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BBB Tip: Top 5 Coastal Bend-Area Scams of 2022
In 2022, Coastal Bend-area consumers and businesses reported multiple scams to BBB, totaling $30,000 lost for the year. Across Texas, BBB received an average of 250 scam reports per month totaling $1.9 million lost for the year. While the tactics of scammers often shift to take advantage of marketplace trends, online shopping, employment and phishing…
Read MoreRecession
Once again, the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) commonly called “The Fed,” is turning the mild recession during the first two quarters of 2022 into a deep two-year recession by raising interest rates too high and keeping them high for too long to control inflation. The Fed’s track record is deplorable. In the last 60…
Read MoreLong Term Effect of the Russia-Ukraine War
Sometimes in human history, wars between two countries have caused permanent, dramatic changes in the beliefs and attitudes of the world’s people. I believe the Russia-Ukraine war is one. It has caused world fossil fuel prices for oil to rise from about $60 per barrel to $100 plus per barrel. World natural gas prices went…
Read MoreThe Month Of June Is Alzheimer’s And Brain Awareness Month
This year, the month of June has been designated as Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. When people think of being healthy, generally we think of our external physical health. However, officials with the Alzheimer’s Association want to remind everyone that mental health is just as important. Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month began as a way…
Read MoreNational Donate Life Month
April is National Donate Life Month. This month is dedicated to educating and encouraging Americans to register as donors of organs, tissue, marrow, and blood. Donating is a generous act that saves thousands of lives annually. Transplanting organs and tissue is one of the greatest and most successful medical procedures in the history of medicine.…
Read MoreBiden’s Ban on fossil Fuels
President Biden and the Democrats still want to ban fossil fuels in 10 years. That is economically and technically not feasible. If adopted, that would be catastrophic for our US economy. It will turn our economy back two hundred years to 1822 and destroy the 18-fold gain in prosperity, wealth and well-being gained over two…
Read MoreHuman Trafficking Awareness
The month of January serves as Human Trafficking Awareness Month. Governor Abbott has proclaimed January 2021 as Human Trafficking Prevention Month. During this month, advocates, organizations, and individuals unite to raise awareness about this very important issue. According to the Department of Homeland Security, human trafficking is “modern-day slavery and involves the use of force,…
Read MoreBBB Scam Alert: Fake friends on Facebook
How con artists disguise themselves as trusted sources People connected to the internet use it for a wide range of purposes, often to catch up with friends on social media or randomly surf the web. Unfortunately, your social media friend may not be who they appear to be. Scammers earn victims ‘ trust by taking…
Read MoreTexas Power Grid Failure During the February Freeze Crisis
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) published a series of articles explaining the February partial power grid failure. When the power demand exceeds power production, the grid frequency drops and puts the grid in danger of collapse. When that happened, the PUC and ERCOT ordered the grid operators to reduce demand by shutting down power to…
Read MoreStock Trading Apps
In the aftermath of the GameStop stock saga, many would-be investors have turned to mobile stock trading apps to capitalize on market investments. According to MarketWatch, a Dow Jones & Co. investment resource that tracks marketplace trends, February downloads of mobile trading apps, such as Robinhood, E*Trade, and Webull, reached an all-time high with expectations…
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