Archive for August, 2009
Goldman Subpoenaed on Huddles
August 27th, 2009Via: Wall Street Journal: William Galvin, Massachusetts’s chief financial regulator, has subpoenaed Wall Street firm Goldman Sachs Group Inc., demanding information on the firm’s weekly trading huddles between its research analysts and traders. Mr. Galvin, the Massachusetts secretary of the commonwealth, said he is concerned that the huddles, in which Goldman’s research staff give verbal […]
Rothschild Connection to Megrahi Release
August 27th, 2009Via: BBC: In recent years two British prime ministers, a Russian oligarch, the scion of a European banking dynasty, a Prince of the Realm, a leader of Big Oil and our very own “Prince of Darkness” (aka Business Secretary Peter Mandelson) have all had walk-on parts, if not more, in events that preceded the release […]
Fed Whining About Having to Release Records of Which Firms Received “Emergency Loans”
August 27th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: The Federal Reserve argued yesterday that identifying the financial institutions that benefited from its emergency loans would harm the companies and render the central bank’s planned appeal of a court ruling moot. The Fed’s board of governors asked Manhattan Chief U.S. District Judge Loretta Preska to delay enforcement of her Aug. 24 decision […]
Flashback 1998: United States Patent 5733553: Recombinant Birth Control Vaccine
August 27th, 2009With regard to human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and vaccines, see: Bad Blood? The Possibility of a Tainted Tetanus Toxoid Vaccine in the Philippines. Via: Free Patents Online: Population is growing at a rapid pace in many economically developing countries and there is a continuing need of an alternate method for regulation of fertility. We proposed […]
The Crapification of Everything is Just Beginning
August 27th, 2009Becky did lots of research into finding a handheld blender that wasn’t crap. She eventually found an article in a consumer magazine that said that there are no handheld blenders that aren’t crap and to just buy the cheapest one available, expect it to crap out, and when it does, buy another one or use […]
Swiss Bank: The U.S. Overestimates its Attraction as a Financial Center; Advising its Clients to Get Out of All U.S. Securities
August 27th, 2009Crackpot, foilhead , lunatic fringe Swiss banks! *snort* Via: SwissInfo: Swiss private bank Wegelin announced on Tuesday that it is to stop doing business in the United States. The St Gallen-based bank, Switzerland’s oldest, said the decision had been taken in response to stricter measures introduced in the US against tax dodgers and planned changes […]
J.P. MorganChase and the Paper Silver Market
August 27th, 2009Via: GATA: We know that MorganChase and the Fed are essentially the same entity because MorganChase was selected by the Fed to take over Bear Stearns for $2 per share with no due diligence and apparently no competitive tender between rival banks. When Bear Stearns shareholders protested the $2 per share offer, it was arbitrarily […]
Taser Projectile Fired from 12 Gauge Shotgun
August 26th, 2009Via: New Scientist: THE manufacturer of the Taser stun gun is sparking new controversy with the commercial launch of a long-range version that can be fired from a 12-bore shotgun. Government-funded tests on initial versions of the new Extended Range Electronic Projectile (XREP) have revealed possible health risks to people on the receiving end, New […]
U.S. Military Hires Public Relations Firm to Screen Prospective Embedded Journalists
August 26th, 2009Via: Stars and Stripes: As more journalists seek permission to accompany U.S. forces engaged in escalating military operations in Afghanistan, many of them could be screened by a controversial Washington-based public relations firm contracted by the Pentagon to determine whether their past coverage has portrayed the U.S. military in a positive light. U.S. public affairs […]
Toyota Will Cut Domestic Production as Sales Plummet
August 26th, 2009Via: Bloomberg: Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s biggest automaker, plans its first long-term closure of a domestic assembly line as car sales in the country fall to the lowest in more than 30 years. Toyota, which cut domestic production 49 percent through June, will reduce output by about 220,000 vehicles by shutting down a line at […]
