Chinese bank launches yuan service in New York
Joe McDonald Associated Press BEIJING — A state-owned Chinese bank says its New York City branch has begun offering accounts denominated in China’s tightly controlled…
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Florida’s freeze wipes out thousands of acres of agriculture
Heather Sorentrue CF News 13 Plan on paying more for fruits and vegetables over the next couple of months. Florida’s freezes wiped out thousands of…
Could the U.S. central bank go broke?
Pedro da Costa and Ann Saphir Reuters The U.S. Federal Reserve’s journey to the outer limits of monetary policy is raising concerns about how hard…
Wage Drop Has Been Worst In Decades
William Alden Huffington Post Wages for American workers have fallen dramatically since the financial crisis, in what will likely turn out to be the worst…
Deepening crisis traps America’s have-nots
The US is drifting from a financial crisis to a deeper and more insidious social crisis. Self-congratulation by the US authorities that they have this…
Gas supplies at five-year low for early January
National Grid reports that gas supplies have fallen dramatically after coldest December since 1890 Andy Rain/EPA Tim Webb Guardian The amount of gas kept in…
Ron Paul vs. the Federal Reserve
SARTRE, Contributing Writer Activist Post The Patriot-Liberty movement has railed against the Federal Reserve for decades. Inexorably attached to the abolition of the private banking…
White House Braces for Savage Cuts
New breed of right-wingers takes over the Capitol with a slash-and-burn agenda that threatens the White House Image: Chip Somodevilla/Getty Paul Harris Guardian Dick Armey’s black,…
Kucinich: “Pentagon Missing Trillions” (VIDEO)
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Sudden death for thousands of trees
A deadly disease described as the “foot and mouth” of trees is wiping out forests across the country. Alamy image: Telegraph Louise Gray Telegraph Sudden…
Gates Tries To Cut Military Health Care
Anne Flaherty Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates is betting that Americans’ frustration with a ballooning deficit will finally allow him to trim…
Free Market Fraud
Dylan Ratigan Huffington Post At first glance, the December jobs report seems to be a step in the right direction. An unemployment rate of 9.4…
Behold the Storm and All the Mad People (VIDEO)
Mark Sircus IMVA This video powerfully presents the ideas in this essay. My first spiritual teacher, who also doubled as a martial arts instructor, taught…
Banks lose key foreclosure ruling in top Massachusetts court
Jonathan Stempel and Dena Aubin Reuters In a decision that may slow foreclosures nationwide, Massachusetts’ highest court voided the seizure of two homes by Wells…