"When the avian flu scare arrived, no one questioned it. This time, things are different. Those with some brains, a memory and internet ingenuity are on the case. Let’s hope this message gets out. ...
opinion by CynicalPatriot | 9 wks ago | updated 2 wks ago 4622 views | 41 recommendations | 36 comments
Since the hype of the financial meltdown has died down, the stock markets have been recovering. It’s been a slow process but you only have to look at the stock market charts to see that the peeks are gradually...
The doctors were called in, the patient was very ill but still not life threatening sick. They unanimous diagnosed too much debt as cause of the illness and described restructuring instead of reviving his...
" The 2008 AIG bonus pool just keeps getting larger and larger. In a response to detailed questions from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-Md.), the company has offered a third assessment of exactly how much it paid out in...
opinion by CynicalPatriot | 8 wks ago | updated 8 wks ago 85 views | 2 recommendations | 0 comments
"S&P 500 Forecast from GTBP Equity Traders ( Public ) Written by Rob Guerriere Mar 04, 2009 at 10:47 AM
UPDATE: Tues April 14th, 3pm: After seeing the retail numbers today, I took the...
opinion by Rob Guerriere | 17 wks ago | updated 11 wks ago 382 views | 30 recommendations | 5 comments
As Sri Lanka continues crushing the Tamils with butal attacks, its economy keeps falling abrubtly. The rupee reached its all-time low and investors are cashing out the shares predicting the loss. " COLOMBO,...
Six Flags amusement park operators are the latest to feel our current economy. "Six Flags has hired the boutique investment bank Houlihan Lokey to advise it on restructuring and the law firm Paul Hastings to...
"By SUSAN SCHMIDT WASHINGTON -- When Rep. Barney Frank was looking to aid a Boston-based lender last fall, the Massachusetts Democrat urged Maxine Waters, a colleague on the House Financial Services Committee, to...
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...
created by ChrisiMarr | 18 wks ago | updated 18 wks ago 65 views | 14 recommendations | 1 comment
"The stock market crashed. Wall Street panicked. People stashed silver and gold under mattresses while businesses shut doors across America.We're talking, of course, about the Great Depression ... of 1873. That's...
Taleban militants in north-western Pakistan have released a Chinese engineer held hostage for more than five months. The engineer, Long Xiaowei, along with a Chinese colleague in the August in the Dir region. A Pakistani guard and driver who had been captured with the two...
created by Sanjay Jha | 19 wks ago | updated 19 wks ago 72 views | 17 recommendations | 1 comment
If you order a Big Mac or hamburger with cheese at any of your favorite restaurants, anywhere in the US, then chances are, your cheese is made by Kraft Foods, Inc., (NYSE: KFT), (”Kraft Foods”), the largest branded food and beverage company in the United States and the...
created by usakos | 20 wks ago | updated 20 wks ago 379 views | 7 recommendations | 4 comments
This will be news for a while but Iceland has many serious problems with the economy and riots about the economy. What matters is whether she can resolve these problems. " Iceland's political parties...
What can I say?"Beleaguered Citigroup is upgrading its mile-high club with a brand-new $50 million corporate jet - only this time, it's the taxpayers who are getting screwed. Even though the bank's stock is as cheap as a gallon of gas and it's burning through a $45 billion...