News & Commentary

Urgent Action on Behalf of Oaxacan Political Prisoners From Food First (21 Jan 2008) Learn more about Asamblea Popular de los Pueblos de Oaxaca

Countrywide’s Underwriters Sued for Fraud by New York Agencies By David Mildenberg & Karen Freifeld – Bloomberg.com (26 Jan 2008) The New York lawsuit has

Countrywide’s Underwriters Sued for Fraud by New York Agencies By David Mildenberg & Karen Freifeld – Bloomberg.com (26 Jan 2008) The New York lawsuit has

Mortgage Lender Hid Big Risks, Suit Alleges By James Nash – Columbus Dispatch (23 Jan 2008) “The giant mortgage financer known as Freddie Mac swindled

Earlier news re insider selling by senior Barrick executives has me wondering what they know about market liquidity, 2008 prices for precious and base metals

Usually it’s the “lone” assassin. Now that coup d’etats are financial, we have the “lone” or “rogue” trader. xxx xxx The lone trader strikes again

That’s it. I’m ditching Google. It is lots of little things, but the reality is I don’t trust ’em. Centralizing internet data does not lend

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Cleveland Sues 21 Lenders Over Subprime Mortgages By Christopher Maag – New York Times (12 Jan 2008) xxx xxx xxx See City of Cleveland Press

World Bank Closes Offices After Bomb Threat By Lesley Wroughton – Reuters (17 Jan 2008)