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The following blog entry, from March 10, 2009 expressed my opinion on Mr. Bernanke. Eight months later the majority of the congress and a great portion of the financial world seem to agree with my opinions below. Rewind the tape and watch his opinions on the housing disaster and the direction our banking system took. He says everything is cool, and there is nothing to worry about as close as two years ago. He was as wrong as Jim Kramer recommending to buy more Bear Sterns stock 30 days before their collapse! (March 10, 2009) - I am watching yet another Bernanke speech with a Council of Foreign Relations backdrop. This guy was born to be a University professor. All he is talking about is what a parrot would read from the text books. He is not qualified for the job for wh... (more)

CSM Extends US Bakery Presence by Acquiring Best Brands Corp.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4 /PRNewswire/ -- CSM, Bakery Supplies North America, announces the newest addition to the growing bakery portfolio of its US division. Best Brands of Minnetonka, MN will join the entire CSM family of companies. Currently one of the largest bakery supply companies in the world, CSM is now positioned to provide customers the ultimate selection in premium bakery products. ... (more)

CSM Worldwide Says Europe Faces Third Consecutive Year of Falling Auto Sales

LONDON, January 27 /PRNewswire/ -- CSM Worldwide, the global automotive forecasting firm, said today that it expects vehicle sales in Europe to fall for the third consecutive year in 2010, as governments in the West pull away the scrappage schemes that propped up demand in 2009. CSM is forecasting that 2010 sales in Europe will fall 7.9 percent to 16.7 million units. That follows declines... (more)

IdentityTruth Shares Top 10 Tips for ID Theft Prevention in 2010

IdentityTruth, the leading provider of a new breed of services to help consumers safeguard their privacy and identity, today is sharing its top 10 tips for avoiding ID theft in 2010. IdentityTruth’s statistics point to a continual year-to-year increase in identity theft-related crimes, indicating that as criminals get more savvy, identity theft becomes easier to perpetrate. The best bet ... (more)

Increase in Connected Vehicles Services Allows Automakers to Meet Changing Consumer Demands

DETROIT, Jan. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Improved safety, Smartphone and electronics integration are the drivers in consumer behavior that automakers need to address to keep in step with consumer expectations, automotive leaders shared this morning at the Automotive News World Congress panel, New Ways of Doing Business in the Connected Vehicle Era, sponsored by ATX. The desire to remain conn... (more)