An Interactive Unemployment Map

This is an interesting map. It tracks employment levels by county from January 2007 to September 2009. Fweeee.........

And Now a Response from the Economy

Great song and lyrics. Happy Friday night.

Free Geopolitical Articles on Stratfor

These are great articles. I hope you enjoy them. George Friedman is a smart man with a lot of understanding.

The Shell Game

Marketwatch's Paul Ferrell has a 'must read' article on financial innovation - derivatives. It's been said that children tend to want instant gratification, and we adults pat ourselves on the back and tell ourselves that for the greater good, we can wait a bit for our rewards. If that is true, then there are no adults on Wall Street, and there probably needs to be some.

5 Things You Should Never Say to an Insurer

Short easy article with good points. It doesn't meet the standard for G&D, but I didn't know where to put it.