Category Archives: Global Finance

Management changes at Clear Channel

Posted on April 4, 2011 by Art Stone

http://news.radio-online.com/cgi-bin/rol.exe/headline_id=n22098 As was known for some time, the last of the Mays family has left the building. [He is still Chairman of the Board, but not involved in operations now]. The Mays family got into the radio business in San Antonia, TX, … Continue reading →

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Here comes the invasion of Europe

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Art Stone

The only overt threat Qadaffi has made at Europe is that if he can’t control Libya, Europe should expect a flood of illegal Muslim immigrants. Telegraph QxB Check

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Who is Libya?

Posted on March 29, 2011 by Art Stone

Hillary Clinton has a great answer – Libya is the “People of Libya” You may have heard that Qatar announced that it recognizes the “Interim” government of Libya in Benghazi as the “legitimate” government of Libya, although there has been … Continue reading →

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France & UK to Qadaffi: Quit now, or else!

Posted on March 28, 2011 by Art Stone

Or else what? Turkey is now actively involved in brokering a cease fire between Qadaffi and the “Rebels”. The Russian Bear is growling with increased volume that NATO is exceeding the parameters of the UN Resolution and “taking sides” in … Continue reading →

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Democracy? Suckers!

Posted on March 27, 2011 by Art Stone

The top priority of the brand new government in Egypt is to make participation in a protest a crime punishable by a year in prison. http://en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1849903.html http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/374819 Weird, the Western press don’t seem to know or care.

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Portugal – the European End Game

Posted on March 25, 2011 by Art Stone

This Wall Street Journal story includes the factoid that only 28% of Portugal’s adults have a high school education. Where has this story been hiding? WSJ story (I hope that link works) I wonder how much of that is due … Continue reading →

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Government in Portugal resigns

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2011/mar/24/portugal-bailout-cost-uk-3bn After failing to pass austerity reforms, the government has resigned. Portugal has been debating whether to ask the E.U. for another 70 million Euro loan to keep from defaulting. Moody’s is threatening to downgrade Britain’s credit rating http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/economics/8403896/Moodys-warns-Britain-over-triple-A-credit-rating.html and … Continue reading →

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Coming up next to bat – Syria!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/25/world/middleeast/25syria.html Syrian security forces have continued killing protestors. The flaw to this news is it undermines the carefully crafted narrative that John Batchelor’s guests have been promoting for several months – that Syria is a de facto client state of … Continue reading →

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2004: Underwater natural gas pipeline connects Libya to Italy

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Art Stone

http://www.gasandoil.com/GOC/news/nte44584.htm “Today, a new era of rapprochement and cooperation starts between out two peoples thanks to this project which will supply Italy with 10 % of its energy needs,” said Berlusconi The project, started in 2003, has been built by … Continue reading →

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The Murzuq oil fields

Posted on March 23, 2011 by Art Stone

Way out in the middle of the Sahara desert, there are an estimated 2 billion barrels of recoverable oil in the Murzuq basin (overlooking for the moment how decaying organic matter got 8000 feet under a desert)… Important to understanding … Continue reading →

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It’s Conspiracy Day on MoneyTalk

Posted on March 20, 2011 by Art Stone

Bob is being tortured by callers inquiring about the “Comspiracy” by Russia, Japan, China and others getting together to create a new global reserve currency. Bob says you should be Cynical about anybody who says that (not just skeptical). Forbes … Continue reading →

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How Socialism “Works”

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Art Stone

Politician declares that it is a right for everyone to have as much “X” as they feel they need, and nobody has to pay for it People that were making “X” stop making “X” Government takes over making “X” because … Continue reading →

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GE is on the way

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Art Stone

Japan’s TV is reporting that GE is flying in several portable gas turbine generators to Fukushima, which would be to try to restore the on-site electric power, which be a really good thing.

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The news from Ajdabiya

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Art Stone

Exactly as I predicted (and I’m not a military man just an ignorant civilian – as a 30 year veteran pointed out to me on the WSJ web site), the Kaddaffi military took the bypass road around Ajdabiya.

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John Batchelor “gets it”