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Exporting blame to China
Comment is free | guardian.co.uk —
Authority: 155
Pinning Americas economic woes on China is too easy. The real villains are Wall Street bankers and their influence Barack Obama is travelling to Asia this week and has promised to say something about the exchange rate between the Chinese yuan and the US dollar. It would be good if some enterprising journalist ...9 hours ago -
Town in Presidents home State has Unemployment Approaching 50%
The Contemporary Conservative —
Authority: 143
From CBS2 Chicago: If you think the recession has hit hard where you live, consider the little Northern Illinois town where almost half the working age adults are out of work. Its called Pembroke. CBS2s Mike Parker reports. ...Imagine a community so deep in the hole, the government has fired the police force and ...11 hours ago -
4 Ways To Get Out of US Dollars and Hedge Against US Dollar Weakness
MoneyEnergy —
Authority: 565
OK, ok, the photo is a bit hyperbolic, but it raises an essential point. Whether or not you view the trending weakness in the US dollar a good thing, it makes sense to protect your money from further downside. Why, you may ask, should you hedge against USD weakness if you never leave the US or buy foreign ...16 hours ago -
My Input About The US Unemployment Rate And Advice About The Job Market
AL6400 Blog —
Authority: 127
First off, happy Remembrance Day everyone. This post will be a response to the e-mail I got from Forbes about wanting some blogger input on an issue. The question asked was the following: Recently, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported a jump in the unemployment rate to 10.2%. Some economists think we ...21 hours ago -
Impact of ARRA on US unemployment
Urbanomics —
Authority: 130
The Obama administrations official announcement that the spending measures of the $787 bn fiscal stimulus (or ARRA) has so far created or saved just over 640,000 jobs has triggered off an intense debate. Critics have questioned the veracity of the figures, especially those relating to jobs saved, and point to the ...1 day ago -
Outdoor Channel to cut 25 pct of Winnercomm jobs (AP)
Relevant News —
Authority: 514
AP – Outdoor Channel Holdings Inc. said Wednesday that it’s laying off a quarter of employees at recently acquired Winnercomm Inc. because the economic downturn has hurt business. Read more from the original source: (AP)"> (AP)">Outdoor Channel to cut 25 pct of Winnercomm jobs (AP)1 day ago -
Money, Politics and the Chain of Liberty
Traditions of Men Blog/Podcast —
Authority: 116
Here is part of the presentation I gave to the local Constitution Party on 11/9/09. It is about 20 minutes out of the 80 minute presentation. The rest of it was on the monetary system which there is plenty of material on already.1 day ago -
Gerald Walpin, Inspector General, Obama administration fired, Obama ally Kevin Johnson fraud, Sacramento Mayor, Walpin filed suit in federal court, Walpin cleared in probe
Citizen Wells —
Authority: 588
From the Hot Air blog, November 11, 2009. “Walpin vindicated, will demand job back” “In June, the White House fired Gerald Walpin as Inspector-General of the Corporation for National and Community Service after he objected to an unusually-favorable settlement of fraud charges against a Barack Obama ally in ...1 day ago -
Obama’s Non- Tax Reform Commission
Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog —
Authority: 479
From TaxVox : In a month, if White House officials are to be believed, the Obama Administration will unveil the tax reform report of the President’s Economic Recovery Advisory Board. Despite once-high expectations, it is likely to be a waste of everyone’s time. The Board (the PERAB in ...1 day ago -
On Tackling Debt: Some Say Just Do It’
Roni Deutch: The Tax Lady Blog —
Authority: 479
There is certainly no easy fix to the government’s massive debt. However, some Senators are saying that Congress is not making any progress in fixing the problem, and that “business as usual” is not working. Senator Evan Bayh (D-Indiana) has proposed that a special commission be created to force Congress to ...1 day ago -
US banks bill seeks to strip Fed of powers
The Intelligence Daily —
Authority: 497
For more details, please click on the link to read the article1 day ago -
Out of prison, out of a job, out of luck
The Intelligence Daily —
Authority: 497
For more details, please click on the link to read the article1 day ago -
Dr. Doom Nouriel Roubini believes the bubble is about to burst
The Intelligence Daily —
Authority: 497
For more details, please click on the link to read the article1 day ago -
Is Chinas Economy a Paper Tiger?
Mad Minerva 2.0 —
Authority: 483
Uh-Oh if true . A BIG Uh-Oh.1 day ago -
Massuccis Take: Pricelines stock travels skyward on strong summer season
DailyFinance —
Authority: 793
Filed under: Company News , Technology , Columns , Economy , People , Investing , Earnings , Media This summer, for the first time in five years, I used Priceline.com ( PCLN ) to book a hotel room and rental car. Turns out, I am part of a trend. The online travel agency saw an increase in bookings over the ...1 day ago -
Dollar falls to 15-month low despite US support (AP)
Relevant News —
Authority: 514
AP – The dollar dropped to a new 15-month low as the the euro rose above $1.50 Wednesday morning, even as Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner reiterated the administration’s stance that a strong dollar is good for the U.S. economy. The rest is here: (AP)"> (AP)">Dollar falls to 15-month low ...1 day ago -
Kick Mass: Crowdsourcing The Future With Kickstarter
The Online Investing AI Blog —
Authority: 127
Crowdsourcing has been used in a bunch of different categories. The idea is that a lot of minds working on a problem are better than just an individual. Everything from Wikipedia to Amazon’s Mechanical Turk, the crowd has been utilized as fact checkers, content creators, and idea generators. It’s been, by no ...1 day ago -
High finance, low results? Tell about it in a haiku
Mound City Money —
Authority: 128
Judging from some of the news coming out of Washington, civil discourse seems to be in extremely short supply. Perhaps Americans would be more civil if they used an ancient Japanese poetry form to discuss the major issues of the day. As…1 day ago -
Pandit: Glass-Steagall isn’t the way to rebuild banking
Mound City Money —
Authority: 128
John Reed, one of Vikram Pandit’s predecessors as chief executive of Citigroup, has been saying recently that Congress made a mistake in repealing the Glass-Steagall Act, which separated the banking and investment industries. Pandit, however, doesn’t think reinstating the Depression-era law…1 day ago -
Citigroup reports success with foreclosure prevention
Mound City Money —
Authority: 128
As the previous post mentions, Citigroup CEO Vikram Pandit was in town yesterday to speak at Washington University. He also visited with employees of the CitiMortgage division in O’Fallon, Mo., and announced some updated results for the company’s foreclosure prevention efforts. In the…1 day ago