Manipulation of Precious-metals Market Under Fire
The banking cartel’s manipulation of supposedly “free” markets is coming under increasing fire as a broad coalition of activists, legislators, and non-profit groups...
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Finance ‘Regulatory Reform’ Would Extend to Main Street
"Congress is to be applauded for tackling financial regulatory reform," wrote U.S. Chamber of...
Making a Disaster National: Massachusetts’ Romney-care v. Obama-care
With all the alarm by Republicans on the “right” over Obama-care, Americans should take...
Strategic Defaults: Morality vs. Reality
According to RealtyTrac, nearly 3 million foreclosures were filed in 2009. And with almost...
Senate Passes 15 Billion ‘Jobs’ Bill
As President Barack Obama’s jobless “recovery” is showing more and more signs of being...
Rosenberg Sees China Causing Gold to Hit $2,600
Gold has recently topped the $1,200 per ounce mark, but analyst David Rosenberg sees...
Gold Hits New Record High, Skirts $1,200/oz.
The weakening dollar propelled gold prices in American markets almost to $1,200 an ounce...
GDP Numbers Revised Downward to 2.8 percent for Third Quarter
The U.S. economy grew slower in the third quarter of the year than initially...
GDP Increases 3.5% in Third Quarter, Fueled by “Cash for Clunkers”
The U.S. economy grew at a better-than-expected 3.5 percent annualized rate in the third...
Report: Secret Plot Against Dollar
A report published Tuesday by a British newspaper sent shockwaves across the world. The...
Proposal for This Week’s G-20 Summit: IMF as Global Financial Regulator
“The International Monetary Fund was the surprise winner at the last summit of the...
Reverse Immigration Jeopardizes U.S. Economy
While the U.S. Border Patrol has its hands full trying to stop the flow...
Amid Criticism, Switzerland Overtakes US as Most Competitive Economy
Switzerland overtook the United States as the most competitive economy in the world, according...
Economy Shrinks Q2, Recession Worse Than Thought
Though data shows that the U.S. economy only shrank at a one-percent annual rate...
CIT Patches Together Private Bailout After TARP Bailout
Capital lending firm-turned-bank holding company CIT has patched together another $3 billion private loan...
Bernanke Promises “Exit Strategy” From Inflation
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke is on a public relations offensive to persuade Americans...
Obama’s Car Czar Linked to Bribery Scandal
President Obama’s Auto Task Force Chairman Steven Rattner resigned suddenly earlier this week after...
Driving Us to Destruction
Item: Writing in the online Newsweek for June 2, Daniel Gross observed: “It’s been...
473,000 Jobs Lost in June
The ADP National Employment Report estimated that the national economy shed some 473,000 jobs...
“Cap and trade” Tax Fight Expected in Senate
"Today's razor-thin vote in the House spells doom in the Senate," Sen. James Inhofe...