Archive for the 'Economy' Category
German Military: Peak Oil a National Security Issue in “15 to 30 Years”
September 1st, 2010Via: Der Spiegel: A study by a German military think tank has analyzed how “peak oil” might change the global economy. The internal draft document — leaked on the Internet — shows for the first time how carefully the German government has considered a potential energy crisis. … According to the German report, there was […]
International Center for 9/11 Studies Secures Release of Thousands of Photos and Videos from NIST
September 1st, 2010Via: 911 Blogger: The International Center for 9/11 Studies has secured the release of hundreds of hours of video footage and tens of thousands of photographs used by the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) for its investigation of the collapse of the World Trade Center Twin Towers and Building 7. This material is […]
The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply
September 1st, 2010The Unhealthy Truth: One Mother’s Shocking Investigation into the Dangers of America’s Food Supply—and What Every Family Can Do to Protect Itself by Robyn O’Brien
Problem Bank List Climbs to 829
September 1st, 2010Via: CNN: The government’s list of troubled banks hit its highest level since 1993 during the second quarter, although the pace of growth continued to slow, according to a government report released Tuesday. The number of banks at risk of failing rose by 53 to 829, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said in its quarterly […]
Ten To-Big-To-Fail Bailed-Out Banks Spent $16.3 Million Lobbying in First Half of 2010
September 1st, 2010I love it! “Invested the most to influence members of Congress…” “Investing” in corrupt politicians has got to be the most profitable form of financial speculation of them all. Bum change, applied properly, can result in billions of dollars in lucre flowing into the slimy coffers of these public menace corporations. Maybe, when these firms […]
Recovery: U.S. Auto Sales May Hit 28-Year Low as Discounts Flop
September 1st, 2010Via: Bloomberg: U.S. auto sales in August probably were the slowest for the month in 28 years as model-year closeout deals failed to entice consumers concerned the economy is worsening and they may lose their jobs. Industrywide deliveries, to be released tomorrow, may have reached an annualized rate of 11.6 million vehicles this month, the […]
More Than 20,000 American Mortgagees at Palm Beach Convention Center for Loan Modification Event
August 31st, 2010Related/Triage America: Thousands Line Up for Free Health Care at the Los Angeles Sports Arena. Via: Guardian: In the pre-dawn darkness of a steamy night of sub-tropical rain, a queue of anxious, soggy people snakes around the palm trees outside a cavernous Florida convention centre. Some have erected camp beds or makeshift tents. All clutch […]
Do the Evolution
August 31st, 2010Via: Pearl Jam – Do the Evolution / YouTube: Research Credit: MC
Is China Looking at a $430 Billion Loss on U.S. Treasury Bonds?
August 31st, 2010WARNING: This is not a recommendation to buy, sell or hold any financial instrument. I don’t see how they could be looking at a loss of that magnitude right now. The only way that’s possible is if there’s some unthinkably large position that they have not acknowledged. Initially, this feels like Information Operations to me. […]
Recovery: 1 in 6 Americans in Government Anti-Poverty Programs
August 31st, 2010Via: USA Today: Government anti-poverty programs that have grown to meet the needs of recession victims now serve a record one in six Americans and are continuing to expand. More than 50 million Americans are on Medicaid, the federal-state program aimed principally at the poor, a survey of state data by USA TODAY shows. That’s […]
