May 2008

Maybe this is the solution we've been looking for? Take old fry grease, from Burger King, the Chinese place down the street, and clean it up, then filler up! Seriously, we had a guest on today, a kid from San Francisco, who along with his Mom, started a company that picks up for free old fry grease, then sells it to make biodiesel fuel. You may think this sounds disgusting, but Californians ... read more

It's our second installment of Golzarama! That's where we send producer Mike Golz out into the streets of NYC to find out what's really going on in the business news world. Mike has an IPod touch, which I have to say is really nice! Mike and a cameraman went to Bryant Park here in New York to see how available WiFi really is. Guess what? Not so available! My prediction is that WiFi is ... read more

Today we had a local New York restaurant owner who is serving a burger that sells for $175. He sells a few a week, and usually it is to Wall Street types. It has white truffles, black truffles, and is made from Kobe beef. The idea for having him on, was on the heels of high commodity prices and inflation worries. Doesn't that mean people cut back? Why would someone offer such an expensive item ... read more

I spent the long weekend in Texas. Texans love their trucks. Big trucks, with loud engines, that blare George Jones, and have plenty of room to store equipment for hunting, fishing, and ranching. (I also spent a big part of my childhood in Arizona, so please don't think I am making fun of Texas, I am not.) I was driving with my family, and started laughing at this guy's plan to sell his ... read more

A new study came out today about airline satisfaction.  So, basically Americans hate the airlines.  Shocker! We are about as satisfied with airline service, safety, and performance as we were back in 2001, and that was a year we felt pain and sadness for the industry.  They really managed to turn that goodwill into the exact opposite huh? I've defended the airlines before on this blog, so I ... read more