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Americans spending more with income almost flat
Thu Oct 27, 2011 8:37 PM EDT
Americans are making a little more money and spending a lot more.
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The Right to Arm Bears- Polish Soldier Bear in WWII -The History Page
Seeded on Sat Aug 20, 2011 10:59 AM EDT (5 Ways Small Businesses Use Conference Calls to Boost Sales | Toll Free Conferencing Blog)
In November 1947, after five years of service, the Polish army discharged a soldier by the name of Wojtek at the rank of corporal. Wojtek’s record had its moments of distinction, including heroism under fire in the brutal battle against the Nazis at Monte Cassino, Italy.
The worst performed the best in this bull market
Sun Dec 19, 2010 2:19 PM EST
The daredevils are winning big this year.
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Failed Bank list swells to 157 for 2010.
Fri Dec 17, 2010 11:00 PM EST
Six more banks were closed by the FDIC on December 17th. Three banks in Georgia, one each in Minnesota, Florida and Arkansas.
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Secretive Banking Elite Rules Trading in Derivatives
Seeded on Sun Dec 12, 2010 9:17 AM EST (The New York Times)
Drawn from giants like JPMorgan Chase, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley, the bankers form a powerful committee that helps oversee trading in derivatives, instruments which, like insurance, are used to hedge risk.
Wall Street Sees New Profits In Homeowner Distress
Seeded on Sat Dec 11, 2010 1:58 PM EST (The Huffington Post)
Financial institutions, including some beneficiaries of federal bailout dollars, are actively creating new ways to profit from the financial distress of homeowners.
Wages in America, Most of Us are Have Nots
Seeded on Mon Nov 1, 2010 2:14 PM EDT (Economic Populist)
Every 34th wage earner in America in 2008 went all of 2009 without earning a single dollar, new data from the Social Security Administration show. Total wages, median wages, and average wages all declined, but at the very top, salaries grew more than fivefold.
Americans spending more as incomes fall
Seeded on Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:39 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
U.S. incomes idown by the largest amount in 14 months in Sept.
U.S. economy is just bumping along the bottom
Seeded on Mon Nov 1, 2010 8:14 AM EDT (msnbc.com)
Adversity Index shows national statistics mask wide range of jobless rates
Fareed Zakaria on How to Restore the American Dream
Seeded on Sun Oct 31, 2010 2:35 PM EDT (TIME)
Americans are glum, dispirited and angry. The middle class, in particular, feels under assault. In a Newsweek poll in September, 63% of Americans said they did not think they would be able to maintain their current standard of living.
Time for a New Theory of Money
Seeded on Sun Oct 31, 2010 4:33 AM EDT (globalresearch.ca/)
The reason our financial system has routinely gotten into trouble, with periodic waves of depression like the one we're battling now, may be due to a flawed perception not just of the roles of banking and credit but of the nature of money itself.
U.S. Economy: Factories Lose Orders, Builders Lose Confidence
Seeded on Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:37 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)
Orders and sales at New York manufacturers decreased in August for the first time in more than a year and U.S. homebuilders turned more pessimistic, indicating the economic slowdown is becoming broad-based.
Like it or not, Barcode Hero is your future
Mon Aug 16, 2010 7:06 PM EDT
Barcode Hero is the perfect technology statement of our age. Never mind that the name itself echoes one of the hottest videogame franchises; this is a deft combination of iPhone app, Facebook feed and Foursquare-like "check-ins," wrapped around a hardened core of mercilessly conspicuous consumption. It's definitely awesome — but it's also probably evil.
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Borrowers Refuse to Pay Billions in Home Equity Loans
Seeded on Mon Aug 16, 2010 2:48 PM EDT (The New York Times)
The delinquency rate on home equity loans is higher than all other types of consumer loans, including auto loans, boat loans, personal loans and even bank cards like Visa and MasterCard, according to the American Bankers Association.
Did Anyone Actually Read BP's Oil Spill Response Plan? Walruses in the Gulf of Mexico?
Seeded on Wed Jun 16, 2010 8:55 PM EDT (Common Dreams)
'The "BP Regional Oil Spill Response Plan - Gulf of Mexico" dated June 30, 2009 covers all of the company's operations in the Gulf, not just the ill-fated Deepwater Horizon.
BP and British Petroleum: What's in a name?
Seeded on Wed Jun 16, 2010 2:03 PM EDT (The Economist)
Sections of America's press are stressing that BP is a British company .
Unemployed in America----Do You Wonder Why?
Thu May 20, 2010 5:27 PM EDT
You see these pics? All but the last one were taken today, May 20, 2010. The last was taken roughly three months ago.
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Cries of 'Hey, That's My Jet!' Don't Deter High-End Repo Men
Seeded on Sun Mar 21, 2010 9:02 PM EDT (Wall Street Journal)
Rather than snatch cars from an over-extended middle class, these guys take back yachts, planes and other toys from over-leveraged rich. And business is thriving, even as the economy begins to improve.
The New Poor - Unemployment: Facing Years Without Jobs
Seeded on Sun Feb 21, 2010 10:53 AM EST (The New York Times)
BUENA PARK, Calif. — Even as the American economy shows tentative signs of a rebound, the human toll of the recession continues to mount, with millions of Americans remaining out of work, out of savings and nearing the end of their unemployment benefits.
Calif. food exec indicted in price-fixing case
Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:43 PM EST
The former owner of a California food company was indicted Thursday in an alleged price-fixing plot that involved buyers for some of the nation's biggest food chains.
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Placebo treatments stronger than doctors thought
Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:01 PM EST
When it comes to the placebo effect, it really may be mind over matter, a new analysis suggests.
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Stock market nears correction mode but pulls back
Sun Feb 14, 2010 2:36 PM EST
Call it the almost correction.
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4 Reasons to Avoid High Fructose Corn Syrup
Seeded on Sun Feb 14, 2010 3:17 AM EST (Discovery.com)
"By now, you've more than likely seen one of the ads put out by the Corn Refiners Association. The ads tell the story of a "natural" sweetener made from corn.
Wall Street Helped to Mask Debts Shaking Europe - NYTimes.com
Seeded on Sat Feb 13, 2010 11:22 PM EST (The New York Times)
As worries over Greece rattle world markets, records and interviews show that with Wall Street's help, the nation engaged in a decade-long effort to skirt European debt limits.
Pork-flavored doughnuts? A Chinese market beckons
Sat Feb 13, 2010 12:05 PM EST
Patrick Lin is sure he can succeed where others have failed, and get the Chinese hooked on doughnuts.
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