Category: DubaiBy Pat Racimora on Feb 20, 2009 in Current Affairs, Dubai | 37 Comments
Sometimes in one of those fantasy “What if we could…” moods, my other half and I agree that we would like to visit Dubai. Their tallest hotel in the world isn’t so much an attraction as the one where the rooms are under water. We like to watch fish.
But trouble looms. This [...]
By Larry Doyle on Nov 11, 2008 in American Consumers, Banking Institutions, Barack Obama, China, Credit Card Companies, Current Affairs, Dubai, Economic Stimulus, Economy, Mortgage Crisis, Real Estate, Retail Businesses, Workers | 49 Comments
I will admit that, given the current dynamics at work in the economy and the markets, I have become somewhat numbed as to the magnitude of some of the developments. Many of the highlights that I will offer from yesterday’s news would be enormous stories in and of themselves. Taken collectively, they do become overwhelming [...]
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