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Northern Rock - use it to set up a Post Bank, or sell it to Tesco?

charliemarks wrote 19 minutes ago: The government nationalised the ailing bank, formerly a building society, but only after many months … more →

Tags: Cooperatives, Economics, Nationalisation, northern rock, post bank, Post office, public ownership, Royal Mail, small businesses

ARMageddon

Ranjit wrote 1 hour ago: (Title semi-stolen from the Option ARMageddon site, whose views I disclaim.) Although precise causes … more →

Tags: financial crisis, housing, Adjustable Rate Mortgages, Arms, Cass Sunstein, Housing bubble, Mortgages, obama, richard thaler

Why banks want you all alone when negotiating a loan modification

Mortgage Auditor wrote 6 hours ago: They are telling you to run away from loan modification companies who charge a fee. They are paying … more →

Tags: bankruptcy, Case Law, foreclosure defense, housing, legislation, LOAN MODIFICATION, mortgage audit, mortgage law, Politics

Video: "Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve"

Sofie wrote 9 hours ago: This video, “Money, Banking and the Federal Reserve,” produced by the Ludwig von Mises I … more →

Tags: Economics, Federal Research, Ludwig von Mises Institute, Money, Video

Bank Stupidity... Part 19

James T. Conklin, P.E. wrote 12 hours ago:   People who can, DO.  People who can’t, TEACH. MINORITY/WOMEN BUSINESS ENTERPRISE ALLIANCE, … more →

Never-ending Government lies about markets

aurick wrote 14 hours ago: Wednesday, July 1, 2009 The Daily Reckoning PRESENTS: Throughout history, the US government has … more →

Tags: Financial, Moral Turpitude, Debt, Depression, Economic Crisis, federal antitrust laws, federal reserve, financial disaster, John D. Rockefeller

Brazil news update, July 5th

editor wrote 15 hours ago: OIL Brazil’s state oil company Petrobras expects exploration of an Iranian block will yield di … more →

Tags: Brazil, Economy, Investments, Oil, Retail, Uruguay

Reasons to think the bear market bottom not yet here

Peter Cooper wrote 20 hours ago: To be a true optimist about share prices this summer then you have to hold that last December was th … more →

Tags: Gold & Silver, hedge fund, Inflation, oil prices, US Bonds, U.S. Dollar, US Stocks

Peter Schiff on why the US dollar should collapse

Peter Cooper wrote 21 hours ago: Last summer Peter Schiff jumped on the rising oil price as a trend just as it was about to reve … more →

Tags: Gold & Silver, Inflation, oil prices, peter schiff, U.S. Dollar, US Stocks, Video

Long dollar, short oil, hold gold?

Peter Cooper wrote 22 hours ago: If you hold that the bear stock market rally is over, or almost over then shorting oil and going lon … more →

Tags: Gold & Silver, hedge fund, Inflation, Kuwait, oil prices, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE stocks, US Bonds

SECOND GENERATION

ruthyr wrote 1 day ago: FICTION:  SECOND GENERATION – Howard Fast/Dell – 1978 I found a yellow, brittle paperbac … more →

Tags: 1930s, 1940s, American Aristocracy, battleships, Communists, Historical Fiction, Howard Fast, HUAC, Nazi Germany

Venezuela assumes control of Spanish-owned bank

sakerfa wrote 1 day ago: (AP) – President Hugo Chavez’s government assumed control of Venezuela’s third-lar … more →

Tags: Economy, Politics/Elect/Corrupt, Venezuela, Banco, bank, Chavez, Control?, , Deposits

"Suck on our Yachts"

aurick wrote 1 day ago: Goldman Sachs issues non-apology for destroying the World Economy by Matt Taibbi Posted June 22, 200 … more →

Tags: Financial, GeoPolitics, Moral Turpitude, Debt, Depression, Economic Collapse, Economic Crisis, federal reserve, Goldman Sachs

Choose Your Poker Site by Feature

ultimatepokerbonus wrote 1 day ago: Poker players choose their poker sites for several different reasons, and for that we have created a … more →

Tags: General, Poker, Sites, bonuses, Online, features, bad beat jackpots

Buying Bank Foreclosures - How To Guide

bhuribachi wrote 1 day ago: Bank foreclosures are homes or properties that are owned by various banks, mortgage companies and ot … more →

Boring is best

Ciaran Daly wrote 1 day ago: Article in yesterday’s Irish Times on banking in Canada, how sober and boring banking is best. … more →

Angola news update, July 4th

editor wrote 1 day ago: OIL Chevron announced that its joint venture had begun oil production from its offshore Mafumeira No … more →

Tags: Angola, Brazil, foreign trade, media, Oil, Tourism, Travel

The World is Falling

Agnieszka Wiśniewska wrote 1 day ago: World Bank Predictions The World Bank predicts that the world economy will fall by 2.9 percent wher … more →

Tags: Economy, Finance, Poland, World, World Bank

Black Swan author says money supply out-of-control

Peter Cooper wrote 1 day ago: … more →

Tags: Gold & Silver, hedge fund, Inflation, oil prices, Private Equity, UAE stocks, US Bonds, U.S. Dollar, US Stocks