Money & Markets – Week of 10.06.13

Goldman “Whistleblower” Sues NY Fed For Wrongful Termination
Zero Hedge | 10 October 2013
After seven months of investigating Goldman Sachs’ legal and compliance divisions…

IMF Calls For a Tax on Household Savings
BFM Business | 10 October 2013
In a report, the IMF is concerned about the European sovereign debt…

Meredith Whitney Appears to Be Trading Brokerage Firm for Investment Fund
Dealbook | 09 October 2013
Meredith A. Whitney appears poised to leave the industry that lifted her to fame…

It’s Extension Time! Checklist for Reporting Foreign Assets
AICPA Insights | 09 October 2013
As we come to an end of the filing season, keep in mind important foreign information…

Bitcoin 1 – 0 FBI
Zero Hedge | 08 October 2013
As a quick addendum to our recent post on the Silk Road bust and what it means for bitcoin (surprisingly little), here is something that strikes us as truly funny…

Time to Rebel! Five Ways We Can Break the Big Banks’ Death Grip on the Economy
Truth Out | 09 August 2013
Wall Street’s incredible greed and arrogance may have finally handed us the tools and leverage we need.

TCommunity Debt Resolution (PDF)
This model City Council resolution does the following things…

Move over, Russia: U.S. is Now the World’s Biggest Oil and Gas Producer
MarketWatch | 04 October 2013
The U.S. will end 2013 as the world’s largest producer of petroleum and natural gas…

Billionaire Cannibals Erase $4 Billion in Son-Mikitani Fight
Bloomberg | 09 October 2013
Billionaire Masayoshi Son, Japan’s second-richest person, mounted an attack on the next wealthiest, Hiroshi Mikitani…

Founder Institute Says It Has Graduated More Than 1,000 Companies
Tech Crunch | 05 October 2013
Adeo Ressi, founder of the Founder Institute startup incubator…

Funding for Free Energy Projects
Revolution Green | 04 October 2013
Funding for breakthrough and free energy projects comes from many areas…

The “Emancipation of Switzerland” or an “Attack on the Welfare State”? The Debate Over a Basic Income
Swiss Review
The popular initiative for an unconditional basic income (UBI) calls for everyone to receive a sum of 2,500 Swiss francs a month…

Swiss Investigate Banks Over Currency Trading
The New York Times | 04 October 2013
The banking industry, already troubled by official inquiries that have badly damaged its reputation…