After the end of the Cold War and demise of Russian empire America remained the only big superpower but it seems latest development in the financial world and on the other fronts have shaken its position. The...
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"U.S. Fed leads round of global interest rate cutsMove is to handle the worst financial crisis since 1929 stock market crash""BREAKING NEWS MSNBC News ServicesWASHINGTON - The Federal Reserve, acting in coordination...
Stock markets across Asia-Pacific bounced back after huge losses for last many days in early trading. Several governments took desperate economic measures to survive the crisis. Indian government had cut down credit...
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In these unprecedented financial crisis unexpected is happening. A mother of all bail out to the tune of $700 billion to rescue the financial world. But impact of the crisis is already started happening. People have...
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"Oct. 6 (Bloomberg) -- Stocks tumbled around the world, the euro fell the most against the yen since its debut and oil dropped below $90 a barrel as the yearlong credit market seizure caused bank bailouts to spread...
In 6 quick panels, Tom Tomorrow sums up the corporate criminal logic behind the bailout:" Wall Street Pig 1: "We're too big to fail, suckers!" Wall Street Pig 2: "If we go down, we're taking the rest of you down with us!""
Follow the article link for a link to the bill text, plus links to 11 blog articles commenting on DeFazio's more sensible, public-interest focused alternative to the Wall Street Stickup bill that the Republocrats will be trying to push through Friday, Oct 3. Call, fax, email...
If you think that the financial crisis can't hit any harder, think again. While politicians debate on just how to bailout the financial sector, average Americans are watching their retirement savings turn to...
" In 1802 Thomas Jefferson said “I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and...
" HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) -- An industrial chemical blamed for sickening thousands of infants in China was found in candy in four Connecticut stores this week, a state official said Wednesday. Days after...
A People and public interest focused alternative to the Wall Street and Republocrat-backed no-strings attached hand over of $700 billion dollars to corporate criminals in exchange for their bad debts.Call, email and fax your "representatives" and tell them to stop this...
No matter which party you support, every Canadian should applaud Liberal MP Dan McTeague for trying to protect consumers from the oil companies. McTeague has made it a personal mission to "watchdog" gas prices,...
Markets in North America and certain parts of Europe and Asia rebounded yesterday, a day after stocks and prices dropped heavily when the US house failed to pass their $700 billion bailout bill. The Toronto stock...
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The US stock market took a beating today as the House of Commons rejected the $700 billion bailout bill, as the DOW closed with the biggest point-loss on record. Technology companies felt the pinch as it was...
The 315m-long ship squeezed through the Papenburg watergates and will debut in November as a U.S. cruise ship. The vessel cost 616 million euros with a 1,000seat theatre was helped by two tug-boats to squeeze through...
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