Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Whoever controls space, therefore, will control the world’s oceans. Whoever controls the oceans will control the patterns of global commerce. Whoever controls the patterns of

WikiLeaks Leaks 9/11 Pager Intercepts

WikiLeaks Leaks 9/11 Pager Intercepts

WikiLeaks releases 573.000 pager intercepts from 9/11 2001. From 3AM on Wednesday November 25, 2009, until 3AM the following day (US east coast time), WikiLeaks

Money & Markets – Week of 11.29.09

Money & Markets – Week of 11.29.09

Matt Weinstein, Playfair Inc. Depressed Americans Quit The Labor Force The Business Insider (04 Dec 09) Israel’s Fischer Says World Must Accept A Weaker US

Precious Metals – Week of 11.29.09

Precious Metals – Week of 11.29.09

Trader Dan Discusses What You Need To Know About The Gold/Bond Ratio MineSet (02 Dec 09) S&P Launches Gold-Hedged Index To Protect Against Dollar Risk

Geopolitical –  Week of  11.29.09

Geopolitical – Week of 11.29.09

House Bill Extends Current Estate Tax The Wall Street Journal (04 Dec 09) Siegelman: Justice Department Hasn’t Changed Under Obama Legal Schnauzer (01 Dec 09)

Technology – Week of 11.29.09

Technology – Week of 11.29.09

Comcast-NBC Deal Faces Regulatory Hurdles Reuters (03 Dec 09) Lawsuit Demands Answers About Social-Networking Surveillance EFF.org (01 Dec 09) Uh, oh – Raw Data in

Life – Week of 11.29.09

Life – Week of 11.29.09

4 Urgent Home Fixes Before You Retire Yahoo Finance (04 Dec 09) Taking The Private Jet to Copenhagen(Glittering Eco-credentials) TimesOnline (29 Nov 09) Child Abuse:

Food & Health – Week of  11.29.09

Food & Health – Week of 11.29.09

After Delays, Vaccine to Counter Bad Beef Is Being Tested The New York Times (03 Dec 09) Novavax: A Risky But Potentially Lucrative Vaccine Play

Dubai Financial Crisis

Dubai Financial Crisis

Nov. 27 (Bloomberg)—Dubai’s debt woes may worsen to become a “major sovereign default” that roils developing nations and cuts off capital flows to emerging markets,

Dark Side of the Internet

Dark Side of the Internet

Nov. 26 (Guardian-UK) Fourteen years ago, a pasty Irish teenager with a flair for inventions arrived at Edinburgh University to study artificial intelligence and computer

The Value of Leadership

The Value of Leadership

One of the many blessings of living in Hickory Valley, Tennessee is that I know, respect and like my Mayor and the members of my

Negative Equity Mortgages

Negative Equity Mortgages

Continue reading CHART OF THE DAY: We’re Still Generating Too Many Negative Equity Mortgages

More Independent Than Ever

More Independent Than Ever

By David M. Halbfinger The Lou Dobbs-for-Senate rumor had barely crested when the Lou Dobbs-for-president rumor suddenly overtook it this week. Mr. Dobbs, the former

Facebook Creates Dual-Class Stock Structure

Facebook Creates Dual-Class Stock Structure

By Brian Womack Facebook Inc., the world’s biggest social-networking site, introduced a dual-class stock structure to let current shareholders hold onto voting control. The decision

EU President Promises EU Tax to Bilderbergers

EU President Promises EU Tax to Bilderbergers

By Bruno Waterfield, Justin Stares and Colin Freeman Within days of taking office in January, the former Belgian prime minister will put his weight behind

Iran: Will Sanctions Work?

Iran: Will Sanctions Work?

By George Friedman The Iranian government has rejected, at least for the moment, a proposal from the P-5+1 to ship the majority of its low-enriched

A Solari Report – Canadian Banking

A Solari Report – Canadian Banking

Overview Canadian banks, trust companies, loan companies, credit unions, deposit-taking insurance companies, pension funds and retail associations are regulated and examined for safety and soundness

Victory For Private PA Food Buying Club

Victory For Private PA Food Buying Club

Magisterial District Judge Jene Willwreth today dismissed both charges brought by the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture against C.A.R.E. member Jan Haller in Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Before

On the "Government Version"

On the "Government Version"

“It only seems controversial because there is a such a glaring difference of opinion between those who believe the government’s version of events and those

France Finds Monsanto Guilty

France Finds Monsanto Guilty

Posted By Dr. John Mercola France’s highest court has ruled that U.S. agrochemical giant Monsanto had not told the truth about the safety of its

Money & Markets – Week of 11.22.09

Money & Markets – Week of 11.22.09

‘One Worker, One Vote:’US Steelworkers to Experiment with Factory Ownership, Mondragon Style Solidarity Economy (27 Oct 09) Washington Post to Close Three Regional Bureaux BBC

Precious Metals – Week of 11.22.09

Precious Metals – Week of 11.22.09

US Mint to Suspend American Eagle Gold 1-oz Coins Reuters (25 Nov 09) Gold and Newton’s First Law of Motion Financial sense Observations (25 Nov

Geopolitical –  Week of  11.22.09

Geopolitical – Week of 11.22.09

Green World Government The Washington Times (27 Nov 09) Obama Says Will “Finish The Job” in Afghanistan Reuters (25 Nov 09) Obama to Offer 17%

Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.22.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.22.09

Wall St. Finds Profits by Reducing Mortgages The New York Times (21 Nov 09) World’s Most Expensive Homes Yahoo Finance (22 Nov 09) FHA-Backed Lending

Life – Week of 11.22.09

Life – Week of 11.22.09

Oprah’s Departure Presents Problem For TV Stations Yahoo Finance (20 Nov 09)

Food & Health – Week of  11.22.09

Food & Health – Week of 11.22.09

Superstar CBS Reporter Blows the Lid Off the Swine Flu Media Hype and Hysteria Mercola.com (24 Nov 09) GlaxoSmithKline Pulls Swine Flu Vaccines in Canada

Europe Chooses a President

Europe Chooses a President

Continue reading Europe Chooses a President Stratfor (20 Nov 09) More than eight years after the idea was first mooted, Europe has finally got a

SixthSense Technology

SixthSense Technology

Continue reading Pranav Mistry: The Thrilling Potential of SixthSense Technology YouTube (18 Nov 09)

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

Let us guard against inhumans, but let us guard even more against becoming inhuman ourselves. ~ Patriarch Pavle Continue reading Patriarch Pavle of Serbia

The Paul-Grayson Amendment Passes

The Paul-Grayson Amendment Passes

Paul-Grayson “Audit The Fed” Bill Passes Financial Services Committee Fire Dog Lake (18 Nov 09) The Paul-Grayson Amendment Lew Rockwell.com (19 Nov 09) Showdown: Ron

Family Wealth

Family Wealth

Read the transcript Transcript of Family Wealth [PDF] Listen to the MP3 audio file The Solari Report – 19 Nov 2009 Download the MP3 audio

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.19.09

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.19.09

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 Darker Profits from Unemployment

The Darker Profits from Unemployment

Hi Catherine: This article and video have been going around on Facebook, and after reading about it I was very disturbed. I’m wondering what your

Goldman, God & the Great Vampire Squid

Goldman, God & the Great Vampire Squid

Goldman Sachs has a political problem and the tension is rising daily as the housing market continues to swoon and unemployment grows. Goldman’s business model

Paulson To Invest $250m In New Gold Fund

Paulson To Invest $250m In New Gold Fund

By James Quinn Mr Paulson, best known for making $3.7bn from bets on the collapse of the US sub-prime mortgage market, is believed to have

"Space War"

"Space War"

Continue reading Arsenal of Hypocricy (part 1)

Changing The World With Wireless Broadband

Changing The World With Wireless Broadband

The Wireless Communications Association International (WCAI) exists to advance economic opportunity for the wireless broadband industry worldwide. WCAI is a technology-neutral trade association that seeks

Letter to the Editors of The Wall Street Journal

Letter to the Editors of The Wall Street Journal

November 14, 2009 Ladies and Gentlemen: Your editorial “The FHA’s Bailout Warning” states that the deterioration in The Federal Housing Administration’s (FHA) financial position “is

Insiders & Outsiders: Financial Class Society

Insiders & Outsiders: Financial Class Society

By Vivien Lou Chen and Sandrine Rastello Federal Reserve Bank of New York President William Dudley said the central bank could curtail the risk of

Authoring Legislation

Authoring Legislation

“We were approached by the lobbyist, who asked if we would be willing to enter a statement in the Congressional Record. I asked him for

Reality?  What A Read!

Reality? What A Read!

I enjoy reading Barbara Ehrenreich’s work. Ehrenreich seeks reality. She goes to great lengths to personally experience the phenomenon about which she writes. She combines

Goldman's $ Has No Smell

Goldman's $ Has No Smell

By Geraldine Fabrikant The latest tax filing for Goldman Sachs’s foundation is as thick as a phone book. The list of trades is more than

Big Medicare Cuts Coming

Big Medicare Cuts Coming

Report: Reform would cut senior healthcare. They simply want to steal $500 Billion of “entitlements”(already paid for) health care for the elderly. More than $500

Till Death Do Us Part?

Till Death Do Us Part?

By Carrie A. Moore Women diagnosed with cancer or multiple sclerosis are over six times more likely to be divorced than men with the same

Super-rich Seen Buying Gold, Selling Hedge Funds

Super-rich Seen Buying Gold, Selling Hedge Funds

By Steve Lodge The investment preferences of the world’s wealthiest families have shifted significantly in favour of gold and other commodities and away from hedge

Money & Markets – Week of 11.15.09

Money & Markets – Week of 11.15.09

Stocks Plunge as Treasury Three-Month Bill Yields Turn Negative Bloomberg.com (19 Nov 09) Wells Fargo to Pay $1.4 Billion in Auction-Rate Securities Settlement Law.com (19

Precious Metals – Week of 11.15.09

Precious Metals – Week of 11.15.09

U.K. Royal Mint Quadruples Production of Gold Coins (Update2) Bloomberg.com (19 Nov 09) Mauritius Buys IMF Gold, Follows India as Metal Soars (Update4) Bloomberg.com (17

Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.15.09

Mortgage Markets – Week of 11.15.09

Chicago Judge Lambastes Sidley Lawyers Over Brief Law.com (11 Nov 09) Latest Foreclosure Activity Report Presents Conflicting Perspectives Zero Hedge (12 Nov 09)

Geopolitical –  Week of  11.15.09

Geopolitical – Week of 11.15.09

DynCorp Says It May Have Broken U.S. Law The Wall Street Journal (19 Nov 09) Karzai Sworn In As Afghan Leader; Vows To Fight Graft

Technology – Week of 11.15.09

Technology – Week of 11.15.09

Intel Agrees to Pay AMD $1.25 Billion in Sudden Settlement Law.com (13 Nov 09) A Fresh Way to Take The Salt Out of Seawater The

Life – Week of 11.15.09

Life – Week of 11.15.09

Money Trickles North as Mexicans Help Relatives The New York Times (15 Nov 09) India Rain A Harvest of Water National Geographic (Nov 2009)

Food & Health – Week of  11.15.09

Food & Health – Week of 11.15.09

Crimes And Abuses Of The Pharmaceutical Industry (pdf) Sister Teresa Forcades I Vila, PhD 49 mn Americans Food Insecure Market Skeptics (19 Nov 09) Air

Quote du Jour

Quote du Jour

“Do the kinds of things that come from the heart. When you do, you won’t be dissatisfied, you won’t be envious, you won’t be longing

Precious Metals Market Report

Precious Metals Market Report

It’s the second week of the month. That means I am headed over to see Franklin Sanders of The Moneychanger at Top of the World

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.12.09

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.12.09

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

"Oldie But Goodie"  March 07, 1997

"Oldie But Goodie" March 07, 1997

By J.N. Tlaga Between January 3 and April 18 of 1995, the value of US dollar in Japanese yen declined 20% from 100 to 80

Money & Markets – Week of 11.08.09

Money & Markets – Week of 11.08.09

Barrick Shuts Hedge Book as World Gold Supply Runs Out Telegraph.co.uk (11 Nov 09) Barclay’s Remarkable Bargain New York Times (9 Nov 09) How the

Geopolitical – Week of 11.08.09

Geopolitical – Week of 11.08.09

58% Say Next President Likely To Be Republican Rasmussen Reports (8 Nov 09) Although House Passes Health Care, Most Voters Still Oppose the Legislation Rasmussen

Life – Week of 11.08.09

Life – Week of 11.08.09

The Late Movies: Dogs Welcoming Home Soldiers Mental Floss (10 Nov 09) Confessions of a Vision Impaired Stakeholder With Dubious Management Practices Embarking on an

Unemployment Rate Jumps to 26-year High

Unemployment Rate Jumps to 26-year High

By Timothy R. Homan Nov. 6 (Bloomberg) — The unemployment rate in the U.S. jumped to 10.2 percent in October, the highest level since 1983,

House Passes Health Care Reform

House Passes Health Care Reform

By Jason Leopold Rep. Dennis Kucinich (D-Ohio), who was the sponsor of an amendment that would have allowed individual states to create a single-payer system—essentially

La Grace du Ciel

La Grace du Ciel

[La Grâce du Ciel is a French interpretation of Amazing Grace (literally:The Grace of Heaven) written by David E. Marcantel andperformed by Southwest Louisiana singing

Money as Spiritual Practice

Money as Spiritual Practice

On this week’s Solari Report, I will be having a very special conversation with Mayuri Onerheim. Mayuri is a marvelous and gifted woman who left

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.05.09

Money & Markets ~ Charts 11.05.09

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

Tuesday Night Football

Tuesday Night Football

There is nothing like cheering for your cousins on a crisp Fall evening in Tennessee. Our team won, 42-0. Both teams were just perfect! “Being

Half of U.S. Kids Will Get Food Stamps

Half of U.S. Kids Will Get Food Stamps

By Lindsey Tanner Breitbart.com (2 Nov 09) CHICAGO (AP) – Nearly half of all U.S. children and 90 percent of black youngsters will be on

RBI to Buy 200 Tonnes of IMF Gold

RBI to Buy 200 Tonnes of IMF Gold

By Tamal Bandyopadhyay and Anup Roy Mumbai: The Reserve Bank of India, or RBI, is buying 200 tonnes of gold from the International Monetary Fund

How Do His Veggies Grow? The No-Dig Way

How Do His Veggies Grow? The No-Dig Way

Pat Marfisi carries alfalfa hay into his Hollywood Hills bakyard, but there aren’t any animals to feed. It’s for his “no-dig” vegetable garden. (Robert Lachman