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Last week, the firm predicted that President Barack Obama’s government could issue $3.25tn of debt before September, almost four times last year’s sum. Goldman, a

Amidst global economic recession and financial-market fragility, net private capital inflows to developing countries fell to 707 billion US dollars in 2008, a sharp drop

The discussion and debate about the $134.5 billion bonds seized by the Italian government continues. We thought we would put all the links in one

Thomas Geissler of TG Gold-Super-Markt By Richard Evans and Harry Wallop Holidaymakers passing through Britain’s airports could soon have the chance to buy a block

By Scott Rasmussen Republicans by nearly three-to-one say global warming is caused by planetary trends, while Democrats believe human activity is to blame by the

There’s only ONE shot that’s in perfect harmony with the field… One shot that’s his authentic shot, and that shot is gonna choose him… There’s

by Rick Rozoff Since the beginning of the year the United States and NATO have repeatedly indicated in both word and deed their intention to

By Barry Eichengreen & Kevin H. O’Rourke Voxeu.org “This is an update of the authors’ 6 April 2009 column comparing today’s global crisis to the

Obama Initiative Seeks Fix To Finance Regulations Yahoo Finance (17 Jun 09) Obama Bank Revamp May Stall as Competing Issues Mount Bloomberg.com (15 Jun 09)

Background Information A new food safety bill is on the fast track in Congress-HR 2749, the Food Safety Enhancement Act of 2009. The bill needs