Why Obama’s big economic gamble is failing?

  " A string of new polls seems to show that America’s belief in the wonder-working power of Obamanomics has begun to fade. A Pew poll found President Obama’s economic approval rating has fallen to 52...

Obama approval rating at 68 percent

" The first Gallup poll measuring President Barack Obama's approval rating is in. Sixty-eight percent of Americans approve of the job he's doing. As Politico notes, Obama's numbers have come down significantly...

Poll: Public pleased with post-election Obama

"More than a month after his November victory, President-elect Barack Obama is enjoying a larger post-election honeymoon with the American public than his recent predecessors did, according to the latest NBC...

Barclays, RBS in Talks on U.K. Government Funding

RBS and Barclays banks in the UK are thought to be the next to be in trouble, with shares in both banks plummeting today. It is thought that the UK government is going to take partial ownership in both banks."The U.K. government may invest at least 45 billion pounds ($79...

Better than Lipstick on a Pig [FreePress - Citizen Media Debate Scorecard]

Sick of the questions the corporate talking heads ask and don't ask at the US Presidential debates, but watching them anyway? Rate the moderators with a mouse-click while you do; Free Press has created a Citizens Media Scorecard and is requesting public participation. Results...

'Survivor' Is Most Addictive Show On Television

Are you a "Survivor" junkie? You're not alone. The reality show has been named the most addictive show on television in a recent study measuring the "Emotional Attachment Index (EAI)" of North Americans'...

Leading American Insurer AIG close to bankruptcy

Leading American Insurance company  American International Group Inc. is in the bad shape and likely to file for bankruptcy. However they have been allowed to use $20 billion of assets held by its...

Anand out of contention at Bilbao Grand Slam

"World Champion Viswanathan Anand bowed out of contention for a top finish in the Bilbao Grand Slam final chess tournament after losing from a better position against Levon Aronian of Armenia in the eighth round. After suffering his second loss in the tournament, Anand’s...

Credit Rating agencies may be prosecuted under EU draft

Rating AAA, good friends make it possible, banks traded internal securities, futures, bank guarantees, or simply "fancy stuff" like Bush said, with virtual no control. The fancy comfort rating system causing the sub-prime crises will be banned from Europe. Worthless home...

The Dark Knight: Too Dark For PG-13

The rating for this movie is the real issue for me. In the US the movie was rated PG-13 for intense sequences of violence and some menace (which there were many times over). In Canada where I saw the movie, it was...

Bush is voted most unpopular

President Bush is the most unpopular president in modern American history according to a new poll by CNN.Is this surprising though?" A CNN/Opinion Research Corp. survey released Thursday indicates that 71 percent...

Fonds | Investmentfonds, Immobilienfonds, Fonds Lexikon

"Einen Fonds und sein Managment in aller Kürze zu beurteilen: Das Leistet ein Rating. "

Spring Sunshine Brings Toronto's First air Quality Health Warning

After introducing a new air quality warning system last year, the first real blast of summer brought with it the first warning.The air on Monday was at a high of 5 out of a possible 10 in the Air Quality Health...

Landmark Trade Deal Struck By China, New Zealand

"HONG KONG - In the free-trade Olympics, China has scored its first major individual gold medal.Seeking to catch up with the U.S. in forming its own club of bilateral trade partners, China on Monday inked a pact with New Zealand that is its first comprehensive free-trade...

Race Hindi movie : Movie Review

"The latest thriller made by Bollywood thriller masters Abbas-Mustan’s is an A-class entertainer. Sexy women in short clothes, handsome hunks, beautiful locations, good stunts, lots of songs with catchy rhythm and loud music (except ‘Pehli Nazar Mein’) is a good...
 

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