Loren C. Steffy's Blog, page 34
October 3, 2012
Can’t make`The Hobbit’ premiere? Blame it on LUV
Sure, we'll get cheap flights to Mexico out of Hobby Airport, but you can forget flying to Middle Earth.
October 2, 2012
Record gasoline prices: a glimpse of the future?
The prices were seeing this year may seem high now, but in a few years, the might look cheap.
October 1, 2012
Is the Fed preparing for the fiscal cliff?
Fiscal policy, not monetary policy, is killing us.
What I’m reading with my morning coffee | 10.1.12
Romney or Obama wins means no escape from fiscal crisis of debt. Whoever wins the presidency will have to contend with a budget on an unsustainable trajectory. But it may be too early to panic. A lame duck Congress will have every incentive to at least delay the plunge. Shale takeovers looming as Texas is Read More
September 27, 2012
NFL refs the latest U.S. workers to lose their pensions
From 2016 on, the refs, like most American workers, will be on their own when it comes to retirement.
September 26, 2012
Fed’s hawks are screeching louder these days
As the Fed reaches the limits of monetary policy, some central bankers disagree on what, if anything, should be done to stimulate the economy.
September 25, 2012
Return of the tree people: Keystone protest hits Texas
They may think they're taking to the trees to protest a pipeline, but they're indirectly championing cheap and affordable fossil fuel.
Discussing the `War on Coal’ on Fox Business
Yesterday, I was on Melissa Francis’ show on Fox Business discussing the “war on the coal,” which dovetailed with a column I wrote in May looking at how coal plant operators were trying to blame the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for their own wrong-way bets on natural gas. Watch the latest video at video.foxbusiness.com
What I’m reading with my morning coffee | 9.25.12
Is the tax credit for electric cars misfiring? Tax breaks cost the government $2 billion but they don’t make electric vehicles more competitive. Just ask Tesala. Its stock got pummeled after issuing a warning on slower-than-expected production and sales. Economists say U.S. needs more taxes, spending cuts to battle deficit. Stimulus should be throttled back Read More
