Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Gary Null on Vaccines: New York State Assembly Hearing
October 21st, 2009The date on these is 10-13-2009:
Hank Paulson Held A Secret Meeting With Goldman Sachs In Moscow
October 21st, 2009Via: Business Insider: During that long summer between the collapse of Bear Stearns and the collapse of Lehman Brothers, Hank Paulson held a secret meeting with the board of Goldman Sachs in Moscow. Andrew Ross Sorkin tells the tale of the meeting in his new book, Too Big To Fail: When Paulson learned that Goldman’s […]
Update on Desiree Jennings
October 20th, 2009Update: Hoax? —End Update— Related: Woman’s Life Ruined by Seasonal Flu Shot
Citibank Closing Credit Card Accounts Without Warning; Sending Letters Five Days Later
October 20th, 2009Via: AP: Shannon Burdette tried to pay with her Shell Mastercard after filling up her gas tank this weekend but found the card rejected. Confused, she called the customer service line on the back of the card, issued by Citibank, and was told the account was closed because of something that appeared on her credit […]
Japan to Sell More Bonds as Tax Revenues Dwindle
October 20th, 2009Via: Wall Street Journal: Japan’s finance minister Hirohisa Fujii said Tuesday that plummeting tax receipts will likely force the government to sell more new debt in the ongoing fiscal year to make ends meet. More bond sales will further inflate Japan’s national debt, the highest among advanced economies at roughly 170% of gross domestic product, […]
So Many Threats to Federal Officials that Secret Service May Curtail Investigations Into Financial Crimes
October 20th, 2009Wow, the Internet Tuff Guys are out in force on this one, leaving stupid comments all over the place—perfect for COINTEL purposes. Via: Boston Globe: The unprecedented number of death threats against President Obama, a rise in racist hate groups, and a new wave of antigovernment fervor threaten to overwhelm the US Secret Service, according […]
Real Estate Collapse Entering New Phase: Banks Refusing to Repossess Abandoned Homes, or Even File Foreclosures
October 19th, 2009Not only are there no bids in some markets, the accumulation of property taxes means that some properties have negative valuations, like a derivative trade that’s gone bad. Via: Dayton Daily News: Nobody is sure exactly how many bank walkaways are occurring. For various reasons, they can’t be identified in searches of public real estate […]
Six Accused of Insider Trading After Wiretapping Investigation
October 18th, 2009This case is a joke—not because the people involved aren’t crooks, but because the amounts of money involved are noise level. The Feds plucked some low hanging douche bags and put them on display for the retail investor to see as part of a confidence trick. “Behold, retail investor, we’re using ‘powerful investigative tools’ to […]
Russia’s Leaders See Chinese Fascism as Template for Governance
October 18th, 2009Via: New York Times: Nearly two decades after the collapse of the Communist Party, Russia’s rulers have hit upon a model for future success: the Communist Party. Or at least, the one that reigns next door. Like an envious underachiever, Vladimir V. Putin’s party, United Russia, is increasingly examining how it can emulate the Chinese […]
U.S. Spends $400 Per Gallon of Gas in Afghanistan
October 17th, 2009Via: The Hill: The Pentagon pays an average of $400 to put a gallon of fuel into a combat vehicle or aircraft in Afghanistan. The statistic is likely to play into the escalating debate in Congress over the cost of a war that entered its ninth year last week. Pentagon officials have told the House […]
