Finance
One auction in May, the machining world looked brighter
By Lloyd Graff Auction prices today are very hard to figure. I talked at length with Dennis Hoff of Hoff-Hilk Auctioneers about his May 26 sale at Bystrom Precision, a [...]
The Ups and Downs of Brass
At last week’s PMTS show Lloyd interviewed Wes Skinner, head of ManthBrownell Corporation, of Kirkville, New York. They discussed the ups and downs of the brass market, now dominated by [...]
Is the economic tornado blowing over?
By Lloyd Graff, At least three times per summer we hear the sirens blare, signaling the possibility of a tornado in our vicinity. We take cover in the basement or [...]
A Renaissance in Detroit
By Noah Graff Last week I went to Detroit to shoot a video spot for an advertiser of Today’s Machining World. A melancholy vibe permeated the city that I can [...]
What if we just gave the bailout money to the people?
By Noah Graff What if instead of giving all the bailout money to the reckless, untrustworthy banks and incompetent automakers our government just gave the money to the people? I’m [...]
Will China keep investing here?
By September 2008, China had owned 585 billion U.S. dollars in U.S. government bonds, becoming the largest creditor of the world’s largest economy, according to the latest statistics from China’s [...]
Is our economy a modern day version of "Atlas Shrugged"?
By Noah Graff A recent column in the Wall Street Journal made a comparison of U.S. government policies in the present economy to those in the classic novel, Atlas Shrugged, [...]
New Credit Game for Industrial Equipment
By Lloyd Graff I think we got an important signal Tuesday when Bank of America decided not to raise credit lines for McDonalds franchisees to buy new equipment such as [...]
Self-reliant Retirement Philosophy
A recent survey from Charles Schwab, showed that a growing number of young American workers believe that the government is not going to take care of them in retirement. According [...]
Stimulus Plan for Manufacturing
The stimulus package for business will be kicking in this fall in a big way as companies and individuals figure out if they are making money for the year, and [...]