Barbara Ann Cerda is a freelance writer based in Columbus Georgia. Born in Austin Texas, she grew up along the lakeshores of Chicago. Her writings are energized by a varied education. In first attending Chicago City Colleges, she majored in General Sciences that included two years studying Nephrology Technology. She later studied at Northeastern Illinois University, changing majors to her passion for Economics. Barbara later entered banking and brokerage businesses while attending the American Institute of Banking or AIB, studying Trust Law and Bank Management. Working briefly as an IB or Introducing Broker to Mr. Jack Sandner the Mercantile Exchange Board Chairman, she later moved on to the Corporate Trust Investor Relations division at the First National Bank of Chicago.
In 2003 she was a contract contributor to the Global Benchmarking website survey group at Price Waterhouse Coopers, then later with UBS..
Joined since November 19, 2011
Saturday, May 19th, 2012

Have you ever wondered about who runs that company that makes that status bag? You know the bag that wears the LV Logo. He is the richest man in Paris. (more…)
Tags: Asia-Pacific, Banking and Financial Institutions, China, Energy Economics, Global economies, Morgan Stanley
Posted in AP-Business, Business, China, DailyNews-Business, Economy, Morgan Stanley, News | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, May 16th, 2012
The great kingdom that lies along the banks of the river Niger is Nigeria. A woman controls the wealth of this natural resource rich nation. (more…)
Tags: Dr. Ngozi-Okonjo-Iweala, economic growth, Occupy, Occupy Nigeria
Posted in Africa, AP-Business, AP-World, DailyNews-World, News, Nigeria, World | 1 Comment »
Monday, April 23rd, 2012

Winds sent old newsprint soaring like white kites caught in the updraft along the concrete corridors of Wall Street, in October 29, 1929. The world had just begun to feel the horrendous pain of the Great Depression. (more…)
Tags: econ, Economic Conditions and Trends, International Relations, Politics and Government, Politics and Policy, United States Defense and Military Forces, worldNews
Posted in AP-Business, Christine Lagarde, DailyNews, Economy, Euro, International Monetary Fund | No Comments »
Thursday, April 5th, 2012

It was in Europe during the 1700’s that women began their global battle for suffrage and the right to vote. Years of blood and tears shed for equitable economics led the way for social change. (more…)
Tags: healthcare, individual mandate, obamacare, President Obama, reform, Women's Rights, womens's healthcare
Posted in DailyNews | No Comments »
Sunday, March 18th, 2012

In 415 AD Roman Egypt “Peter the Reader” a Christian radical led a mob that accosted the educational leader Hypatia while returning home. (more…)
Tags: economic growth, equality, gender equity, Occupy Wall Street, Women's Rights
Posted in AP, DailyNews | 1 Comment »
Friday, February 24th, 2012

It’s as if by magic that we expect the world economy to suddenly correct itself; even more to expect our populaces to elect leaders with miraculous qualities of leadership. (more…)
Tags: Angela Merkel, Barack Obama, Chicago (Ill), Community Organizer, Germany, leadership
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Economy, Euro, Governance, Merkel | No Comments »
Thursday, February 2nd, 2012

MF Global was founded in 1870 by a barrel maker named James Man who became a successful supplier of rum to the navy. In 2007 the Man Group came to be MF Global. (more…)
Tags: Corzine, JP Morgan, MF Global
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Economy, Euro, Europe, MF Global, President Obama, Republicans | No Comments »
Sunday, January 22nd, 2012

There exist today countries that are connected by fear of the future. Yet they are hopeful that past transgressions and poor decisions will not destroy the struggles of generations. (more…)
Tags: Angela Merkel, Christine Lagarde, Current Events, Economic Conditions and Trends, Economy, Eurozone, IMF, Politics, Politics and Policy
Posted in DailyNews-Politics, Economy, Euro, G8, Governance, IMF, International Monetary Fund, International Monetary Fund, Merkel, Politics | No Comments »
Monday, January 16th, 2012

It’s almost like he reluctantly descended from his comfortable mountain habitat to visit us with offerings of wisdom. (more…)
Tags: GIC, International Monetary Fund, Occupy Wall Street, Paul McCulley, PIMCO
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Economy, Euro, Governance, International Monetary Fund, Occupy Wall Street | No Comments »
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012

Real Estate Owned homes continually add sludge to an economy struggling to recover. (more…)
Tags: Bernanke, Current Events, Economic Conditions and Trends, Economy, foreclosure, Homeowners, Mortgage, REO
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Foreclosure | No Comments »
Friday, December 30th, 2011

Banking is inarguably the most prominent component of a country’s economic construct. (more…)
Tags: Bankers, euro, Euro (Currency), Glass-Steagall Act, Money Market Funds, Occupy Wall Street, United States Economy, Wall Street (NYC), wealth
Posted in Barack Obama, Business, Civility, Conservatives, DailyNews-Business, Democrats, Economy, Euro, Europe, G8, Governance, International Monetary Fund, liberals vs. conservatives, News, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Street, Politics, President, President Obama, Republicans, World | No Comments »
Sunday, December 18th, 2011

Our country is experiencing what some financial sages termed economic unthinkable times. (more…)
Tags: Economic Conditions and Trends, Economy, European Sovereign Debt Crisis (2010- ), European Union, wealth
Posted in Business, China, DailyNews, Economy, Euro, G8, Governance, Liberals, Occupy Wall Street, Opinion-Business, S&P | 2 Comments »
Monday, December 12th, 2011

In 2004 Martha Stewart was convicted of conspiracy, obstruction of justice and making false statements. Though her sentence was light, the conviction wore all of the appearances of bigotry based on a random act of genetics. She was born female. (more…)
Tags: Corzine, Goldman Sachs, Martha Stewart, MF Global
Posted in AP, Business, Civility, DailyNews-Business, Hypocrisy | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, December 7th, 2011

His name is Dr. Mohamed A. El- Erian CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO, one of the largest bond trading firms in the world. His arrival onto the global stage was overlooked by many. (more…)
Tags: Economic Conditions and Trends, Economy, El-Erian, euro, PIMCO
Posted in Business, Economy, Euro, G8, Opinion-Business | No Comments »
Tuesday, December 6th, 2011

Could the flows of humanity participating in Occupy Wall Street or “Occupy” be the ultimate voice in helping us to understand that fundamental rights of men are being bartered away? (more…)
Tags: breaking news, Economy, euro, Goldman Sachs, Merkel, Occupy Wall Street
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Economy, Euro, Governance, Merkel, Occupy Wall Street, Opinion, Opinion-Business, Opinion-Politics, S&P | No Comments »
Sunday, November 27th, 2011

An amazing turn of global events is happening in the Euro Zone that is threatening to infect the world. (more…)
Tags: Current Events, Economic Conditions and Trends, Economy, Euro (Currency), Eurobond, Financial Contagion, Merkel
Posted in Business, DailyNews-Business, Euro, Governance, Merkel, News, Politics | 1 Comment »