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Rail Industry Benefits From The Shale Revolution

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 09:07 AM PDT

Here’s another example of how the shale revolution and energy prosperity are working their way down the supply chain, and revitalizing the support industries that supply materials, inputs, and drilling equipment to the shale industry. The shale boom in North Dakota, Texas, Ohio, Pennsylvania and elsewhere has boosted the demand for Midwest sand found in Wisconsin and Minnesota that is used in the hydraulic fracturing drilling process, which has brought “sand prosperity” to America’s new … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

More On Ticketmaster’s Legal “Ticket Scalping”

Posted: 19 Aug 2012 07:14 AM PDT

Following a recent post titled “Ticketmaster Must Be Stopped,” several commenters defended Ticketmaster’s right to operate its monopolistic, anti-competitive, anti-consumer business model free from government regulation, and I concede that’s a valid position. As one person wrote:

“Are the purchasers of tickets not free to do business or not with Ticketmaster? Won’t the free market eventually take care of such poor business practices?”

Another valid point – we can let … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards