US takes steps against European-Iranian bank
Associated Press WASHINGTON — The United States has slapped sanctions on a German-based bank it accuses of helping Iranian institutions involved in illicit nuclear trade….
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Moving into Bonds: From Frying Pan to Fire
David Galland and Kevin Brekke Casey Research The other day, I came across an article that said, while individuals may be moving their money out…
Obama Needs Your 401(k) to Balance His Budget
Bob Adelmann The New American The Obama administration is “taking the first steps to confiscate retirement dollars,” according to Dr. Jerome Corsi who predicts that…
Treasury Makes Shocking Admission: Program for Struggling Homeowners Just a Ploy to Enrich Big Banks
The Treasury Dept.’s mortgage relief program isn’t just failing, it’s actively funneling money from homeowners to bankers, and Treasury likes it that way. Zack Carter…
Ex-patriot American Denounces Citizenship
China Slashes U.S. Government Bond Holdings by Largest Amount Ever
Vincent Fernando, CFA Business Insider China began reducing its holdings of U.S. government bonds again in June, and in fact cut just its holdings by…
Capital Controls: The Final Phase in the Great Looting of America
Eric Blair Activist Post Instituting capital controls seems like the next big event in the government-banking-oligarchy’s great looting of America. First, these vampires designed “free trade”…
Freddie Mac says needs $1.8 billion from taxpayers
Corbett Daly Reuters Mortgage finance giant Freddie Mac (FMCC.OB) on Monday said it would need another $1.8 billion in aid from taxpayers, bringing its total…
Fed set to downgrade outlook in the U.S.
James Politi Finacial Times The Federal Reserve is set to downgrade its assessment of US economic prospects when it meets on Tuesday to discuss ways…
Taking the World Down with Them: Bombing Iran
William Blum Counterpunch If and when the United States and Israel bomb Iran (marking the sixth country so blessed by Barack Obama) and this sad…
Drug-resistant strain of E.coli emerges in the U.S.
Reuters WASHINGTON — A new, virulent and drug-resistant strain of E. coli bacteria is infecting people in the United States and posing a significant public…
Americans who swap passports
Ellen Kelleher Financial Times At the US Embassy in London, there is a waiting list that none of the officials likes to discuss. On the…
Ex-Goldman Sachs Hack, TARP Guru, Wants Your Social Security
Jason Linkins Huffington Post Remember Neel Kashkari? Back during the financial crisis, Kashkari sat at the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Financial Stability, where he was…
Chavez threatens to cut oil to U.S.
Reuters Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez threatened on Sunday to cut oil supplies to the United States in case of a military attack from Colombia as a dispute escalated over…