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The Pot at the End of the Rainbow3 comments

Briseadh na Faire wrote 2 months ago: Federal drug agents won’t pursue pot-smoking patients or their sanctioned suppliers in states … more →

Tags: Economy & Finance, America - Law, america, free market, Barack Obama, Culture, Briseadh na Faire @ TPZoo, Medical Marijuana

Bank regulators get Geithner's goat..3 comments

EV wrote 4 months ago: .. to an extent, that he resorted to expletives and obscenities out of frustration. What happened? T … more →

Tags: Economy & Finance, Government & Institutions - Regulatory Agencies, News & Politics, Banks, bonuses, Cuomo Report, europeanview @ TPZoo, Politics, Regulators

Eliot Spitzer: The Federal Reserve is a Ponzi Scheme4 comments

Zooey wrote 5 months ago: The Raw Story The Federal Reserve — the quasi-autonomous body that controls the US’s money supply — … more →

Tags: Governmental oversight, Zooey @ TPZoo, Eliot Spitzer, federal reserve, ponzi scheme, Sheriff of Wall Street, Audit, aig bailout

The Week In Business Shows - That In Most Cases The Wrong Person Is Running The Company

freedomrebel wrote 7 months ago: GM bankruptcy almost inevitable.  They posted a $6 billion first quarter loss…shares set to fa … more →

Tags: News, Corporate America, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Bank of America, GM, Sony, Microsoft, Intel, Intel Fined For Illegal Practices

Open Thread for Friday - Why Us?106 comments

WaltTheMan wrote 7 months ago: Many of us who have lived in small towns know the tragedy of having a franchise being closed down fo … more →

Tags: Opinion - Open Thread, WaltTheMan @ TPZoo

Fat Cats Finally Get Rid Of Their Corporate Jets4 comments

freedomrebel wrote 7 months ago: Corporate fat cats are the lifeblood of the private jet industry.  To improve their image, many have … more →

Tags: Corporate America, FAA, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Bank of America, Private Jet Owners, starbucks, Big three automakers, Corporate Excess

The Most Powerful Financial Institution You've Never Heard Of - The New York Fed2 comments

freedomrebel wrote 7 months ago: This is an insightful article done by Eliot Spitzer – about who actually runs the New York Fed … more →

Tags: Eliot Spitzer, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Bailout, aig bonuses, Dick Fuld, The New York Fed, Tim Geithner, Hank Greenberg, Who is the New York Fed

The Top Ten Worst CEO's In American History3 comments

freedomrebel wrote 8 months ago: : : : : : : : : : : 1.  Dick Fuld.   His nickname was the Gorilla - the brawler known as the scaries … more →

Tags: News, News & Politics, Bear Stearns, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Top Ten Worst CEO's, Dick Fuld, Angelo Mozilo, Ken Lay, Jimmy Cayne

CBS: Banks Racked Up Billions In Penalty Fees3 comments

freedomrebel wrote 8 months ago: Banks have retaliated for people defaulting, by raising their rates and credit card fees.  Chase has … more →

Tags: News, Features - Video, Corporate America, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Bank of America, Chase, American Express, Banks Double Interest Rates

Best Buy "demoting" 8,000 senior sales associates2 comments

freedomrebel wrote 8 months ago: This is not a repeat of Circuit City yet, but Best Buy is starting to head down the same road with t … more →

Tags: News, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, Major Electronics Chain, Best Buy, Best Buy Slashing Wages

American Sterling Bank - 24th Bank Failure This Year8 comments

freedomrebel wrote 8 months ago: By February 9th, this year, we had nine banks that had failed across the United States. Here is the … more →

Tags: News, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, FDIC, bank failures, 25 Banks Failed in 2009, American Sterling Bank

Real Estate Plunge Hitting Malls Across The Country

freedomrebel wrote 8 months ago: Some malls are trying creative ideas to capture business.  Here is one idea that is being used to ge … more →

Tags: News, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, flowrider, general growth properties, Largest Mall Owner In Bankruptcy, Malls Test Water Device

We Could Have Done Without "Financial Modernization" 2 comments

Cats r Flyfishn wrote 8 months ago: Senator Byron Dorgan (D-ND) was prescient when he gave this speech in the Senate on November 4, 1999 … more →

Tags: Economy & Finance, free market, Economy, Financial Markets, News, Cats r Flyfishn @ TPZoo, Politics, Bailout, Banks

Polls Show Majority Reject Media Blaming Obama For Economy

freedomrebel wrote 9 months ago: Americans are not succumbing to the idiocy, of the Right-Wing Media biased coverage of the Economy. … more →

Tags: News, News & Politics, Lunatic Fringe, President Obama, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, washington post/abc news poll., Hugh Hewitt

New GM CEO Will Not Take Pay Cut

freedomrebel wrote 9 months ago: Even though the previous GM CEO agreed to a pay cut that reduced his salary to a $1 a year, Fritz He … more →

Tags: News, News & Politics, President Obama, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, General Motors, GM's Restructuring, fritz henderson, Detroit automakers

Gas to hit new highs - affect global economy2 comments

Briseadh na Faire wrote 9 months ago: No, that’s not today’s headlines. But look back: Gasoline prices going up, up, up Expert … more →

Tags: News, News & Politics, Opinion - Essay/Editorial, Economy & Finance - Oil, Opinion, Media - Mainstream Media, america, Special Comment, Barack Obama

ABC: Jane Hamsher On AIG Bonuses2 comments

freedomrebel wrote 9 months ago: Jane Hamsher from Firedoglake.com.  Excellent! Also from Jane Hamsher (referred to in this video): W … more →

Tags: News, News & Politics, Features - Video, freedomrebel @ TPZoo, AiG, jane hamsher, firedoglake, aig bonuses

YOUR TAX DOLLARS AT WORK!9 comments

Briseadh na Faire wrote 9 months ago: UPDATE: AIG is actually planning to give out $450 million in bonuses this week to executives who led … more →

Tags: Corporate America, Economy & Finance, free market, Briseadh na Faire @ TPZoo

Beyond CNBC v. Jon Stewart5 comments

MsJoanne wrote 9 months ago: As we watch the amusing back and forth between Jon Stewart and Jim Cramer, as you an see here and he … more →

Tags: Economy & Finance, Media - Radio & Television, america, free market, jon stewart, Cats r Flyfishn @ TPZoo, Politics, MsJoanne @TPZoo, ethics


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