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On last night's Daily Show, Jon Stewart reported that bailed-out Wall Street financial institutions have been doling out bonuses as high as eight figures. And I know that's shocking, but it's important to remember that those employees will in turn spend those bonuses and that money will help rejuvenate struggling industries. The unicorn sex-slave industry is already poised to have its first positive quarter in years.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:05 PM, January 13th, 2010.
Tags: wall st, bonuses, greed, money,

Is it now a crime to be poor?

Being Poor in the USA is a Crime curtail financing for services that might help the poor while ramping up law enforcement: squeeze the poor until they are in jail
From: webmaster. Added: 8:37 PM, August 9th, 2009.
Tags: economy, money, poverty, state,

TARP Recipients Get Big Bonuses

Staff at Banks getting TARP funds are getting big rewards for their stupidity and failures
From: webmaster. Added: 11:32 AM, July 30th, 2009.
Tags: money, tarp, banks, fraud, bailout, fed, scam,

Goldman Sachs Still Bonusing

Paul Krugman New York Times: The American economy remains in dire straits, with one worker in six unemployed or underemployed. Yet Goldman Sachs just reported record quarterly profits â�� and itâ��s preparing to hand out huge bonuses, comparable to what it was paying before the crisis. What does this contrast tell us?
From: webmaster. Added: 12:08 PM, July 17th, 2009.
Tags: money, crisis, bailout, fraud, wall street,

William Black Calls New Regulations A Sham

brief interview with bank regulator and economics professor William Black and his view on the recent regulatory changes to Wall Street by Washington.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:29 AM, May 11th, 2009.
Tags: economy, market, fraud, sham, scam, money, loans, sub prime,

Milan Police Seize Big Bank Assets

April 28 (Bloomberg) -- Milan's financial police seized 476 million euros ($620 million) of assets belonging to UBS AG, Deutsche Bank AG, JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Depfa Bank Plc amid a probe into alleged fraud linked to the sale of derivatives.
From: webmaster. Added: 3:49 PM, April 29th, 2009.
Tags: money, investment, fraud, derivatives, banks, scam,

US Debt Clock

Ever wonder how fast the debt is rising in the US? Head on over to see the up to the minute calculations that you the taxpayer will be paying for decades to come, if not longer
From: webmaster. Added: 1:31 PM, March 24th, 2009.
Tags: debt, money, economy,

What does one trillion dollars look like?

ever wonder what a trillion dollars looks like? Here is a great graphic representation for you.
From: webmaster. Added: 10:35 AM, March 23rd, 2009.
Tags: money, trillion, billion, million, bailout, greed, wall street,

Jim Cramer's advice worse than a coin toss

Jim Cramer, the frothing lunatic host of Mad Money, who dispenses stock advice left, right and center has an abysmal track record on his stocks, as it turns out. In fact, you would do better with a coin toss.
From: webmaster. Added: 3:21 PM, December 23rd, 2008.
Tags: idiot, jim cramer, advice, stocks, market, media, mad money, investment, money, lunatic,

Fed Defies Transparency Aim in Refusal to Disclose

Fed refuses to disclose information pertintent to loans made in bailout plan.
From: webmaster. Added: 1:00 PM, November 10th, 2008.
Tags: fed, debt, bailout, money,

JP Morgan wont use bailout cash to offer more loans

An NYT reporter gets the inside scoop on a JP Morgan staff only phone meeting. CEO Jamie Dixon says its only for buying up banks. We have been had.
From: webmaster. Added: 11:01 AM, October 27th, 2008.
Tags: bailout, wall street, money, fed, dollar, fraud,

AIG Execs Go On Pampering Retreat After Bailout

...Less than a week after a federal government bailout of $85 billion AIG, executives of the company splurged their fat asses with a week-long retreat at the St. Regis luxury Resort spa in Monarch Beach, California, said Congressional investigators.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:29 PM, October 7th, 2008.
Tags: bailout, AIG, money, fed, corruption, greed, avarice, decline, fraud,

Peter Defazio Slams Wall Street Bailout

Excellent 5 minute speech: "We should not be rolled by a Wall Street exec who is masquerading as the Secretary of the Treasury" (Congressman Peter DeFazio).
From: webmaster. Added: 10:12 AM, September 24th, 2008.
Tags: bailout, bernanke, dollar, fed, money, wall street,

Max Keiser says US Dollar backed by bananas

Press TV interviewed Paris-based financial analyst Max Keiser on the US financial meltdown on September 20. What follows are his free-wheeling comments on the US government bailout of Wall Street and the potential consequences for America.
From: webmaster. Added: 9:29 AM, September 23rd, 2008.
Tags: Dollar, meltdown, hyperinflation, crisis, buyout, US, money, markets,

Fury at 2.5bn Lehman bonus

STAFF at Lehman Bros New York office who helped to cause the biggest corporate bankruptcy ever are to share in a $2.5 billion bonanza.
From: webmaster. Added: 1:34 PM, September 21st, 2008.
Tags: Lehman, bailout, markets, money, stocks,

Shock Doctrine Bailout: Taxpayers To Cover Debts Of Wall Street Zillionaires

Blogger explanation of the plan to relieve the worry of Wall Street wealthy with taxpayer money that would have been earmarked for things like healthcare and pensions.
From: webmaster. Added: 11:11 AM, September 19th, 2008.
Tags: bailout, wall street, money, fed, dollar,

Video: How the Fed Created the US Recession

A short and concise video explains what has happened to the value of US currency since the creation of the US Federal Reserve
From: webmaster. Added: 12:26 PM, September 18th, 2008.
Tags: video, gold, fed, inflation, dollar, standard, money,

Bloomberg: Russian Market in a Rout

Russia poured $44 billion into its three largest banks and halted stock trading for a second day in a bid to stem the worst financial crisis since the devaluation and default a decade ago.
From: webmaster. Added: 9:45 PM, September 17th, 2008.
Tags: Russia, debt, crisis, markets, loss, crash, dollar, money, economy,

Chart - total borrowings through the roof

Total borrowings of depository institutions from the federal reserve. Borrowings to cover losses have gone stratospheric. Source: http://research.stlouisfed.org/
From: webmaster. Added: 10:07 AM, August 1st, 2008.
Tags: fed, debt, depression, money, crises, bubble, chart, loss, bank, borrowing,

Study: Saudi oil exports may start falling in 2014

Saudi Arabia's oil exports may start to fall in 2014 after it reaches maximum production capacity of 12.5 million barrels a day and domestic consumption grows, Chatham House said in a report.
From: webmaster. Added: 11:37 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: oil, saudi, money, exports, gas, economy,

Bill Gross of PIMCO talks economic outlook

Accustomed to the inevitable credit expansion spawned in the bowels of WWII finance, investors wonder why levered government agencies, banks and hedge funds must sell assets, raise capital or in the extreme, meet the grim reaper in bankruptcy court.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: market, losses, capital, money, outlook, economy,

Yen Gains versus Euro on Stocks Decline

The Japanese yen gained against the euro and other currencies on the Forex market today, making this week the first bullish one since May, as the stock markets declined world-wide spurring sell-off on the carry trade market.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: Euro, dollar, forex, markets, money, yen,

Ron Paul talks about Housing Bailout

Congressman Ron Paul talks about the recent vote in the house
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: RonPaul, bailout, congress, government, housing, money,

US to help upgrade Pakistan fighter fleet

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The White House confirmed Thursday that it wants to shift 230 million dollars in aid to Pakistan from counter-terrorism programs to upgrading Islamabad's ageing F-16 fighter jets.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: funding, military, money, pakistan, pentagon, spending, war,

Oil Prices Manipulated

The government charged an oil trading firm Thursday with manipulating oil prices in the first complaint to be announced since the regulators began a new investigation into wrongdoings in the energy markets.
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 25th, 2008.
Tags: manipulation, markets, money, oil,

Lew Rockwell

Lew Rockwell is a well known contrarian market viewpoints website
From: webmaster. Added: 12:00 AM, July 19th, 2008.
Tags: Lew Rockwell, contrarian, markets, money, news,

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