Belgian Bank Robbers Blow Themselves Up

Two aspiring bank robbers accidentally blew up the bank and themselves in Dinant, Belgium, on Saturday morning. The two robbers are believed to have pumped gas into the bank building through its mail slot, then lit it on fire before they managed to get far enough away. The...

Norway Towns Sue Citi Over Losses

Seven Norwegian municipalities are suing Citigroup Inc after losing millions of US dollars on investments. The towns are seeking $200 million in damages together with Norwegian firm Terra Securites. Terra bought the structured notes from Citigroup in May and June 2007, and...

Bank Secret Fees

""One of most dangerous things going on with consumers is they are not paying attention to the variety of ways they are paying. They are balancing money back and forth because it's too hard to account for....

$100, 000,000,000,000 Banknote.

"To deal with hyperinflation that reached the ludicrous level of 231 million % and saw the price for a loaf of bread hit 300 billion Zimbabwean dollars, Zimbabwe issued a $100 trillion note in early January. (One...

Seattle Bank Teller Fired for Chasing Robber

Jim Nicholson, a teller at Key Bank in Seattle, has been fired for going after a would be robber. " After more than two years working as a teller at the Key Bank branch in Lower Queen Anne, Nicholson clearly...

There is a Storm Brewing Part I

I have tried to share my account of the politcal dynamic that brews in this part of the Middle East. This is part one of a two part article that I have been working on of late. Enjoy. " There is a storm brewing and we are all waiting, wondering where and when it will begin...

Niger Crisis escalating after EU suspends all aid to the Country.

By, Uwe Paschen. E.U. Suspends all aid to Niger and freezes all accounts. After Failure of the Niger Government to comply with EU demands as reported in an earlier post. (See links at the end of this post.)...

Death-plunge mystery of City's whizkid - Bush's UK dummy?

" To his friends and family he was already a spectacular success - apparently heading for the summit in the bruising world of finance. Oxford graduate Anjool Malde was about to celebrate his 25th birthday and...

Obama presses Israel, Palestinians on West Bank

" WASHINGTON – Gingerly trying to advance Mideast peace, President Barack Obama on Thursday challenged Israel to stop settlement construction in the West Bank on the same day the Israelis rejected that demand....

NZ hunts accidental millionaires

" Police in New Zealand are searching for a couple who disappeared after a banking blunder deposited NZ$10m (£3.9m, US$6m) in their account. The couple had applied for a NZ$10,000 overdraft but received NZ$10m in their business account instead, part of which they withdrew,...

Is this the End of Capitalism in Germany?

By, Uwe Paschen. Could this be the beginning of the end for Capitalism?  On Saturday another demonstration took place with an  estimated 100,000 Workers marching through Berlin in protest and anger. Stating on...

Bank Bail Out True Facts - Federal Reserve, Lehman Brothers Etc.

The stocks of manufacturers of Tar, Feathers, pitch forks, scythes, rope and high tree branches soared today on news that banks that failed and received Federal Bailout Money were stockholders of the US Federal...

A great proposal from the President of Tamil Eelam Bank (LTTEB)

Vazhthukkal of the Season..( Baam..!!)Good Day!I am the Finance minister of  erstwhile “Liberation of Tamil Tigers Eelam” aka  (LTTE) and President of foreign propaganda and “Diasporan” department...

AUDIT THE FEDERAL RESERVE BILL MAKING ITS WAY THROUGH THE HOUSE

"Year after year in Congress, Rep. Ron Paul [R, TX-14] has introduced a bill to abolish the Fed (H.R. 833). Though the bill has a dedicated network of citizen supporters – see the End the Fed network – it has...

EVILS OF A PUBLIC CENTRAL BANK AKA THE USA FEDERAL RESERVE

""A private central bank issuing the public currency is a greater menace to the liberties of the people than a standing army...We must not let our rulers load us with perpetual debt." Thomas Jefferson,One of the...

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