2008-11-06

Greenspan Concedes He `Found a Flaw' in His Free-Market Ideology
Former Federal Reserve Chairman, Alan Greenspan, under a grilling from lawmakers at a congressional hearing today, conceded a flaw in his free-market ideology that contributed to a ``once-in-a-century credit tsunami.'' Vocabulary: Could you be a lawyer who aggressively grills (questions) witnesses?

1. Do you trust the free market to be self-correcting?
2. Do you think that economic theorists have trusted the free market too much?
3. Do you think that corporate executives in the US should be investigated?
4. What can be done to avoid economic crisis in the future?

Yoga found to boost health in heart patientsAccording to a study, an eight-week regimen of yoga proved safe for patients with chronic heart failure and helped reduce signs of inflammation.
1. Do you do yoga? If not, have you ever considered doing yoga?
2. Do you have an exercise regimen that you do at least once a week?
3. Why is yoga so healthy? Which is better: Tai Chi or Yoga? Why?
4. What chronic health problems do you think yoga can help improve?
Google Considers Walking Away From Yahoo Ad DealThe often-delayed, potential Google-Yahoo ad revenue deal has taken another turn with Google saying it may drop the entire proposal rather than have the government dictate terms of the agreement with anti-trust restrictions.
1. What do you think about google and yahoo merging?
2. Should the US government be concerned about a google-yahoo merger?
3. Does Taiwan have any anti-trust laws to control monopolies? Do you think technology stocks will be a better investment than commodities (oil, food, gold)?