DoDa....Think MSN( believe Microsoft) has changed some of the Formats and Columns ??

MS....and NBC seperated ways a while back, 6 months or so...Strickly MS in charge of content and what they choose to run on the pages...Probably thought enough coverage of Markets and Equities could be found elsewhere in there reports by other Articles and Contributors on Contracted services..

Some other authors are not on their pages as much as they used to be...

I think "Market Watch/Latest Dispatches" is a thing of the past for now ??

Although when I pull it up every couple days, CGT1 is still blogging on the old sight, he is not a "contributor"...Just​ a Commentor like us.

Charley Blaine contributes an Article sporadically on here "Top Stocks".....And I saw another contribution in another area a few days back....Still around, but maybe on "special assignments"

or partially retired ??...He is not a kid anymore....And he was doing interviews or indepths from the floor of the Exchange....I kind of miss his reports, because of good,concise information. 

The Free Trade agreements or low tariffs, that are imposed on our so-called trading partners, are and have put been in place.....So that we don't fall behind other Countries that are beating a path to the doorstep of these growing or expanding Economies...We really have little choice.

I personally do not think Americans see this bigger picture, it's somewhat obvious here on these forums...FOR THE MOST PART, I AGREE WITH MANY OF YOU....BUT IT'S TOO LATE.

The horse or livestock has left the barn...Closing the door now, accomplishes very litte.

If not us, (the U.S.) trading with these locations......THEN WHO ??

We in essence put ourselves in a precarious position, when (requiring ??) allowing Foreign manufactures to build up here, we all know the names, but every year/month more factories for many products are being built here.

That brings us to our own International Companies: Autos, GEs, Apples, and the like...

Most Larger Corporations have to have a "footprint" in these Countries for sales purposes...

And true to form several are there just in the name of "greed" for cost savings...IMO.

We have subjected ourselves to a different way of life, different spending habits and tolerances for what are sometimes inferior products...They have a shorter life or are throw-away items, that are not worth fixing....How did you fix your last TV, Microwave or VCR/DVD player...YOU DIDN'T.  

Next Time Up

Your comments are all valid and well said!  Contrary to what politicians say..we continue to give tax incentives to American companies to move production to other countries and the outsourcing of other departments will also continue in the quest for cheap labor.  It is time for our gov to truly support economic growth here in America and not foreign countries.  I recognize that many American companies provide some product and service to other countries but overall the impact is minimal.  Let's take care of America first and get her back on her feet economically then we can selectively reach out to help other countries but only if they are willing to be our ally rather than our enemy.  I don't trust China and a few other countries and why the USA sucks up to them is beyond me.