Tamil 'Stop Genocide' candidate secures record results

Jan Jananayagam gets record results despite entering the contest in the last minute, however she was not able to win the london seat. "A Tamil rights campaigner won more than 50,000 votes in the European elections...

RP emerges as wellness haven

" Medical tourism is proving to be a super-bright region in our country’s darkening economic landscape. The country’s chief statistician warns that we are on the brink of a recession. If we do slip...

The Global Common Currency, to avoid another Financial Crisis

By, Uwe Paschen.  The Global recession could have been avoided even with the latest financial scandals and the US mortgage crisis would we have had a common global currency. Some of the hard ship that companies do...

Recovery Yet?

Tent cities in the United States of America, one million new houses unsold in Spain, another one million unfinished or second-hand on sale as a result of foreclosure, or from busted real estate developers from...

Debt and Depression Cause of Murder/Suicide in Maryland

The Maryland father who killed his wife and three children before shooting himself this past weekend had struggled with financial problems and mental illness, Frederick County Sheriff Charles Jenkins said on Tuesday....

Economist: US collapse driven by fraud, Geithner covering it up

In an explosive interview on PBS’ Bill Moyers Journal, William K. Black, a professor of economics and law with the University of Missouri, alleged that American banks and credit agencies conspired to create a...

Barclays gags Guardian over tax

"Barclays gags Guardian over tax Injunction forces news website to remove seven leaked memos showing how bank avoided hundreds of millions of pounds in tax guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 17 March 2009 09.05 GMT Barclays...

Credit Default Swops [ CDS ] – Profiting from failure?

Today it was announced that American International Group (AIG) is to pay pre_arranged bonuses of some $165 million after announcing losses of $61.7 billion as taxpayers contribute some $170 billion, much of those bonuses being connected to credit default swap products. What...

Dead Banks Walking: 5 biggest banks face huge loss risk

A new financial report suggests that some of our biggest and most well-known banks might go insolvent, even after huge amounts of bailout-money. The investors have begun to show signs of panic." America's five...

Starbucks offers local brew to boost sales in China

Starbucks's new drink to be sold in China is a locally created brew. The drink called 'South of the Clouds' will be brewed from locally grown beans, and is the latest attempt of the stuggling coffee chain to...

Newsday demands payment for online content

" New York newspaper Newsday plans to begin charging online readers for access to its content, according to a Reuters report. The announcement, which comes as the newspaper industry is mired in financial crisis, was made Thursday during a conference call with...

New York Times stock now cheaper than the Sunday paper

The Sunday Edition of the New York Times is $5.00. A share of the New York Times is $3.57"What costs more — a spark plug or a share of General Motors? A Sunday New York Times or a share of the newspaper company? A General Electric toaster or a share of GE? In...

Dubai in financial freefall?

I heard a lot of projects were being put on ice or being outright canceled in the UAE, many of which are a staple diet for numerous western companies including those here in Vancouver. Guess it's like they said...

ING Ending F1 Sponsorship

    ING Groep, the Dutch bank and insurance company, announced Monday that it will not be renewing its sponsorship with Formula One team Renault after 2009. This comes as a cost-cutting measure...

Anti-Semitism makes it to China?

It never ceases to amaze me how many people believe the  truly conspiratorial canard about Jews. Even in places where they are not any Jews residing."BEIJING – Who's to blame for the current global financial crisis? According to a bestselling book in China, which is...

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