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A Wisconsin judge on Thursday did what thousands of pro-union protesters and boycotting Democratic lawmakers couldn’t, forcing Republican Gov. Scott Walker to halt plans to

[click on the image to read OSGATA-v-Monsanto-Complaint] By Kelsey Volkmann The Public Patent Foundation, on behalf of 60 family farmers, seed businesses and organic agricultural

The Federal Reserve announced Wednesday that it was declining an offer from American International Group (NYSE: aig) to buy the mortgage-related assets it holds in

By Joe Weisenthal By now you know that the surge in silver prices has left gold in the dust. One reason: it’s just cheaper to

By Dawn Kopecki JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jamie Dimon said some municipalities will need to renegotiate debt and a

A Geiger counter in Itate village, some 40 kilometers northwest of the Fukushima Daiichi plant showing radiation levels of 7.66 micro Sievert per hour. People

By Neil M. Barofsky Two and a half years ago, Congress passed the legislation that bailed out the country’s banks. The government has declared its

Dirty Electricity tells the story of Dr. Samuel Milham, the scientist who first alerted the world about the frightening link between occupational exposure to electromagnetic

By Alan Fram House Republicans plan to introduce eight bills on Tuesday that would each take a small step toward pushing taxpayer-backed mortgage giants Fannie