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Top 1% Control 39% of World's Wealth

Ralph Turchiano wrote 2 weeks ago: Published: Friday, 31 May 2013 | 11:30 AM ET By: Robert Frank | CNBC Reporter & Editor The Rich … more →

Tags: societal, twitter, Wealth, CNBC, Boston Consulting Group, robert frank, $100-million, Millionaire, developed country

Greece: 'Lagarde List'; ex premier Papandreou to be summoned

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago: 06 March, 11:35 (ANSAmed) – ATHENS, MARCH 6 – The Greek Financial Crimes Squad (SDOE) is … more →

Tags: societal, Greece, Finance minister, Evangelos Venizelos, George Papandreou, kathimerini, panhellenic socialist movement, SDOE, Lucas Papademos

The fake bomb detector that can also spot drugs, bank notes and truffles? The ADE-651 is the symbol of a dysfunctional state

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago:   Patrick Cockburn Monday, 4 March 2013 If one object had to serve as a symbol Iraqi corruption … more →

Tags: Britain, middle east, Sensor, iraq, Liverpool, ADE 651, Iraqi Security Forces, ministry of interior

2013 Forbes Billionaires list: Record number of new entries appear on rich list, but Carlos Slim and Bill Gates still top the charts

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago: An ‘old guard’ remain the richest people on earth John Hall Monday, 4 March 2013 A recor … more →

Tags: societal, Microsoft, Bill Gates, Bernard Arnault, Forbes, Larry Ellison, Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim

Britain to India: Diamond in royal crown is ours

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago: by Reuters|21 February 2013 Queen Alexandra wearing the Koh-i-Noor in her coronation crown (left) an … more →

Tags: societal, India, David Cameron, prime minister of the united kingdom, Cameron, Amritsar, Koh-i-noor, Tower of London, Elizabeth II

Revealed: How Then Governor Goodluck Jonathan Gave Obaigbena $1 Million From Bayelsa’s Poverty Alleviation Funds For Beyonce And Jay Z's Visit To Nigeria

Ralph Turchiano wrote 3 months ago: Posted: February 20, 2013 – 22:55 Posted by siteadmin caption: Beyonce and Jayzee in Nigeria i … more →

Tags: societal, Nigeria, goodluck jonathan, BayelsaState, thisday, Kim Kardashian, Jay-Z, obaigbena, Lagos

Exclusive: Cash for academies: Michael Gove 'bribes' schools to change their status

Ralph Turchiano wrote 4 months ago: Claims taxpayers’ money is being spent on ‘buying off’ critics of the Education Se … more →

Tags: Michael Gove, Department for Education, gove, Lancashire, Russell Hobby, National Union of Teachers, Christine Blower, Secretary of State for Education

Intel Firm Paid CIA Nominee Well As He Left for White House

Ralph Turchiano wrote 4 months ago: <!—->EEV: Reposted per request: Feb. 4, 2013 – 01:14PM   |   Last Updated: Feb. 4, … more →

Tags: Security, united states, twitter, White House, LinkedIn, digg, reddit, StumbleUpon, Tumblr

Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments1 comment

Ralph Turchiano wrote 4 months ago: Feb 2, 2013 19:36 Moscow Time Spain’s PM denies receiving secret payments Spain’s Prime Minister Mar … more →

Tags: EU Erosion, Spain, Mariano Rajoy, Rajoy, Interfax, People's Party, el país, Sedov, Popular Party

World's tea producers brew up a plan to raise prices : Global tea cartel formed to boost profits and control supply

Ralph Turchiano wrote 4 months ago: AFP Wednesday, Jan 23, 2013 COLOMBO – The price of a cup of tea could rise after the world … more →

Tags: India, Kenya, Saudi Arabia, OPEC, Sri Lanka, Colombo, Mahinda Samarasinghe, Malawi

Middle-class Greeks to fork out over 40% of annual salary in tax: " in order to qualify Greece for more bailouts"

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago: Published: 12 January, 2013, 17:20 Edited: 12 January, 2013, 18:31 Athens passed new tax increases t … more →

Tags: societal, EU Erosion, european union, Greece, ATHENS, Greek, austerity, Tax, Finance minister

California Counties Want Millions From Banks for Fixing LIBOR

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago:   By ROBERT KAHN   (CN) – Bank of America and other heavy hitters defrauded cities a … more →

Tags: UBS, JPMorgan Chase, Bank of America, HSBC, London Interbank Offered Rate, Barclay, royal bank of scotland group, Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ

Simon Burns, minister responsible for train fares, uses £80,000-a-year chauffeur-driven government car to 'avoid overcrowded trains'

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago: News is likely to provoke more anger from commuters still reeling from the New Year inflation-bustin … more →

Tags: societal, M I C E, simon burns, Cabinet Office, Ministerial Code, Fabian Hamilton, Patrick McLoughlin, department for transport, Minister of State

Workers making $30,000 will take a bigger hit on their pay than those earning $500,000 under new fiscal deal

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago: By  Hayley Peterson PUBLISHED: 00:00 EST, 3  January 2013 |  UPDATED: 06:25 EST, 4 January 2013 … more →

Tags: societal, united states, Barack Obama, congressional budget office, Tax Policy Center, William G. Gale, payroll tax, Income, tax cut

World’s rich get richer - Top 100 by 241 Billion2 comments

Ralph Turchiano wrote 5 months ago: Posted by: Usman Ahmed         Posted date:  January 02, 2013 NEW YORK: The combined assets of the w … more →

Tags: societal, Microsoft, Bill Gates, LVMH, Warren Buffett, Carlos Slim, rupert murdoch, News of the World, zara

Making Millions Is Easy if You Cheat, SEC Says

Ralph Turchiano wrote 6 months ago:       LOS ANGELES (CN) – An L.A.-area investment adviser cherry-picked trades t … more →

Tags: societal, California, Business, Los Angeles, hedge fund, SEC, Eichler, Aletheia, Santa Monica

Central bankers gone wild

Ralph Turchiano wrote 6 months ago: Central bankers rarely do radical, or even surprising, things. This week it happened twice. Hold on … more →

Tags: London, European Central Bank, Mario Draghi, Ben Bernanke, Central Bank, Federal Reserve system, Federal Open Market Committee, U.S. Federal Reserve

Officials defend decision not to prosecute in money-laundering case despite HSBC's 'blatant failure' to implement controls

Ralph Turchiano wrote 6 months ago: EEV: So the Investors pay while the criminals once again go free  HSBC’s record $1.9bn fine pr … more →

Tags: societal, censorship, united states, United States Department of Justice, UBS, money-laundering, New York, HSBC, Stuart Gulliver

Politician threatens the Daily Telegraph if it exposes political corruption

Ralph Turchiano wrote 6 months ago: The minister and a warning to the Telegraph before expenses story Maria Miller’s advisers warn … more →

Tags: societal, Control, Inhibiting Self Determination, condescending, censorship, Daily Telegraph, Labour, Miller, United Kingdom Parliamentary expenses scandal, Maria Miller, Tony McNulty


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