Markets
Manipulation of Precious-metals Market Under Fire
The banking cartel’s manipulation of supposedly “free” markets is coming under increasing fire as a broad coalition of activists, legislators, and non-profit groups...
Finance ‘Regulatory Reform’ Would Extend to Main Street
"Congress is to be applauded for tackling financial regulatory reform," wrote U.S. Chamber of Commerce president Thomas J. Donahue in an op-ed piece...
Read moreMaking a Disaster National: Massachusetts’ Romney-care v. Obama-care
With all the alarm by Republicans on the “right” over Obama-care, Americans should take a closer look at Massachusetts' health care legislation. The...
Read moreStrategic Defaults: Morality vs. Reality
According to RealtyTrac, nearly 3 million foreclosures were filed in 2009. And with almost 10 percent of all mortgages now delinquent nationally, those...
Read moreSenate Passes 15 Billion ‘Jobs’ Bill
As President Barack Obama’s jobless “recovery” is showing more and more signs of being no recovery at all, the Senate has voted another...
Read moreRosenberg Sees China Causing Gold to Hit $2,600
Gold has recently topped the $1,200 per ounce mark, but analyst David Rosenberg sees it going as high as $2,623 per ounce in...
Read moreGold Hits New Record High, Skirts $1,200/oz.
The weakening dollar propelled gold prices in American markets almost to $1,200 an ounce Tuesday morning, Reuters reported. U.S. gold futures for February...
Read moreGDP Numbers Revised Downward to 2.8 percent for Third Quarter
The U.S. economy grew slower in the third quarter of the year than initially forecast according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis...
Read moreGDP Increases 3.5% in Third Quarter, Fueled by “Cash for Clunkers”
The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 3.5 percent annualized rate in the third quarter, according to an “advance estimate” released by the...
Read moreReport: Secret Plot Against Dollar
A report published Tuesday by a British newspaper sent shockwaves across the world. The Independent story, entitled "The demise of the dollar," claimed...
Read moreProposal for This Week’s G-20 Summit: IMF as Global Financial Regulator
“The International Monetary Fund was the surprise winner at the last summit of the Group of 20 leaders, which agreed to quadruple the...
Read moreReverse Immigration Jeopardizes U.S. Economy
While the U.S. Border Patrol has its hands full trying to stop the flow of illegal aliens into our country, a Duke University...
Read moreAmid Criticism, Switzerland Overtakes US as Most Competitive Economy
Switzerland overtook the United States as the most competitive economy in the world, according to the global competitiveness index released this week by...
Read moreEconomy Shrinks Q2, Recession Worse Than Thought
Though data shows that the U.S. economy only shrank at a one-percent annual rate during the second quarter of the 2009 calendar year,...
Read moreCIT Patches Together Private Bailout After TARP Bailout
Capital lending firm-turned-bank holding company CIT has patched together another $3 billion private loan to avoid bankruptcy and try to complete the transition...
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