New car inventories are vanishing

It was not that long ago that earthquakes and tsunamis hit Japan. The effects are now beginning to hit us here in America as far as new vehicle inventories are concerned. Honda and Toyota were hit the hardest when the factories that made the parts as well as those that built the cars and trucks were forced to shut down. Some of the buildings were brand new and wiped out in minutes. Some were disrupted to a point where it would take months to rebuild. Some were hit and up and going right away but yet could not do anything since deliveries were impossible or employees could not get to work.

Honda and Toyota are saying that operations will not get back to normal until the four quarter of this year.

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May 16, 2011


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Business coalition lays out top bills

BILLS TO SPUR JOB CREATION IN OREGON*

Strengthen Oregons Innovation Economy The $18.95 million Oregon Innovation Plan investment to leverage private dollars commercializing research and enhancing industry innovation (OBDD budget).

Train Oregonians for High Demand Jobs $33.1 million Engineering & Technology Industry Council investment in engineering education (OUS budget).

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May 11, 2011


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Expand Your Small Business By Narrowing Your Target Market

Small business owners hear a lot about the “target market,” but for good reason. Business owners need a profile of their customers in order to make the most effective marketing decisions. However, many small business owners fail to effectively narrow their target, market which could have long-term negative effects on their business.

A common misconception about defining a target market is trying to appeal to the widest possible customer base. For instance, a restaurant owner may think, “I serve food, therefore my target market is anyone who wants to eat!”

This example may be simplistic to express the point, but it illustrates how many business owners do not narrow their target market. In the

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May 09, 2011


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Man who predicted Enron fall warns investors on China

May 04, 2011


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Forecasting and analyzing a gold bubble

Heres some perspective: history, demand and supply.

Brief history of gold price: Gold had sold for $35 an ounce, then shot up to $675 during the last bubble, peaking in January 1980. (Im using monthly averages throughout this article.) Thats cool, buying at $25 and selling at $675. However, as gold was shooting up, plenty of new investors were buying, and there were plenty of people who got in on the boom at above $600.

Within two and a half years, gold had lost half its value. It finally hit its trough in 1999, 19 years after the peak, at $257 an ounce.

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Apr 30, 2011


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Oregon Readies Passage of Oregon Health Care Reform

This year, along with April showers, the beginning of spring has brought some noteworthy developments in the ongoing saga of Health Care Reform.

Supreme Court Refuses to Hear Challenges to Health Care Reform

The United States Supreme Court announced that it will not fast track its review of the constitutional challenges to the legislation popularly known as Health Care Reformit will only review the lower-courts decisions after they have been heard and ruled upon in the appellate courts.

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Apr 26, 2011


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Tags: Care Reform, Health Care, Health Care Reform, Reform