"New Delhi: India will make a strong pitch for new initiatives with ASEAN countries to collectively respond to challenges thrown up by the global economic meltdown and climate change during the two day...
No I am not talking about climate change, but an acceptable New World Order. Well it’s about the money that makes this tired old world go around yes the dirty ragged dollars. Whilst the land of the free has been...
A once in a millennium kairotic moment occurred on 9/11 of 2001 that still promises to usher in the most profound and fundamental societal transformation of our times. This earth-shattering event, which truly represents one the primary...
opinion by WordSmith | 11 wks ago 104 views | 0 recommendations | 2 comments
Well first we had the financial melt down, the problem started when USA property prices went sky high and properties were used as security for loans. The property market bottom fell out. The value of...
These predictions were channeled on April 8, 2009. The topic is GLOBAL ECONOMY. Go ahead with your predictions and commentary. “The watch word for the global economy over the next several years is...
I have been very interested in the fact that Governments mainly in the West have bought or bought large chunks of control in the worlds banking system. That many banks did not want to accept the money given for...
Billy Bragg opines in the Guardian that Maggie Thatcher's attack on the miners set in motion the calamity that has beset global financial markets today. It's worth a read -- and includes a fascinating BBC video...
created by mike_yvr | 38 wks ago | updated 38 wks ago 324 views | 19 recommendations | 12 comments
The B.C. Liberal government has ditched plans to build the new Port Mann bridge crossing through a so-called public-private partnership (P3) and will now finance the project directly. That's a dramatic reversal for...
created by mike_yvr | 39 wks ago | updated 39 wks ago 395 views | 30 recommendations | 4 comments
Thursday night in Michigan Jessica Simpson opened for Rascal Flatts, but just barely. After garnering some unwanted press over her noticeable weight gain, Simpson stumbled her way through an unfortunate...
The Vancouver Sun has published a major feature that raises serious questions about the financial health of privately-financed infrastructure projects in British Columbia.The investigative report comes a day...
created by mike_yvr | 43 wks ago | updated 43 wks ago 368 views | 4 recommendations | 1 comment
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I read Rand in university. At the time I was called all kinds of nasty names by all my professors (except those enlightened economic profs). The common sense of her philosophy drove some to dismiss her as "pop psychology", favoring the social...
When I was young talk about millions of dollars impressed me. When I was older talk about billions of dollars dismayed me. Now, regular talk about trillions of dollars, especially government spending, nauseates me. People never seem to learn that they...
Depfa Bank, a major lender to public infrastructure projects in British Columbia, has found itself embroiled in a major bond scandal involving Italian local governments, according to The Telegraph newspaper. The...
created by mike_yvr | 46 wks ago | updated 46 wks ago 289 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
Hypo Real Estate (HRE), the real estate and public finance bank linked to several high profile government projects in British Columbia, is being investigated by German prosecutors for suspicion of insider trading....
created by mike_yvr | 48 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago 392 views | 44 recommendations | 4 comments
Amidst a nationwide recession, financial credit meltdown and foreclosure crisis, churches also are praying that they can meet their next mortgage. "The era of easy credit has begun taking its toll on even the...