Stock Exchanges for Local Businesses

Stock Exchanges for Local Businesses

By Joel Millman Wolfgang Candy Co. is looking for capital to help the 90-year-old company expand. GreenLine Paper Co. could use a cash infusion to

U.S. Trust Survey on Wealth and Worth

U.S. Trust Survey on Wealth and Worth

U.S. Trust Insights on Wealth and Worth explores both the rational and emotional perspectives of the high net worth in the United States. Key topics

Selected Documentaries by Bertram Verhaag

Selected Documentaries by Bertram Verhaag

Scientists Under Attack Directed by Bertram Verhaag “Billed as “a political thriller on GMOs and freedom of speech”, this film by the German film-maker Bertram

Money & Markets Charts ~ 6.02.11

Money & Markets Charts ~ 6.02.11

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Bankers sometimes look on politicians as people who, when they see light at the end of the tunnel, order more tunnel.” ~ Sir John Quinton,

U.S. Wealthy Exit Swiss Bank Accounts

U.S. Wealthy Exit Swiss Bank Accounts

By Martin de Sa’Pinto and Joe Giannone Zurich – Wealthy U.S. individuals have already pulled most of their money from Swiss private banks and could

Housing Double Dip Confirmed

Housing Double Dip Confirmed

By Joe Weisenthal “Confirmed” is the word used in the latest announcement from Case-Shiller, which showed a surprise 3.61% year-over-year decline in home prices. [click

Food Stamp Usage Hits Fresh Record

Food Stamp Usage Hits Fresh Record

By Tyler Durden That average monthly benefit of $133.24 for 44.199 million people will help with the purchase of one third of a very edible

Why the Germans and French Prefer to Rent

Why the Germans and French Prefer to Rent

By Tony Paterson and John Lichfield Englishmen may see themselves as king of their own castles, but the fact that Europe largely did away with

Financial Geoengineering Anyone?

Financial Geoengineering Anyone?

By Tony Arnold There are a lot of investment options out there — but have you ever considered weather? The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has, and

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Life can only be understood backwards, but it must be lived forwards. ~Soren Kierkegaard Related reading: Søren Kierkegaard Wikipedia

Central Bank Gold Bullion War Reallocations

Central Bank Gold Bullion War Reallocations

Central Bank Gold Bullion War Reallocations Part 1 of 5 Related reading: Central Bank Gold Bullion War Reallocations Part 2 of 5 Central Bank Gold

Money & Markets – Week of 5.29.11

Money & Markets – Week of 5.29.11

Chinese Economic Slowdown May Lead to 75% Plunge in Commodities, S&P Says Bloomberg (2 June 11) The ENTIRE Global Economy In One Gigantic Chart Business

Precious Metals – Week of 5.29.11

Precious Metals – Week of 5.29.11

Gold Holds up After Dollar Drops on Soft U.S. Jobs Reuters (3 June 11) Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts – Silver Advances While Gold

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 5.29.11

Housing & Mortgage Markets – Week of 5.29.11

Fannie and Freddie’s Regulator Opposes Making Mortgage Giants Subject to FOIA Pro Publica (31 May 11) Survey Says?¡?! Owning a House is “Dumb” Reasons Magazine

Geopolitical – Week of 5.29.11

Geopolitical – Week of 5.29.11

Embedding YouTube Videos May Soon Be a Felony Infowars.com (2 June 11) For a Whistle-Blower, No Good Deed Goes Unpunished New York Times (1 June

Food & Health – Week of 5.29.11

Food & Health – Week of 5.29.11

E.Coli Crisis Intensifies The Wall Street Journal (3 June 11) German Cucumber E.coli Outbreak ‘May Last Months’ BBC News (2 June 11) Scientists Probe Why

Science & Technology – Week of 5.29.11

Science & Technology – Week of 5.29.11

Quantum Mechanics Rule ‘Bent’ in Classic Experiment BBC News (3 June 11) Brazil: £10bn Amazonian Dam Approved The Independent (2 June 11) Shale Gas ‘Fracking’

IRS vs. Small Businesses Over Software Data

IRS vs. Small Businesses Over Software Data

By Laura Saunders The Internal Revenue Service, moving aggressively to collect more taxes from small businesses, is telling companies being audited to turn over exact

A Short History of The United States

A Short History of The United States

By Sam Smith A chart showing the mentions of the Constitution by year as estimated by Google.com. [click on the image for a larger version]

New Solari Report Podcast!

New Solari Report Podcast!

Solari has produced a new free podcast—The Solari Report Digest #24. Listen to Solari Report Digest #24 The Solari Report Digest is a free podcast

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“The consciousness of being at war, and therefore in danger, makes the handing over of all power to a small caste seem the natural unavoidable

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.26.11

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.26.11

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Mornings at Blackwater

Mornings at Blackwater

For years, every morning, I drank from Blackwater Pond. It was flavored with oak leaves and also, no doubt, the feet of ducks. And always

Edwards to Face Criminal Charges

Edwards to Face Criminal Charges

By Katharine Q. Seelye The Justice Department plans to move ahead with criminal charges against John Edwards, the former senator and presidential candidate, contending that

Fight Against The Takeover of Benton Harbor

Fight Against The Takeover of Benton Harbor

By Ken Nash and Mimi Rosenberg For the residents of Benton Harbor, Michigan the question is will America have prosperity and democracy, or live in

Fukushima Update: A Very Bad Situation

Fukushima Update: A Very Bad Situation

By C. Martenson Well, it now turns out that many of my worst fears about Fukushima have been confirmed with the news that TEPCO has

The Secret Sharer

The Secret Sharer

Is Thomas Drake an enemy of the state? By Jane Mayer On June 13th, a fifty-four-year-old former government employee named Thomas Drake is scheduled to

Goldman Awaits Subpoenas on Mortgage Operations

Goldman Awaits Subpoenas on Mortgage Operations

Move Would Follow Senate Subcommittee’s Report By Liz Rappaport and Jean Eaglesh Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executives expect to receive subpoenas soon from U.S. prosecutors

Money & Markets – Week of 5.22.11

Money & Markets – Week of 5.22.11

Second Biggest Weekly Drop Ever In Treasurys Held In The Fed’s Custodial Account As Foreigners Dump Zero Hedge (26 May 11) Click to view video

Precious Metals – Week of 5.22.11

Precious Metals – Week of 5.22.11

Gold, Silver Coins to be Legal Currency in Utah CNBC (22 May 11) Shanghai Gold Exchange Planning to Start ETFs, Chairman Wang Zhe Says Bloomberg

Geopolitical – Week of 5.22.11

Geopolitical – Week of 5.22.11

Obama, in Europe, Signs Patriot Act Extension MSNBC (27 May 11) Tension Marks Clinton’s Visit to Pakistan The New York Times (27 May 11) Citi

Food & Health – Week of 5.22.11

Food & Health – Week of 5.22.11

Lawsuit Seeks to Invalidate Monsanto’s GMO Patents Global Research.ca (2 April 11) With Resources Scarce, Food Banks Are Joplin’s Lifeline The Huffington Post (25 May

Life – Week of 5.22.11

Life – Week of 5.22.11

Super Typhoon Churns Through Pacific, Threatens Okinawa CNN (26 May 11) Powerful Storms Pound Several Central US States ajc.com (26 May 11) A Directory of

Science & Technology – Week of 5.22.11

Science & Technology – Week of 5.22.11

Man Invents Machine To Convert Plastic Into Oil Flixxy.com (13 April 09) Iceland Volcano Shuts Island’s Airspace Bloomberg (22 May 11) The AT&T Employee Who

Earthwork (2011)

Earthwork (2011)

By Chris Ordal EARTHWORK (2011) official HD trailer from Chris Ordal on Vimeo.

Oil Card Geopolitics

Oil Card Geopolitics

by Catherine Austin Fitts Jim Norman’s book  The Oil Card: Global Economic Warfare in the 21st Century is one of the most important books you can

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.19.11

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.19.11

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

No Respite From Housing Recession

No Respite From Housing Recession

By Stan Humphries Home values fell three percent in the first quarter of this year, marking a pace of decline not seen since 2008 when

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“If they can make penicillin out of moldy bread, then they can sure make something out of you.” – Muhammad Ali, speaking to a group

NY Attorney General Seeks Mortgage Records

NY Attorney General Seeks Mortgage Records

By Michael Gormley New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is seeking records from three major Wall Street banks as part of a broad investigation into

Morgan Man Takes Over at IMF

Morgan Man Takes Over at IMF

John Lipsky is an American economist. He is currently the acting Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund. Previously the First Deputy Managing Director, he

Voila! The IMF Disperses $2.24 billion to Ireland

Voila! The IMF Disperses $2.24 billion to Ireland

The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today completed the first and second reviews of Ireland’s performance under an economic program supported by

Kiva: My Latest Loan

Kiva: My Latest Loan

Dugersuren Tsagaantsooj is 30 years old and lives with his wife and two sons in a house in Hovd province, Mongolia. His older son goes

Corporate Stock Buybacks Rise

Corporate Stock Buybacks Rise

By Joe Weisenthal [click on the image for a larger version] Continue reading the article . . .

Assange: Facebook is a Spying Machine

Assange: Facebook is a Spying Machine

Continue reading the article . . . Related reading: RT’s Exclusive Interview With Julian Assange (Part 1) YouTube (8 May 11) RT’s Exclusive Interview With

Money & Markets – Week of 5.15.11

Money & Markets – Week of 5.15.11

Norway Stops Aid Payments To Greece Zero Hedge (20 May 11) All the President’s Money: Where The Obamas Invested in 2010 CBS MoneyWatch (17 May

Precious Metals – Week of 5.15.11

Precious Metals – Week of 5.15.11

Bullion Banks Sharply Reduce Silver Shorts GATA (18 May 11) Endure Your Way to Gold $2000 Financial Sense (17 May 11 J.P. Morgan Seeks Gold

Geopolitical – Week of 5.15.11

Geopolitical – Week of 5.15.11

Top Lawmakers Agree to Patriot Act Extension Associated Press (19 May 11) President Obama Will Call For Billions in Aid to Arab Nations Azcentral.com (19

Food & Health – Week of 5.15.11

Food & Health – Week of 5.15.11

YouTube (12 May 11) New Briefing: Food Safety For Whom? Corporate Wealth Versus People’s Health Grain (May 2011) PLU Codes Do Not Indicate Genetically Modified

Life – Week of 5.15.11

Life – Week of 5.15.11

The Top 10 Most Diverse Cities in America CNBC (May 2011) Farmers Across America Ditch Tractors For Oxen in Bid to Beat Rising Fuel Prices

Science & Technology – Week of 5.15.11

Science & Technology – Week of 5.15.11

Google Cautions Against Anti-privacy Measures GMA News Online (19 May 11) Atmosphere Above Japan Heated Rapidly Before M9 Earthquake Technology Review (18 May 11) Dropbox

Ah, the Equestrian Life!

Ah, the Equestrian Life!

I was trying to find pictures of the stable in Malvern, Pennsylvania where I used to ride to prove to the wonderful folks at National

How A Bank Makes Money

How A Bank Makes Money

By Joe Weisenthal [click on the image for a larger version] Continue reading the article . . .

Precious Metals Market Report

Precious Metals Market Report

by Catherine Austin Fitts What goes up, can come down. When it comes to silver, a series of exchange margin hikes sure helps to make

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.12.11

Money & Markets Charts ~ 5.12.11

View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The

Ireland to Tax Pension Funds

Ireland to Tax Pension Funds

By Joe Brennan and Dara Doyle Ireland’s government will impose a temporary levy on domestic private pension savings to fund a jobs plan aimed at

“There Goes Skype”

“There Goes Skype”

By Nadia Damouni and Bill Rigby Microsoft Corp plans to buy Internet phone service Skype for $8.5 billion in its biggest-ever acquisition, placing a rich

Student Loan Debt That Never Stops Rising

Student Loan Debt That Never Stops Rising

By Joe Weisenthal The big news of the day: Yet again, students are graduating college with a record amount of debt. Continue reading the article