| March 3, 2008 |  |
On Today's BlogBen Bernanke and team are using interest-rate cuts, investment incentives and rebates to combat the continued contraction of the U.S. housing market, rising energy costs and slowing job creation. And thanks to tighter credit conditions for some firms, business spending should be "subdued" for the next several months. Yes, the Ides of March has come, but it has not passed. » Read more... | » Comments... You May Have Missed A Concept Car for Off-Road -- Way Off-Road... ...as in, 240,000 miles from the nearest pavement. NASA plans to establish a long-term human presence on the moon by 2020. Clearly, the astronauts will need transportation to explore. If you want an idea of what they'll be driving, check out the crab-like "Chariot" concept. Headed Toward an International Robot Arms Race? Many nations are now involved in developing the technology for robot weapons, with the U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) being perhaps the biggest player. But robotics experts are at odds over ethical concerns in what some see as the beginning of an international robot arms race. Small-Biz Outlook Improves Small-business owners' attitudes about the United States economy in February improved for the first time since July 2007. Yet major economic concerns still loom. |  |
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