Labor Force Participation Rate Since 1987: Some Eerie Demographic Trends
Seeking Alpha | 04 April 2013
Tomorrow’s employment report is the major economic event of the week and one of the most closely watched indicators every month…
11 Things America’s Student Loan Debt Could Pay For
BuzzFeed | 04 April 2013
Americans now owe $1 trillion in student loan debt. Here’s what that money could buy…
The Bill for the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars: $4 to $6 Trillion
The Diplomat | 04 April 2013
A recent report from the Harvard Kennedy School of Government’s Linda Blimes put the combined cost of the wars…
The “Muddle Through” Has Failed: BCG Says “There May Be Only Painful Ways Out Of The Crisis”
Zero Hedge | 29 September 2011
Denial. Denial is safe. Comforting. Religiously and relentlessly abused by politicians who don’t want nor can face reality…
Secret Files Expose Offshore’s Global Impact
ICIJ | 03 April 2013
A cache of 2.5 million files has cracked open the secrets of more than 120,000 offshore companies and trusts…
Bank of Japan Adds to Easing; Yen Falls Sharply
Market Watch | 04 April 2013
The Bank of Japan satisfied markets with a host of new monetary easing Thursday that sent the yen tumbling…
Is Haruhiko Kuroda Japan’s Mario Draghi?
Bloomberg | 01 April 2013
As Haruhiko Kuroda walks into his first policy meeting as Bank of Japan governor, he must be in a Mario Draghi state of mind…
MBIA Cleared to Pursue Fraud Case Against BofA’s Countrywide
Proper Casualty | 03 April 2013
A New York state appeals court on Tuesday cleared the way for bond insurer MBIA Inc to pursue a fraud lawsuit…
Pension Issue in Stockton, Calif., Bankruptcy
ABC News | 01 April 2013
On its first official day in bankruptcy, the city of Stockton now must grapple with…
Digital ‘Bitcoin’ Currency Surpasses 20 National Currencies in Value
Fox News | 29 March 2013
More than $1 billion dollars worth of a digital currency known as “bitcoins” now circulate on the web…
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Digital ‘Bitcoin’ Currency Surpasses 20 National Currencies in Value
Fox News | 29 March 2013
More than $1 billion dollars worth of a digital currency known as “bitcoins” now circulate on the web…
State-Wrecked: The Corruption of Capitalism in America
NYTimes | 30 March 2013
The Dow Jones and Standard & Poor’s 500 indexes reached record highs on Thursday
Federal Judge Questions SEC Checkbook Justice in Assessing Huge Fines But Allowing Financial Firms to Deny Wrongdoing
BuzzFlash.com | 29 March 2013
This is America, right, and only weasly socialists would question checkbook justice.