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TV commentator Bill O’Reilly rails against all sorts of things in an entertaining and at times even informative way. But when it comes to speculators manipluating the price of oil, he really piles on the scorn. This is all on behalf of the folks, you understand, ’cause he’s looking out for us. To help in this wothwhile task [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2009/02/03/oh-really-oreilly/feed/ 2 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/17/values-and-value/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/17/values-and-value/#comments Fri, 17 Oct 2008 19:12:47 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=257
Oh dear. What can be said of Ann Pettifor’s article in the Guardian on the spiritual meaning of the recent financial turmoil? Is it possible to untangle the different connotations of values and value she writes about? Let us begin our college try with her sermon’s conclusion. “As a first step to applying those social values, we [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/17/values-and-value/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/#comments Wed, 15 Oct 2008 23:03:04 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=249
Sometimes price fluctuations are painful to investors. The DJIA dropped 733 points today. Ouch! Sometimes price fluctuations offer relief to consumers. Crude oil is under $75 per barrel today. Road trip! But all prices send important signals in a free economy that are vital in keeping goods and services flowing where they are wanted. And economists always [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/10/15/price-information/feed/ 0 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/29/house-votes-markets-drop/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/29/house-votes-markets-drop/#comments Mon, 29 Sep 2008 23:01:06 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=213
On the feast of St. Michael the Archangel the United States House of Representatives voted against passage of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 by 228 to 205. The Dow Jones Industrial Average lost nearly 778 points shortly thereafter, its biggest one day decline. It is clear that the Catholic social doctrine principle of the common good [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/29/house-votes-markets-drop/feed/ 1 http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/ http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2008 17:29:10 +0000 Stephen J. Haessler http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/?p=168
The St. Andrew lesson explores scriptural references to the problem of scarcity, Catholic perspectives on the common good and how competitive free markets can promote it, and the economics of supply and demand. Students apply the principles they learned in this lesson by classifying goods and services exhibiting recent price fluctuations into those which promote [...]]]> http://www.apostlesandmarkets.com/2008/09/25/prices/feed/ 0