Colombian drug money is running low; and to replenish their funds rebels are heading to the farm.

The South American country is one of the world’s top producers of cocaine. But after more than a decade of a U.S. backed military surge output and income have dropped. To counter the problem the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have resorted to selling cattle to obtain more resources.

The country’s president says in recent weeks the rebels have been stealing the cattle from other regions of Colombia and putting them on the market. But it’s coming up short compared to what they used to pull in with cocaine.  read more »

Europe’s economic situation might be unraveling the region; but some people are cashing in on the financial crisis.

Since late 2009 Europe’s financial standing has taken a severe hit. Much like here at home reasons for this include easy credit conditions, high risk lending, real estate bubbles and slow growth conditions. Now the ongoing turmoil is threatening the euro which earlier this week hit a 17 month low against the dollar and an 11 year low against the Yen.

But as the euro contains to drop in the global marketplace counterfeiters see the currency as a business opportunity. The European Central Bank says the number of fake euro banknotes found in the second half of last year is up to 3100,000 bills. This is a 4.7% increase from the previous six months.  read more »

Apple customers in Canada are being duped; by a tablet made of clay.

Two Canadian electronic stores; Best Buy and Future Shop are now investigating a scandal involving iPad 2’s. So far as many as ten of the hand held devices recently sold at the stores were discovered to be made out of modeling clay.

A spokesman for Future Shop says thieves are buying the iPad 2, taking out the device and replacing it with clay. And the fake tablets are the same size and shape as the real deal. Then thieves are re-sealing the original Apple package and returning the box to stores for cash. And like most items the returned iPads are returned to shelves only to be purchased by an unsuspecting consumer.  read more »

These days big time corporations aren’t getting the popular vote; and some are more despised than others.

Cities all across the country are being occupied by people angry at large companies. And according to the blog 24/7 Wall Street, a partner of MSN Money there complaints might have merit. The blog put together the five most hated companies of 2011 based on two areas; public research such as customer satisfaction and pricing and financial information such as profit forecasts and product quality.  read more »

It’s a new year so maybe it’s time for a new resume.

A good first impression can often lead to a paycheck. And since that impression takes the form of a resume careerbuilder.com is examining ways to make yours memorable. This includes focusing on the agreed upon elements each resume needs and those you can delete.

First on the list; do away with objective statements. Careerbuilder says the days of including a career objective and professional summary are over. It’s a waste of space and can be addressed in other ways such as a cover letter. Instead you should get straight to your important points such as your accomplishments and facts relevant to the job posting.  read more »