Archive for December, 2008
German Carmakers: Production Halts
December 1st, 2008Is there any precedent for this in recent decades? Via: Reuters: * Porsche schedules 8 days of production stops at main plant * Volkswagen may stop production in Wolfsburg for 3 weeks * Audi says production halts are a precaution * BMW says will cut further 400 temporary jobs in Leipzig * Porsche shares down […]
90 Percent of U.S. Infant Formula May Be Contaminated with Melamine; FDA Abruptly Declares Chemical Safe for Babies
December 1st, 2008Via: Natural News: Up to 90 percent of the infant formula sold in the United States may be contaminated with trace amounts of melamine, the toxic chemical linked to kidney damage, according to recent tests. The FDA’s test results, which the agency hid from the public and only released after the Associated Press filed a […]
UK ‘Closer’ to Adopting the Euro
December 1st, 2008What did the most important and influential journal of International Relations in the world just say about the U.S. Dollar and the global economy? In summary: The U.S. dollar is an ‘absurdity’ and the only way to stave off a global disaster is for most countries to join one of three global currencies, based loosely […]
