Love it or hate it, people smoke marijuana - lots of it. In some states marijuana consumption and posession have been decriminalized, and even legalized for medicinal purposes. But, have you ever wondered how large the economics of Marijuana were?
Men and women proved to be equally proficient in adding their columns of numbers, both when paid per problem and under the competitive pressures of a tournament. Despite their similar abilities, when given the choice of whether to compete, men were twice as likely as women to opt for the tournament in the final round.
Barack Obama plans to announce that he wants to focus extensively on cutting the federal deficit in 2010. Lets see then, he needs to veto government take over of health care, cap and trade. He must lower taxes on everyone. Basically he needs to do the exact opposite of what he is now doing and if you believe he will do that you got some bad drugs.
Flexing newfound muscle as consumer protector, the Federal Reserve today banned overdraft fees on automated teller machine and debit-card transactions unless consumers have actively opted for an overdraft protection service.
One list that should not be neglected this shopping season is a list of the best credit cards for you, depending on what type of shopper you happen to be.
Often called the \"Oracle of Omaha\" or the \"Sage of Omaha\" Warren Buffet is noted for his adherence to the value investing philosophy and for his personal frugality despite his immense wealth.\\r
Reid Eyes Payroll Tax Hike on Wealthy. Majority Leader Harry Reid is considering a plan for higher payroll taxes on the upper-income earners to help finance health care legislation he intends to introduce in the Senate in the next several days, numerous Democratic officials said Wednesday.
Hewlett Packard (HPQ) is acquiring 3Com (COMS). 3Com is a network gear company, and this puts HP in greater competition with Cisco (CSCO). Hewlett Packard also raised guidance for the next year by $1 billion. The purchase of the maker of computer networking systems will help expand HP\'s switching operations and strengthen its position in China.
Regulations included in the stimulus bill passed earlier this year required American-made products to be used in stimulus-funded projects. But in a world dominated by global supply chains, a \"buy American\" rule is simply bad business.
While Massachusetts recipients of federal stimulus money collectively report 12,374 jobs saved or created, a Boston Globe review shows that number is wildly exaggerated. Organizations that received stimulus money miscounted jobs, filed erroneous figures, or claimed jobs for work that has not yet started.
Among the figures out on Wednesday, industrial output and retail sales for October both topped analysts\' expectations, with rises of 16.1 percent and 16.2 percent, respectively, from a year earlier.
Middle-class shoppers who have been hit by the recession are stealing hundreds of millions of pounds of expensive food in an effort to maintain their high standard of living, according to a new survey.
With faith in the US dollar hitting new lows, some believe the solution lies not in politics, but in design. But rather than merely arguing for a new-look dollar, The architect of the dollar redesign project turned to social media and the web for a solution.
The kiosks are set to debut this week in a handful of Dallas stores for a test run, but some are wondering today why in the why Blockbuster would opt for SD card downloads.
A real estate group says home prices fell in eight out of every 10 U.S. cities in the third quarter of this year as heavily discounted distressed sales made up 30 percent of all deals.
The New York Post editor fired after speaking out against a cartoon depicting the author of the president\'s stimulus package as a dead chimpanzee has sued the paper. And as part of her complaint, Sandra Guzman levels some remarkable, embarrassing, and potentially damaging allegations.
Millions of dollars of American goods are exported to China every year. But do you know which states are exporting the most? Find out, along with more intriguing statistics.