Year: 2008

The Cost of Believing in America!


I had to reprint this article: It says a lot in a short amount of time!=================================By Konstantin Sonin, Ten years ago, an economic crisis in one developing country could set off a chain reaction among investors around the world. And once investors suffered sharp losses in one place — for example, Thailand, South Korea or […]

Does The World Have Faith In America?


Just some news off the wire, Russian stock market is being affected by this also. Looks like the world is losing a lot of faith in the American Dollar! Russian stocks down about 7 % today.=================================LONDON (Reuters) – World stocks nosedived and demand for safe-haven bonds and currencies soared on Monday as fears gripped investors […]

Russia: American Style Foods!


I was drinking my morning cup of coffee and I was thinking how glad I am that Russians seem to eat so much less processed foods. I feel that my diet here is so much better. It is very easy to get fresh foods. You can buy fresh vegetables and fruits at almost every bus […]

Russia: Coca Cola Woke Up!


Hello, I have been writing about Coca Cola and their issues with Russia! Link 1 ; Link 2 It seems that Coke got smart and bowed to the pressure. This was a good move on their part, it might just have saved the Coke business in Russia!(Click: Read More for rest of article)===========================================Coca-Cola has called […]

Russia: The Bridge That Ran Away!


I was drinking my morning cup of coffee & thinking about an article that has stayed in my mind for several days! This article reminded me of an old bridge in Missouri, USA. The bridge was all steel except the floor, (part you drive on) . That part was made of about, 4 inch thick […]

Russian News: January 15th, 2008!


RBC, 15.01.2008, Moscow 15:54:25.West Siberian Resources (WSR) and Alliance Oil Company are poised to sign a final merger agreement in early February, the Russian oil company’s press office stated today. Meanwhile, the merger has yet to be approved by each company’s Board of Directors, as well as by WSR’s shareholders at a general meeting scheduled […]