by Rod Edwards on October 20, 2011
Yahoo is a sinking ship without effective management, an attractive product shelf, or much of a heartbeat left after years of getting jerked around by Yang & Bartz. To think that somehow legacy-titan Microsoft and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board will be able to squeeze value out of it is ludicrous.
Private-equity firm Silver Lake Partners is working with one of its investors, the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Microsoft Corp. to put together a proposal to buy Yahoo Inc., people familiar with the matter said. [WSJ]
by Rod Edwards on March 8, 2011
The Utah House of Representatives has approved a bill that allowing gold and silver coins to be used as currency… Rep. Brad Galvez (R) explained: “This is a step in preparedness, a step in security that allows us to be able to help hold up our economy as the dollar continues to shrink.”
via Utah House Approves Gold And Silver As Legal Tender | TPMDC.
I love it. Start stockpiling canned food, gold, and guns, and keep your fingers crossed for the red neck apocalypse! Do Republican policy makers seriously think that gold is a viable alternative to a functional currency, or that there would be anything left to buy if it was? Who are they afraid of – the Chinese Han army? Or those crafty Japanese leaders who have been fooling the world?
