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UBS to sue Nasdaq over Facebook flotation | Business | guardian.co.uk
UBS to sue Nasdaq over Facebook flotation | Business | guardian.co.uk: "Swiss bank suing the US hi-tech stock market Nasdaq for 'gross mishandling' of the share sale, in which it lost SFr349m (�240m)"
Twitter reinstates British journalist after outcry | Reuters
Twitter reinstates British journalist after outcry | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Twitter Inc reinstated a British journalist's account on Tuesday and apologized after an outcry over his suspension for posting an NBC-Universal executive's email address on the service threatened to tarnish the company's reputation."
Power to the people
Power to the people
Oakland leaders urge broad battle with Goldman Sachs | Reuters
Oakland leaders urge broad battle with Goldman Sachs | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Oakland leaders took their financial troubles to the doorstep of Goldman Sachs on Tuesday, urging other cities to join them in fighting a bank that has become a lightning rod for criticism of the U.S. financial system."
Deutsche Bank to slash 1,900 jobs to save $3.67 billion | Reuters
Deutsche Bank to slash 1,900 jobs to save $3.67 billion | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Deutsche Bank (DBKGn.DE) said it will slash 1,900 jobs in an effort to achieve cost savings of about 3 billion euros ($3.67 billion) as part of a broader strategic overhaul unveiled by the bank's new chiefs on Tuesday."
Bradley Manning's lawyers seek to show torturous holding conditions | World news | guardian.co.uk
Bradley Manning's lawyers seek to show torturous holding conditions | World news | guardian.co.uk: "Manning's lawyers move to have the 22 charges against him dismissed due to treatment during his detention likened to torture"
U.S. pipeline agency probes Enbridge oil spill in Wisconsin | Reuters
U.S. pipeline agency probes Enbridge oil spill in Wisconsin | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The U.S. pipeline safety agency launched an investigation on Saturday into an oil spill in Wisconsin on Enbridge Inc's network that forced the partial shutdown of a main artery carrying light sweet Canadian crude to Chicago-area refineries."
At least three banks seen central to Libor rigging | Reuters
At least three banks seen central to Libor rigging | Reuters: (Reuters) - "New details from court documents and sources close to the Libor scandal investigation suggest that groups of traders working at three major European banks were heavily involved in rigging global benchmark interest rates."
Obama signs Israel security bill on eve of Romney visit | Reuters
Obama signs Israel security bill on eve of Romney visit | Reuters: (Reuters) - "President Barack Obama signed a bill on Friday to strengthen U.S.-Israeli military ties as he sought to reassure American Jewish voters of his commitment to the two countries' close alliance on the eve of a visit to Israel by his Republican rival, Mitt Romney."
Pacific Currents Likely to Take Fukushima Radiation to U.S. West Coast in Five Years – The Great Energy Challenge
Pacific Currents Likely to Take Fukushima Radiation to U.S. West Coast in Five Years – The Great Energy Challenge
Although since debris have already started to wash off some radiation must be reaching the pacific coast of the US and Canada.
Although since debris have already started to wash off some radiation must be reaching the pacific coast of the US and Canada.
French research gives scientists hope of 'functional cure' for HIV | Society | guardian.co.uk
French research gives scientists hope of 'functional cure' for HIV | Society | guardian.co.uk: "Small group of patients were able to stop taking Aids drugs without any resurgence of the virus in their bodies, study finds"
US growth slows as consumers cut back on spending | Business | guardian.co.uk
US growth slows as consumers cut back on spending | Business | guardian.co.uk: "GDP grew at 1.5% between April and June, government figures show, compared to 2% in the previous three months"
Facebook's value slides by $10 billion; outlook unclear | Reuters
Facebook's value slides by $10 billion; outlook unclear | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Investors wiped $10 billion off the value of Facebook Inc on Friday, taking the recently listed shares to a new low, after the social network offered no forecast and analysts said mobile investments would put future earnings under pressure."
Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plunge | Reuters
Facebook revenue growth skids, shares plunge | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Facebook Inc reported a drastic slowdown in revenue growth and failed to offer financial forecasts to quell fears about its ability to boost advertising growth, sending its shares plummeting to a record low.'
Drought will bring about higher food prices, US warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk
Drought will bring about higher food prices, US warns | Environment | guardian.co.uk: "Department of agriculture says catastrophe in the corn belt will push up prices, with drought now covering two-thirds of America"
And they forget to mention that genetically engineered BT corn is being chewed by BT resistant bugs and Dekalb and Monsento and Pioneer are growing these modified crops.
And they forget to mention that genetically engineered BT corn is being chewed by BT resistant bugs and Dekalb and Monsento and Pioneer are growing these modified crops.
Pending homes fall in June, supply blamed | Reuters
Pending homes fall in June, supply blamed | Reuters: (Reuters) - "Contracts to buy previously owned U.S. homes unexpectedly fell in June as fewer properties came on the market, an industry group said on Thursday, pointing to weak home resales in July."
If it is inventory, then prices should rise; are they"
If it is inventory, then prices should rise; are they"
Analysis: Big banks' glory days feared to be gone for good | Reuters
Analysis: Big banks' glory days feared to be gone for good | Reuters: (Reuters) - "The summer of 2012 may be remembered as the time when regulation, scandals and a protracted slow-growth economy finally caught up with big American banks."
Tough Times for Colleges—and College Towns | The Outlook - WSJ.com
Tough Times for Colleges—and College Towns | The Outlook - WSJ.com
This is not a land of opportunity, it is the land of prejudices, disparities and inequalities.
This is not a land of opportunity, it is the land of prejudices, disparities and inequalities.
13tn pound: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite | Business | The Observer
13tn pound: hoard hidden from taxman by global elite | Business | The Observer:
• Study estimates staggering size of offshore economy
• Private banks help wealthiest to move cash into havens
...""The problem here is that the assets of these countries are held by a small number of wealthy individuals while the debts are shouldered by the ordinary people of these countries through their governments," the report says."
It is the very top 1% who put the economy on the brink, people out of work; pollute our planet, stole and are stealing people's retirements and pensions: they are the unpatriotic bunch.
They are more and more controlling the media to sway the public to remain at home quiet and doped on pharmaceutical drugs such as: painkillers, attention deficit drugs or anti-depressants, and all this with an erection.
• Study estimates staggering size of offshore economy
• Private banks help wealthiest to move cash into havens
...""The problem here is that the assets of these countries are held by a small number of wealthy individuals while the debts are shouldered by the ordinary people of these countries through their governments," the report says."
...
It is the very top 1% who put the economy on the brink, people out of work; pollute our planet, stole and are stealing people's retirements and pensions: they are the unpatriotic bunch.
They are more and more controlling the media to sway the public to remain at home quiet and doped on pharmaceutical drugs such as: painkillers, attention deficit drugs or anti-depressants, and all this with an erection.
No free beer when frugal Swiss get their say | Reuters
No free beer when frugal Swiss get their say | Reuters: (Reuters) - "On a soggy Sunday in May, some 6,000 residents of the Swiss canton of Glarus gathered in a public square to have their say on whether to raise the local transport budget, ban attack dogs and reintroduce free burials."
..."Swiss research shows that giving citizens a direct say over how their taxes are spent leads to lower public debts, more cost-efficient services and even less tax evasion."
..."Swiss research shows that giving citizens a direct say over how their taxes are spent leads to lower public debts, more cost-efficient services and even less tax evasion."
BBC News - Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim
BBC News - Japan to probe Tepco radiation cover-up claim: "The Japanese government says it will investigate a report that workers at the stricken Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant were urged to disguise their exposure to radiation."
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