Sultans of Swap: Fearing The Gearing!

Sultans of Swap: Fearing The Gearing!

Ever imagine getting your tie caught in a mechanical set of gears (sorry ladies – but I will spare you). The results are nasty! Now

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

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

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 4.01.10

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

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a new rule to place certain restrictions on short selling when a stock is experiencing significant downward price

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

SEC Approves Short Selling Restrictions

The Securities and Exchange Commission today adopted a new rule to place certain restrictions on short selling when a stock is experiencing significant downward price pressure. The measure is intended to promote market stability and

California vs. Goldman Sachs

California vs. Goldman Sachs

Dear Mr. Blankfein: I write to request information about your firm’s market activities related to credit default swaps on municipal bonds in general, and State

California vs. Goldman Sachs

California vs. Goldman Sachs

Dear Mr. Blankfein: I write to request information about your firm’s market activities related to credit default swaps on municipal bonds in general, and State of California general obligation (GO) bonds specifically. The State never

How America Will Beat Back China With Its Killer Labor Force

How America Will Beat Back China With Its Killer Labor Force

View Larger Chart By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova There’s an enormous yet simple reason why America will remain an extremely powerful nation out to 2050. It’s demographics. Thanks to a relatively high fertility

Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

Best Way to Rob a Bank Is to Own One

Watch Parts II-III-IV-and IV YouTube Videos To Rob A Country, Own A Bank Part II To Rob A Country, Own A Bank Part III To

China Reviews Yuan Policy

China Reviews Yuan Policy

The Chinese government is reviewing proposals to adjust its currency exchange rate system next month, Chinese media reported, as international pressure grows on Beijing to

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

As we read stories about a strong US dollar, it is good to keep a historical perspective in mind. View larger image at FXStreet.com

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

US Dollar Index – 1990 to Present

As we read stories about a strong US dollar, it is good to keep a historical perspective in mind. View larger image at FXStreet.com

Military Jobs & Spending

Military Jobs & Spending

View Larger Chart Continue reading The Military: Another Spiraling Government Jobs Program

Military Jobs & Spending

Military Jobs & Spending

View Larger Chart Continue reading The Military: Another Spiraling Government Jobs Program

Understanding Big Bang

Understanding Big Bang

By Robert Evans Scientists smashed sub-atomic particles into each other with record energy on Tuesday, aiming to recreate conditions just after the Big Bang that

Capital Controls, By Another Name

Capital Controls, By Another Name

By Gretchen Morgenson With all the hoopla over the health care bill, hardly anybody noticed that a job creation bill that President Obama signed on

Goldman Capitulation on Dollar Shows Reversal on U.S.

Goldman Capitulation on Dollar Shows Reversal on U.S.

By Oliver Biggadike and Inyoung Hwang The strengthening U.S. economy, subdued inflation and rising stock prices are propelling the dollar rally into its fifth month as traders seek refuge from Europe’s fiscal crisis and Japanese

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have sealed an agreement on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty. Obama and Medvedev plan to officially sign

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

US, Russia Seal Nuclear Treaty

President Obama and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have sealed an agreement on a landmark nuclear arms reduction treaty. Obama and Medvedev plan to officially sign the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty on April 8 in

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

As of last week, there is now a U.S. Government national security agency called the Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA).  It supersedes a Biometrics Task

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

A U.S. Biometrics Agency

As of last week, there is now a U.S. Government national security agency called the Biometrics Identity Management Agency (BIMA).  It supersedes a Biometrics Task Force that was established in 2000. Though nominally a component

Bill Murphy of GATA Testifies Before CFTC

Bill Murphy of GATA Testifies Before CFTC

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold (and Silver): Thanks to our friend Robert Ian of La Crosse, Wisconsin, video of GATA Chairman Bill Murphy’s testimony

Wall Street Cheating Municipal Governments

Wall Street Cheating Municipal Governments

By William Selway and Martin Z. Braun JPMorgan Chase & Co., Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. and UBS AG were among more than a dozen Wall Street firms involved in a conspiracy to pay below-market interest

Is There Anyone Around Who Remembers A Bear Market In Bonds?

Is There Anyone Around Who Remembers A Bear Market In Bonds?

View Larger Chart By Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova The recent bond sell off might just be noise, but of course it’s causing people to discuss the long-term sustainability of US debt. Continue reading Is

More Ugly Housing Data

More Ugly Housing Data

View Larger Chart By Adam Brochert For those who already own Gold and want to buy a house in the future, here’s how to know

More Ugly Housing Data

More Ugly Housing Data

View Larger Chart By Adam Brochert For those who already own Gold and want to buy a house in the future, here’s how to know when to start looking for a house (chart stolen from

Apocalyptic Zombie Finance

Apocalyptic Zombie Finance

By Spengler By 2014, International Monetary Fund official John Lipsky remarked March 21, the debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ratio of the Group of Seven countries

Gold For Bread

Gold For Bread

MDC activist Sam Chakaipa returns to his village in rural Zimbabwe to find his friends and neighbours starving to death. Reduced to panning gold powder

Gold For Bread

Gold For Bread

MDC activist Sam Chakaipa returns to his village in rural Zimbabwe to find his friends and neighbours starving to death. Reduced to panning gold powder from the rivers to exchange for food at an exorbitant

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

By Michael Mackenzie and David Oakley The bond vigilantes are finally flexing their muscles. A long period of stability for the US government bond market

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

Supply Fears Start to Hit Treasuries

By Michael Mackenzie and David Oakley The bond vigilantes are finally flexing their muscles. A long period of stability for the US government bond market showed signs of cracking this week as a lack of

Michael Pollan’s Letter To The Farmer In Chief

Michael Pollan’s Letter To The Farmer In Chief

Dear Mr. President-Elect, It may surprise you to learn that among the issues that will occupy much of your time in the coming years is one you barely mentioned during the campaign: food. Food policy

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.28.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.28.10

Mortgage Problems? Fed Can Relate The Wall Street Journal (1 April 10) Fed Ends Its Purchasing of Mortgage Securities The New York Times (31 March

Geopolitical – Week of 3.28.10

Geopolitical – Week of 3.28.10

Tea Party Cheers As Tennessee Health Freedom Act Advances Tennessean.com (1 April 10) Feds: Homes With Chinese Drywall Must Be Gutted Yahoo Finance (2 April

Food & Health – Week of  3.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.28.10

Meet the Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Truthout (31 March 10) New Mexico’s Future Dreaming New Mexico Pharma Planning to Dump Experimental and Controversial Vaccines

Food & Health – Week of  3.28.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.28.10

Meet the Toxic 100 Corporate Air Polluters Truthout (31 March 10) New Mexico’s Future Dreaming New Mexico Pharma Planning to Dump Experimental and Controversial Vaccines

Life – Week of  3.28.10

Life – Week of 3.28.10

Virtuoso International School of Music Virtuosoism 2009 Migration Patterns Atlas (2010) Shamanic Transference Awaken In The Dream (26 March 10) Americans Get Set For Disaster

Technology – Week of  3.28.10

Technology – Week of 3.28.10

Asilomar Dispatch: Geoengineering Bad Fixes for Worse Problems Mother Jones (26 March 10) Think Really Different Newsweek (26 March 10) Pure Energy Systems Wiki Directory

Gardening in a Nutshell

Gardening in a Nutshell

By Anais Starr The image above comes from a wonderful book I’m reading titled “Carrots Love Tomatoes” by Louise Riotte. The book’s byline is “Secrets

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

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

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

Money & Markets Charts ~ 3.25.10

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

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

– Read the full text of the bill as signed by the President – View an index and references at Thomas.gov Related reading: Obama to Sign Executive Order on Abortion Today ABC News (24 Mar

Montana Food Facts

Montana Food Facts

“If each household in Montana spent just $10 a week on Montana-produced food, we would redirect $186 million dollars each year to the state’s food

A Solari Report – The 2010 Census

A Solari Report – The 2010 Census

“Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this union, according to their respective numbers, which shall

House Approves Landmark U.S. Health-Care Legislation

House Approves Landmark U.S. Health-Care Legislation

By Laura Litvan, Nicole Gaouette and Kristin Jensen March 22 (Bloomberg) — The U.S. House passed the most sweeping health-care legislation in four decades, rewriting the rules governing medical industries and ensuring that tens of

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

By Jane Hamsher The Firedoglake health care team has been covering the debate in congress since it began last year. The health care bill will

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

The Truth About the Health Care Bill

By Jane Hamsher The Firedoglake health care team has been covering the debate in congress since it began last year. The health care bill will come up for a vote in the House on Sunday,

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

In his new book, In Search of Self-Governance, Scott Rasmussen observes that most Americans “have come to believe that the political system is broken, that

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

Rasmussen Polls Health Care Reform

In his new book, In Search of Self-Governance, Scott Rasmussen observes that most Americans “have come to believe that the political system is broken, that most politicians are corrupt, and that neither major political party

Wachovia Bank Laundered Millions In Mexican Drug Money

Wachovia Bank Laundered Millions In Mexican Drug Money

Wachovia bank executives have admitted that the banking giant laundered millions of dollars for Mexican drug lords between 2003 and 2008, prosecutors announced in Miami this afternoon. The bank has promised to pay $160 million

Latvia Government Collapses Amid Economic Crisis

Latvia Government Collapses Amid Economic Crisis

By Matthew Day The People’s Party, the largest group in a five-party coalition, walked out amid disputes over how to cope with the country’s severe problems. Unemployment has now hit 20 per cent and the

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

By Hugh Son A House committee requested that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke turn over documents related to Stephen Friedman’s purchase of Goldman Sachs

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

Bernanke Asked To Turn Over Documents

By Hugh Son A House committee requested that Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke turn over documents related to Stephen Friedman’s purchase of Goldman Sachs Group Inc. shares while he was on the boards of

The Constancy of Wall

The Constancy of Wall

“Some people think the Federal Reserve banks are United States Government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon

The Constancy of Wall

The Constancy of Wall

“Some people think the Federal Reserve banks are United States Government institutions. They are not Government institutions. They are private credit monopolies which prey upon the people of the United States for the benefit of

Farm to School Action Alert!

Farm to School Action Alert!

The following action alert came from Grow Montana and the Community Food Agriculture Coalition of Missoula County. The National Farm to School Network is a

World Water Day ~ March 22

World Water Day ~ March 22

The international observance of World Water Day is an initiative that grew out of the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED) in

What’s On Your Plate?

What’s On Your Plate?

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the

What's On Your Plate?

What's On Your Plate?

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the

What’s On Your Plate?

What’s On Your Plate?

WHAT’S ON YOUR PLATE? is a witty and provocative documentary produced and directed by award-winning Catherine Gund about kids and food politics. Filmed over the course of one year, the film follows two eleven-year-old multi-racial

Money & Markets – Week of  3.21.10

Money & Markets – Week of 3.21.10

U.S. Stocks Rise as Drug Shares Gain on House Health Bill Bloomberg.com (22 March 10) SEC: Hacker Manipulated Stock Prices Wired (16 March 10) Sudden

Money & Markets – Week of  3.21.10

Money & Markets – Week of 3.21.10

U.S. Stocks Rise as Drug Shares Gain on House Health Bill Bloomberg.com (22 March 10) SEC: Hacker Manipulated Stock Prices Wired (16 March 10) Sudden

Mortgage Markets – Week of  3.21.10

Mortgage Markets – Week of 3.21.10

Anti-Flippers Buy And Hold Cheap Homes Yahoo Finance (18 March 10) More Homeowners Are Opting For ‘Strategic Defaults’ Los Angeles Times (4 March 10)

Geopolitical –  Week of  3.21.10

Geopolitical – Week of 3.21.10

Byrd Rule To Send Health Care Back To House, Rules Parliamentarian The Huffington Post (25 March 10) Pope Accused of Ignoring Pleas to Stop Priest

Food & Health – Week of  3.21.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.21.10

The 40 Deadliest Fast-Food Meals The Daily Beast (24 March 10) Parents’ Smoking Gives 15,000 Children A Year Asthma, Doctors Warn Guardian.com (24 March 10)

Food & Health – Week of  3.21.10

Food & Health – Week of 3.21.10

The 40 Deadliest Fast-Food Meals The Daily Beast (24 March 10) Parents’ Smoking Gives 15,000 Children A Year Asthma, Doctors Warn Guardian.com (24 March 10)

Life – Week of  3.21.10

Life – Week of 3.21.10

Central African Gorillas May Go Extinct CNN (25 March 10) 6.0-magnitude Earthquake Hits West of Manila; No Immediate Reports of Damage Chicago Tribune (25 March

Technology – Week of  3.21.10

Technology – Week of 3.21.10

Nano-based RFID Tag, You’re It Rice University (18 March 10) Google Shuts China Site in Dispute Over Censorship The New York Times (22 March 10)

GATA Chairman Murphy’s Planned Testimony

GATA Chairman Murphy’s Planned Testimony

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The formal statement GATA Chairman Bill Murphy plans to submit as a witness at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading

GATA Chairman Murphy's Planned Testimony

GATA Chairman Murphy's Planned Testimony

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The formal statement GATA Chairman Bill Murphy plans to submit as a witness at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading

GATA Chairman Murphy’s Planned Testimony

GATA Chairman Murphy’s Planned Testimony

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold: The formal statement GATA Chairman Bill Murphy plans to submit as a witness at the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s hearing next week on position limits in the precious