reckoning US unemployment and the Technicolor depression
Unlike the black and white depressions that have preceded it, the current US depression – and it is a depression if unemployment is measured the same way it was in during the 1930s – this one is Technicolor.
02/23/2010 11:41 am -
The Reformed Broker Consumer confidence hits six-month low. Wall Street bonuses up 17 percent.
Consumer confidence fell sharply in February, according to the Conference Board. But Wall Street bonuses are up.
02/23/2010 11:39 am -
The Reformed Broker Volcker rule: Don't worry if big banks lose their trading operations. They'll still profit.
Under the Volcker rule, big banks would have to spin off their trading operations. They'll still enjoy a bonanza.
02/23/2010 11:25 am -
The Daily Reckoning Market rally like the 1970s?
In the 1970s, a bear market was disguised by a series of market rallies. Some think a similar phenomenon might be occurring now.
02/23/2010 11:12 am -
The Reformed Broker Five thoughts about the SEC’s short-sale vote
The SEC is expected to vote this week to restrict short sales of stocks that are plunging.
02/23/2010 11:08 am -
The Daily Reckoning US budget deficit: Enjoying the ride on the road to ruin
We may be on the road to ruin, but too many people are enjoying the ride.
02/23/2010 10:41 am -
The Reformed Broker Welcome to China – a real estate free-for-all like no other
Real estate in China is showing signs that it's a bubble.
02/23/2010 10:18 am -
Christian Personal Finance Will money buy happiness? Who cares!
Understanding the difference between happiness and joy is a more worthwhile topic.
02/23/2010 09:54 am -
The Entrepreneurial Mind The next generation of American entrepreneurs is rising
The number of student entrepreneurs at Belmont University tripled this year – a good sign for America's next generation.
02/23/2010 09:50 am -
Olympics blog Women's hockey: USA to meet Canada for Olympic gold ... finally
Women's hockey: With semifinal wins Monday, the USA and Canada have outscored their opposition 96-4 on the way to Thursday's Olympic gold-medal final.
02/23/2010 09:40 am -
Christian Personal Finance Creating a household budget
Here are some simple tips to aid in creating a household budget. Most important – be realistic.
02/23/2010 09:38 am -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog We gain from trade with China
Trade with China underpins other economic activity. Its factories add only $4 of value to every $150 30G Apple iPod they turn out.
02/23/2010 09:30 am -
Olympics blog Olympics Day 12: What are US medal chances today?
Tuesday's best chances for the US to win Olympic medals come in the team Nordic combined event and the men's giant slalom, where Ted Ligety and Bode Miller will ski.
02/23/2010 09:15 am -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog Governments are printing too much money
A new book, 'The Corruption of Capitalism,' argues that governments have corrupted capitalism by printing too much money.
02/23/2010 09:06 am -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog Costs of London Olympics ballooning. Can Paris play host? Athens?
Even if the London Olympics stuck to its original book cost, the net benefits would be negative.
02/23/2010 12:05 am -
The Adam Smith Institute Blog To reform British pensions, look to America's Social Security (with a twist)
Britain's pension system looks like a Madoff pyramid scheme. The Cato Institute's plan for Social Security offers one way forward.
02/22/2010 11:49 pm
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