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Facebook’s IPO Filing Coming This Week: What Investors Will Really Learn

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(Yahoo.com) Just when you thought speculation surrounding Tuesday’s Republican primary in Florida and Sunday’s Superbowl couldn’t be outdone, the financial scribes of the world are in a fever over a rumored S-1 filling. “An S-1 filing?” you ask. Exactly. Since when did we start caring about those so much? The answer becomes crystal clear in [...]

Warren Buffet: US Billionaire Sings A Happy Chinese New Year

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U.S. billionaire and philanthropist Warren Buffett sang and played the ukulele as he appeared in a video broadcast on China’s state-run television Sunday to mark the Chinese Lunar New Year. He showed on Chinese television, CCTV, and wished the people of China “a happy new year.” The Lunar New Year of the Dragon begins at [...]

The Politics and Science Behind American Cupcakes

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Americans love their cupcakes. And despite a crumbling economy, US cupcake sales have tripled since 2007. Yet, the familiar ingredients of these treats aren’t as sweet and simple as we think. From flour explosions to Norway’s butter criss, the politics and science behind this little treat can blow your mind. The following infographic is taken [...]

JP Morgan: “Gold is Money, Everything Else is Credit” or (No) Credibility!

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(321Gold.com) The three point plan of the member states The Euro zone crisis centers around two major problems one is of European governments’ solvency which is being addressed with tougher fiscal rules and then there is the liquidity issue needed to keep the bond and money markets from freezing up. Thursday December 8 the European [...]

European Debt Crisis in Depth

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Economist and author of “Capitalism Hits the Fan”, Richard Wolff provides an In-depth perspective of the financial meltdown in Europe and its negative effects for the U.S. economy. All eyes are on Germany now to save the European debt crisis. Germany is put under pressure to open their treasury in order to save the Eurozone [...]

What Does the Future of Work Look Like?

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(LewRockwell.com) A growing number of workers are becoming increasingly concerned about the future viability of their jobs (if they have them) and, in many cases, that of their professions. Looking at a future increasingly defined by slower economic growth and higher energy costs, many are asking, What is the future of work?

James Turk: Gold Price Manipulation Has Just Ended

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James Turk has specialised in international banking, finance and investments since graduating in 1969 from George Washington University with a B.A. degree in International Economics. James Turk has written several essays and numerous articles on money and banking, much of which can be found on his Free Gold Money Report website. He is the co-author [...]

Which Bank Is the Worst for America? 5 Behemoths That Hold Our Political System Hostage

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 (Alternet.net) The economic crash led to the loss of 9 million jobs and the biggest drop in American home-ownership since the Great Depression. Long-term unemployment, poverty and hunger have increased dramatically. People are angry. The Occupy Wall Street movement, a stand against Wall Street’s greed, excess and criminality, has captured the imagination and participation of [...]

Currency Killers: “We All Are Going Down Together”

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Not only the ratings agency but the internationa monetary fund now is losing confidence in the US and Europe. Is there really no way out of this crisis? According to Financial Analyst Michael Mross there is a kind of currency war going on especially because of the continuous downgrade of the United States from the [...]

Private Prisons: Recession Proof Industry

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A group of people in America has vested interest in keeping as many people as possible locked up in prison. Amid this ongoing economic Armageddon, private prisons have been the most recession proof industry so far. With more than 2.3 million people behind bars the US defeats China, Russia and the rest of the world [...]