By DAVID BARBOZA Published: January 7, 2010 SHANGHAI — James S. Chanos built one of the largest fortunes on Wall Street by foreseeing the collapse of Enron and other highflying companies whose stories were too good to be true. Now Mr. Chanos,... (Continue reading)
VOLCKER continues to speak out (Are they listening?) Volcker Sees No Value in Derivatives The Daily Bell News & Views 12/10/2009 - by Staff Reports (ARBP) The former US Federal Reserve chairman told an audience that included some of the world’s most senior financiers... (Continue reading)
One of the latest controversies in the takeover world has developed around the proposed acquisition of On2 Technologies by Google. The deal is set for a vote by On2 shareholders on December 18, which could be a corporate version of... (Continue reading)
On October 14, Lord Christopher Monckton gave a presentation in St. Paul, MN on the subject of global warming. In this 4-minute excerpt from his speech, he issues a dire warning to all Americans To The Point News - THE... (Continue reading)
What a change and holiday story ey` ~Out of sympathy it seems she made 117 transfers between 2003 and 2005, moving more than €7.6m (£6.9m) from richer accounts at a rural German branch to people who were suffering financially. Already,... (Continue reading)
FINALLY !!!! (or just in time) ClimateGate: The Very Ugly Side of Climate Science If you are a fan of science, this is a pretty grim day. If you are a fierce partisan on either side of the global-warming issue, you are... (Continue reading)
Politics and more POLITICS !!! Major news breaking while Obama is on his Asian trip (never a dull moment with this busy President, always lots on his agenda) To start, the main topic of discussion on the Sunday shows-The Obama administration’s... (Continue reading)
To start, its highly suggested to read in full for a weeks worth of data all in one place==>Just the Facts by Doug Noland November 13, 2009 from over at the PrudentBear http://www.prudentbear.com/ind.....t_id=10308 While there, in case you missed it read... (Continue reading)
The report, by the Open Europe think tank, details how the EU has already adopted swathes of surveillance powers. But it says once the Lisbon Treaty has been ratified this will increase dramatically... 'We are fast approaching a situation where... (Continue reading)
This is as predictable as day follows night. Far swings to the left are followed by reactionary responses. This is how populist liberal movements, like the French and the Russian revolutions were hijacked and in short time evolved into an atmosphere... (Continue reading)