February 2012 - Posts

• GM … past, present, and future

  The news of General Motors Corp.’s $7.6-billion profit for 2011 is welcome: no dispute about that, even from one who objected to the federal bailout. I want GM to succeed, even though I objected (and still object) to the way it was financed: using federal Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 28, 2012 8:41 AM by REB | 1 Comments

• Keepers of the flame

  I was about to hack out another (too typical) sarcastic blog entry about the federal budget proposed yesterday, and the assumptions it contains - and how that development coincided with my schedule, but who'll care about that in another day or two, or Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 14, 2012 8:12 AM by REB | 0 Comments

• Globalization ups and downs

  Caterpillar Inc. is a solid company: last month it reported an annual corporate profit of $4.9 billion. Its products are much in demand around the world because its agricultural, construction, and mining equipment are critical to providing the most basic Read More... Posted Tuesday, February 07, 2012 8:21 AM by REB | 0 Comments