Category Archives: Global Finance

Who was John J. Raskob?

One of the things public schools don’t teach in history is important business people in the history of the United States, unless it is to demonize them as “robber barons” or opposed to labor unions. Back in the 1970s, a … Continue reading →

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Is rebuilding Ground Zero a bad idea?

Yes, rebuilding ground zero is a bad idea.  That’s my opinion and has been from the beginning, but it is a very dangerous thing to say.  People will accuse you of being unpatriotic or giving in to terrorists. It’s rare … Continue reading →

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“Christians who speak in tongues are mad”

A leader of the National Democratic Party in Ghana has officially declared that “Christians who speak in tongues are mad”. Probably not mad enough to burn a Koran, though. Business Ghana Coverage Ghana has been in my news watch since … Continue reading →

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John Kluge dead, liberals angry

http://voices.washingtonpost.com/postmortem/2010/09/john-w-kluge-telecom-billionia.html John Kluge was a wheeler dealer in Radio, TV and the telephone business. He had the nerve! to die on September 7th. He was a billionaire and left much of his wealth to the University of Virginia. So why … Continue reading →

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Want to buy a car factory?

Sale Details I was on the Guardian .uk web site reading about the GM tell all book – and noticed a contextual ad for a company tasked with selling off the 5.2 million sq foot factory and machinery from the … Continue reading →

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Hacking the truth into little pieces

Drudge has an usual link up today – he has a link to Alex Jones at prisonplanet.com about the movie Machete. ‘Machete’ producers lie about racist bloodbath Alex Jones got a copy of the film’s script and was warning that film was … Continue reading →

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Listen for the Al Gore coverup

Okay, here we go again – even on Fox News. The crazy guy who took over the Discovery TV  building (and was killed) did it because of Al Gore.    There is no question about it.   It wasn’t an oblique indirect … Continue reading →

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It’s just a matter of when, not if

CNN Money Story Despite the FDIC “Bailing” as fast as it can, closing 3-6 banks every Friday, the number of banks ready to fail is increasing.   The FDIC has a $15 billion deficit in its insurance account.    It has been … Continue reading →

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Greek about to go under?

Since all the E.U. countries have debt denominated in Euros, differences in rates are due to different risks of default (and possibly tax law differences or national loyalty). While the rest of Europe has 10 year bonds from about 2-4%, Greek’s 10 … Continue reading →

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Religious Freedom

There is a good chance you have never heard of the “International Religious Freedom Act of 1998“.    This was a law passed when Bill Clinton was President. The purpose of this law is to give the U.S. Department of State … Continue reading →

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Fidel Castro agrees with Alex Jones

or vice versa… AP/Yahoo News story The secret is out.   It can’t be denied any more.   The Bilderbergers are the secret group that does actually run the world. Mr Castro also believes that 9/11 was an inside job and that … Continue reading →

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Welcome your new FRB overlords

The Federal Reserve bank is not part of the US government, but thanks to the “Restoring Financial Stability Act of 2010”, the Federal Reserve now has jurisdiction over “gift cards”, even if they aren’t issued by a bank and the … Continue reading →

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Sugar with your Tea Party?

NY Times story about Florida Everglades Any time I go to the NY Times, I try to figure out their motivation for writing a story, especially one that has nothing to do with New York. Florida Governor and U.S. Senate … Continue reading →

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The Pig consumed by China

Call it a sign of the times or the future. KPIG (The Pig) was the creation of the son of a California billionaire who made his fortune in Cable TV.   His son wanted to “be in radio” so he could … Continue reading →

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Those racist French teabaggers!

NY Times Story France has a problem.   40 years ago, collectivists in France decided to build a Utopian planned community to house immigrants from Africa and other French colonies, since so-called French “culture” was at risk of vanishing, due to declining … Continue reading →

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