Archive for the 'Economy' Category
Volkswagen’s 282MPG Car
May 29th, 2007This story is five years old. Do you get it yet? Via: Canadian Driver: A few years ago, Volkswagen took on a task that many people thought was impossible: they decided to develop a fuel-efficient, road-going compact car that could achieve an average fuel consumption of just 3 litres per 100 km (94 mpg). Not […]
U.S. Legislation Would Bring Wind Power to ‘Grinding Halt’
May 29th, 2007Power crisis? The only power crisis we have involves the people in power. Isn’t it interesting how this affects individuals who use wind turbines?! Will the government’s service to the criminal mining and drilling interests be worth touching off armed standoffs over wind turbines? Hmm. Even I can’t believe the U.S. Government would be that […]
U.S., Iran End 27-Year Diplomatic Freeze
May 29th, 2007Incredible. Which “Diplomatic Freeze” are we talking about, precisely? Halliburton has no problem with doing business with Iran. If you think that’s illegal under U.S. law, think again: It’s just another Halliburton oil and gas operation. The company name is emblazoned everywhere: On trucks, equipment, large storage silos and workers’ uniforms. But this isn’t Texas. […]
Making Less Than Dad Did
May 28th, 2007Via: CNN: American men in their 30s are earning less than their father’s generation did, challenging a long-held belief that each generation will be better off than the one that preceded it, according to a new study published Friday. The report, the first in an ongoing 18-month study on economic mobility in the United States, […]
Iran Interest Rate Cut Sparks Panic Selling
May 25th, 2007I have no idea what this means, but with two U.S. carrier groups just off the coats of Iran… Let’s just hope nobody makes any sudden moves. Maybe it’s related to the CIA ratf*cking that Bush recently authorized. Via: Guardian: Iran’s financial system suffered a fresh jolt yesterday with panic selling on the stock market […]
Goldman Sachs Creates Private Stock Exchange for Unregistered Securities, Clients with $100 Million Minimum
May 24th, 2007This is an absolutely astonishing development! People will be able to make careers out of untangling this octopus, if, of course, they’re willing to take their lives in their hands to investigate what is actually happening within this den of villainy, and the actual sources of the money involved. When you consider what goes on […]
Opium: Iraq’s Deadly New Export
May 24th, 2007A week in the life of the Global Black Ops Economy / War on Terror: On Monday, Wednesday and Friday, it’s about a generalized shakedown resulting in bogus contracts to criminal corporations. On Tuesday and Thursday, it’s about oil. On Saturday and Sunday, it’s about drugs. Everything that happens on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday […]
KUWAIT FORCED TO END LINK WITH U.S. DOLLAR
May 21st, 2007Via: Telegraph: Kuwait has surrendered to speculators by breaking the tie with the dollar in a move that has dismayed Arab oil producers and will have a knock-on effect in currency markets today. The Gulf oil state said it had been forced to end the link and tie the dinar to a basket of currencies […]
Why the U.S. Doesn’t Stop Importing Tainted Food from China
May 21st, 2007Always low prices. Always. At least a crock of shit would be useful. You can compost it and put it on your garden. “Typical Americans” are nourished on increasing amounts of petroleum, empty calories and toxic slag from slave labor camps in China. I wouldn’t allow what “typical Americans” are eating everyday into my compost […]
Real Estate: It’s Not That Bad, It’s Worse
May 19th, 2007Via: Big Picture: Closing Data: Sales have actually fallen 22% year-over-year, based on comparing trailing 12 month periods. If you compare year over year sales, the decline is even more severe. Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA) Data: MBA Seasonally Adjusted Purchase Application Index is down 18% from its peak in September 2005. Builder Data: D.R. Horton […]
