Treasurys slip on more supply and Fed fears
Dees Illustration Associated Press NEW YORK — Treasury prices slid on Wednesday as the government pushed more bonds into the market and traders feared the…
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Inflation Propaganda Alert: Interest rates set to rise as economy recovers
Interest rates will start to rise sooner than expected after official figures showed the economy growing at its fastest rate for a decade, economists have…
Want to get away with murder? Become a Bank
Allan Sloan Fortune The biggest danger to the U.S. capitalist system doesn’t come from communists or community activists or left-wing academics. It comes from some…
Chart of the Week: Inflation in the Real World
Jake Weber, Editor The Casey Report As is often the case, there is a big difference between what the government statistics are reporting and what’s…
Martial Law, Economic Meltdown, and Executive Orders
Kevin Hayden, Contributing Writer Activist Post We have all watched in predicted horror as the financial infrastructure of America has been disassembled in a predetermined fashion…
Food Prices Expected to Rise Sharply
Brian A. Shactman CNBC Everyone is waiting for inflation. Corn is up 45 percent the last three months. We haven’t seen cotton prices this high…
Are Credit Checks Keeping The Jobless Out Of Work?
Laura Bassett Huffington Post After working for the same railroad for 14 years, never missing a house or car payment, Sammy Bailey says he never…
The Federal Reserve is a Ponzi Scheme, Looting is an Inside Job
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Banks should be broken up, Bank of England Governor Mervyn King warns
Mervyn King, Governor of the Bank of England, has thrown his weight behind breaking up the banks as part of wider reforms to protect the…
FDIC Head Sounds the Alarm on Foreclosure Litigation
Reuters Litigation arising from foreclosure paperwork problems could be “very damaging” to the housing market, a top U.S. banking regulator said Monday. Federal Deposit Insurance…
5 Best Countries to Escape America’s Decline
Activist Post Okay, you’re upset with the direction America is headed and you’ve been thinking of moving to another country. Perhaps you feel exhaustively cynical…
Cash-strapped schools open lockers to advertising
Some say schools are no place for ads. But ads can help cash-strapped districts make money. Image: David Brewster/Star Tribune Norman Draper Star Tribune School…
Treasury Hides $300B Back-door Bailout to Citibank
Bob Ivry Bloomberg The late Bloomberg News reporter Mark Pittman asked the U.S. Treasury in January 2009 to identify $301 billion of securities owned by…
Oil climbs as dollar sags
Associated Press NEW YORK — Oil prices climbed on Monday as the dollar fell against the euro and other currencies. Benchmark crude rose 91 cents…