Bulls Battle Bears

Being in the medical field, I see many times older patients who are losing their site and wear glasses that are not the correct strength. When I ask them why they do not update their prescription strength, the answer is almost always related to money and the expensive price most local shops charge.

Recently I came across an article which gave a few pros of a new company that charges a fraction of what a local store might charge. From the article, the only drawback that I could notice was the fact that the glasses are made overseas and therefore will take a little longer to obtain. However, with the amount of people that carry around their prescriptions, this might not be that big of an inconvenience.

Check out the selection of eyeglasses and realize that savings can be had when shopping for glasses.

Depending on how you invest, today was either one of those days you wish your money was not on the table, or you were somehow in the Forex markets or shorting stocks and walking away a big winner. Fears of the recovery of the global economy once again jilted the good news of some companies such as FedEx which was gaped higher as companies like Bank of America, McDonalds and 3M all dropped significantly on weaker numbers. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Bernake helped the markets fall lower when he commented late today on the fragile economy and how interest rates cannot be raised due to the volatility in the economy. This pushed the dollar lower after a 5 week run upwards as well as sending gold back up after it was sinking lower for the most part of the day. Bernanke did agree that the U.S. economy has improved and said the jobless rate may remain high a while. His comments took the wind out of market perceptions that last week’s strong jobs data would lead the U.S. central bank to raise rates. [Read the rest of this entry...]

I have talked about restaurant.com a few times now about how they enable you to sample new places in and around your city at the fraction of what a meal would normally cost. Well, for those that still have not taken advantage of the site, I found this link that is giving away $10 GC’s which you can use to redeem for vouchers on their site for local restaurants. This is a really good deal, especially when your busy during the holidays and would like a relaxing meal prepared by others! [Read the rest of this entry...]