Archive for the 'Economy' Category
‘Visit America: It’s Easier Than You Think’
June 14th, 2012The spoofs of this will be brutal. Via: U.S. State Department:
Countries Across World Gird for Greece Turmoil
June 14th, 2012Via: Reuters: The threat of turmoil sweeping across global markets next week if Greece’s election prompts a panicky flight of money from the euro zone has policymakers from Beijing to Zurich preparing to protect their currencies and economies from an unwelcome influx. Swiss National Bank President Thomas Jordan is among the most vociferous, dangling the […]
Leaked Documents Reveal Obama Regime Intends to Give Radical New Powers to Multinational Corporations
June 13th, 2012Via: Huffington Post: A critical document from President Barack Obama’s free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations was leaked online early Wednesday morning, revealing that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises. The leaked document has been posted on the website of Public Citizen, a long-time critic […]
Saab Auto Sold to China-Japan Group In Electric-Car Push
June 13th, 2012Via: Bloomberg: A Chinese-Japanese investment group agreed to buy Saab Automobile and convert the bankrupt Swedish manufacturer into a maker of electric cars. The first vehicle under the plan will be based on Saab’s 9-3 car and will go on sale early in 2014, with China as the main market, purchaser National Electric Vehicle Sweden […]
Syria Issues New Currency That Was Printed in Russia
June 13th, 2012Via: Reuters: Syria has released new cash into circulation to finance its fiscal deficit, flirting with inflation after violence and sanctions wiped out revenues and led to a severe economic contraction, bankers in Damascus say. Four Damascus-based bankers told Reuters that new banknotes printed in Russia were circulating in trial amounts in the capital and […]
MOODY’S TAKES SPANISH CREDIT RATING DOWN THREE NOTCHES
June 13th, 2012Via: Reuters: Rating agency Moody’s Investors Service cut its rating on Spanish government debt by three notches on Wednesday to Baa3 from A3, saying the newly approved euro zone plan to help the country’s banks will increase the country’s debt burden. Moody’s, which said it could lower Spain’s rating further, also cited the Spanish government’s […]
Greeks Withdraw $1 Billion a Day Ahead of Vote
June 13th, 2012Via: Reuters: Greeks pulled their cash out of the banks and stocked up with food ahead of a cliffhanger election on Sunday that many fear will result in the country being forced out of the euro. Bankers said up to 800 million euros ($1 billion) were leaving major banks daily and retailers said some of […]
Sweden: Narcolepsy Traced to Specific Vaccine Batches
June 13th, 2012Via: The Local: A new Swedish study shows that all Swedes who developed narcolepsy from the swine flu vaccine Pandemrix received the vaccine from 12 of the 35 batches, despite the Swedish Medical Products Agency’s (Läkemedelsverket) previous claim that no such connection exists. “We will have to think again,” said Maria Szirmai of the Swedish […]
Mexico’s Largest Television Network Sold Favorable Election Coverage to Top Politicians
June 13th, 2012Via: Narco News Bulletin: The US Embassy in Mexico City in 2009 issued a series of cables indicating that Mexican political candidates, “are paying networks to provide them with television coverage” and that leading presidential contender Enrique Peña Nieto, in particular, “is paying media outlets under the table for favorable news coverage.” The documents were […]
Indians in Gated Communities Meet Their Neighbors Online
June 12th, 2012So it goes… Via: Washington Post: Sumit Jain has fond memories of his childhood in a small town where everybody knew everybody. But as a young man, he moved to a big city for work and began living in an apartment building. Jain said he soon missed feeling connected to a community. That sense of […]
