£75 billion wiped off pensions as world stock markets plunge

BILLIONS of pounds was wiped from the value of pension funds today as stock markets around the world plunged. Fears over the health of the US economy saw the FTSE in London lose 1.49 per cent, a drop of nearly 100...

Think About Harmony Gold Mining

http://economicrisis.com/think-about-harmony-gold-mining/3866 Think About Harmony Gold Mining To most market participants, hedge funds are perceived as worthless, old investment vehicles of yesteryear. While there are over 8000 funds in operation at present, we at...

North Korea crisis piques tourists' interest

Kim Jong-un's government has made increasingly bellicose threats to deploy nuclear missiles in a conflict with South Korea that threatens to draw in China and the United States. But Regent Holidays, the...

Rolling Stones announce North American & British tour dates

LONDON, April 3 (UPI) -- The Rolling Stones announced on its website Wednesday plans for a "50 and Counting" North American and British concert tour. "Everyone was a bit reluctant to say how keen...

Gold, Bubbles and Central Bank Policy

http://1goldinvestment.com/gold-bubbles-and-central-bank-policy/ Gold, Bubbles and Central Bank Policy FOR YEARS, the Federal Reserve has herded investors away from cash and bonds. It wants to keep investors bullish on stocks, hoping higher stock prices will create a...

CO2 myth busted: Why we need more carbon dioxide to grow food and

http://economicrisis.com/co2-myth-busted-why-we-need-more-carbon-dioxide-to-grow-food-and-forests/3529 CO2 myth busted: Why we need more carbon dioxide to grow food and forests If you talk to the global warming crowd, carbon dioxide — CO2 — is the enemy of mankind....

How Sugary Drinks Kill

How Sugary Drinks Kill New research has convicted sugary drinks like soda as the killer of 180,000 people. This research comes out only a week after a New York court blocked legislation to limit the serving size of sugary beverages to 16 ounces. Over the past couple of...

A Man Thinks He Is A Racist — But Not So Much . . .

Robert De Filippis declared, "I wasn't a racist when I was a young man, but I am now."  When the truth is, Robert De Filippis is no more racist than Pavlov's Dogs are hungry . . .  Growing up, for people De Filippis' age, included a symbolic bell "ringing" every...

'Biggest cyber-attack in history' slows down internet worldwide

Internet users worldwide are having to endure slow connections after the biggest cyber-attack in history. Tonight there were fears that any worsening of the attack could affect web browsing and emails. The...

Dionne Warwick files for bankruptcy, owing $10m

Walk On By singer Dionne Warwick has filed for bankruptcy in the US after amounting debts of almost $10 million (£6.6m) in taxes since 1991. The singer's liabilities include nearly $7m owed to the IRS (Internal...

Beach Boys collection up for sale

Sheet music, photos, and other lost treasures of the Californian group, go up for sale in London next month. The Beach Boys' songs of youth and romance won a worldwide audience and fame to rival the Beatles....

Iraq war killed 120,000, cost U.S. $800 billion

http://economicrisis.com/iraq-war-killed-120000-cost-u-s-800-billion/2174 Iraq war killed 120,000, cost U.S. $800 billion PARIS – At least 116,000 Iraqi civilians and more than 4,800 coalition troops died in Iraq between the outbreak of war in 2003 and the U.S....

Obama Draws Up Plans To Grant Spy Agencies Complete Access

http://economicrisis.com/obama-draws-up-plans-to-grant-spy-agencies-complete-access-to-financial-data-on-every-american/1981 Obama Draws Up Plans To Grant Spy Agencies Complete Access To Financial Data On Every American The Obama administration is drawing up plans to...

'Pirate Bay' for 3D printing launched

The company that developed 3D printed gun parts has announced plans to launch a new firm, dedicated to copyright-free blueprints for a range of 3D printable objects. Defcad, as the firm will be known, has...

Dita Von Teese's red-carpet dresses to the costumes of Mad Men

When music idol Adele wants to make a vintage fashion statement, stylist Gaelle Paul has a go-to source: the cleverly named The Way We Wore shop. Now TV viewers can peek inside Los Angeles store owner Doris...

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