This is a blog post I wrote after coming across an article the New York Times had published in 1999, just after the passage of the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, which Republocrats are trying to avoid talking about, but...
" UP TO 150 jobs are at risk at West Bromwich Building Society as the region’s biggest mutual fights the harshest economic downturn for nearly two decades. The depth of the recession in the region was...
created by sheshank | 47 wks ago | updated 47 wks ago 64 views | 3 recommendations | 1 comment
Bryan Kavanagh is a real estate valuer and honorary director of the Land Values Research Group, and he is one of Australia's leading experts on classical economics.– –Economic deja vu as powers that be play...
created by Maireid Sullivan | 48 wks ago | updated 48 wks ago 114 views | 6 recommendations | 0 comments
"U.S. stocks gained, capping the biggest weekly advance for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index in 34 years, on speculation that government bailouts will shore up the economy."The S&P 500 soared by more than...
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""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...
U.S. History of Anti-Speculation Precedents Reviewed for Congress--Outlawing Stock Jobbing, Bucket-Shops, Gaming A brief history of what kinds of useful anti-speculation measures were taken in the past by U.S. Federal and state agencies, was presented at yesterday's hearing...
opinion by DrMarty | 50 wks ago 580 views | 5 recommendations | 1 comment
OPEC president is worried that the CRUDE prices are still not US $ 147, it is a notional loss and it seems that OPEC wanted to make extraordinary profits for every. The cartel is also worried that due to recession their profits will still be reduced substantially and maybe...
The buying spree led US sharing soaring on Tuesday and Wall Street had the second-largest point gain in history for blue chips. The fresh hope in the market came with expectation of a rate cut and...
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As Iranian Presidential election campaing draws near, would be candidate Ali-Akbar Velayati - a top adviser to Ali Khamenei- quits the political race. Majlis Speaker Ali Larijani has also confirmed that he will...
Most people had this one go right over their heads, but in the last few weeks we've seen a controlled experiment on the price of a barrel of oil, without being boosted 200% by speculators on future markets. The...
opinion by DrMarty | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 89 views | 10 recommendations | 2 comments
The net is a buzz this weekend that Colin Powell will endorse Senator Obama for president on Sunday's Meet the Press. There was a similar net buzz just prior to the Democratic National Convention, that Colin...
UK prime minister Gordon Brown's comeback continues, as one of his leading critics has publicly said he will stop his calls for Brown to step aside."One of Gordon Brown's leading critics has said his campaign for...
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Suppose that major suppliers in the oil industry are the manipulative speculators. Two Stanford students explained how in the article 'Are Oil Prices Rigged?' in Time Magazine, last August 22, 2008, (Ari J. Officer studies financial mathematics at Stanford University....
In a truly stunning move, Peter Mandelson, the EU's Trade Commissioner, has been recalled to London to serve in Gordon Brown's cabinet. Mandelson was a powerful voice in Brussels, and it will be interesting to...
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" Led Zeppelin frontman Robert Plant has scotched rumours that he is to tour with the band, describing speculation as "frustrating and ridiculous". Last week, The Sun newspaper reported that he had agreed to a...