Month: July 2009

Goldman Sachs, the nation’s most powerful financial company, has reported the richest quarterly profit in its 140-year history: $3.44 billion between April and June. Goldman’s

By David Liechty In 1861, as the Civil War began, gold and silver coin remained the only national currency, while private-issued fractional-reserve bank notes, redeemable

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The nation’s largest public pension fund has filed suit in California state court in connection with $1 billion in losses that it says were caused

British Courtroom By Tyler Durden While momentum chasers in America quarrel over worthless data points and whether some trading desk bought an additional 20 PCs

By David Liechty Gold and silver coin conforming to the Act of 1792 formed the basis of the US monetary system for over seventy years.

Photo: M and Y Hummingbird: Experts say birds are seen as messengers of the gods so this could be a message from beyond our world.