Rant & Rave Dec. 26 – Thomasville Times-Enterprise
“It’s Sanford Bishop that owes the Second District an apology. He earmarked more than $6 million to go to Quitman County to widen a road that only 12 people live on. He’s corrupt, and he’s wasteful.” “I think Thomasville Utilities needs
Teetering Sovereign reports loss – Scotsman.com
SOVEREIGN, the debt-laden Scottish oil services company, has reported a heavy half-year loss, but has vowed to continue to cut its debt pile. Aberdeen-based Sovereign warned earlier this month that it was breaching its banking covenants, days before
Tales of the City 2009 – The Independent
The power was with governments. Only they – and the taxpayers behind them – could meet the bill for preventing a re-run of the Great Depression: $10trillion (that is, $10,000,000,000,000) in support and guarantees to the financial system and the
Chavez Orders Toyota Probe, Says Carmaker ‘Can Leave’ Venezuela – BusinessWeek
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered an investigation of Toyota Motor Corp., saying the world’s largest carmaker “can leave” should it fail to meet production quotas and technology-transfer laws. Toyota has refused to
Gas could be the cavalry in global warming fight – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
It’s natural gas, the same fossil fuel that was in such short supply a decade ago that it was deemed unreliable. It’s now being uncovered at such a rapid pace that its price is near demand from utilities, gas prices won’t rise much beyond $6.50
The Banking Crisis – American Reporter
BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 17 (Updated Sept. 18, 2008) — As some of the world’s largest financial institutions are marched one by one to the Federal Reserve’s lending window to pick up bailouts, bridge loans, cheap cash and the rest of our money, the
Russian calendar: Key events for Dec 26–28 – PRIME-TASS
Dec 29: Russia’s Finance Ministry to hold auction to deposit up to 37.9 billion rubles with banks Dec 29: Russia’s Federal Fund for Promoting Housing and Utilities Reform to deposit up to 1.1 billion rubles with banks Jan 11: Moscow’s Ninth
Little sign of purse strings loosening as big freeze continues – Scotsman.com
IT MAY have been an eventful 12 months economically, but precious little has changed in the past year for Scottish households battling to improve their finances or just stay afloat. At the outset of 2009, savers were coming to terms with falling
HCR Enforcement/Criminal Penalties: In my legal opinion, devastatingly – Democratic Underground.com
The hottest trend in anti-consumer anti-citizen legislation is using the criminal justice apparatus (and, in the case of HCR the IRS apparatus as well) as glorified collection agencies. In service of collecting routine civil debts such as bounced
State approves 2010 Galion budget – Mansfield News Journal
GALION — The state auditor’s office approved the city’s 2010 budget and financial recovery plan. The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission — including city financial officials, acting city manager and council members — met Wednesday to
Rant & Rave Dec. 26 – Thomasville Times-Enterprise
“It’s Sanford Bishop that owes the Second District an apology. He earmarked more than $6 million to go to Quitman County to widen a road that only 12 people live on. He’s corrupt, and he’s wasteful.” “I think Thomasville Utilities needs
Teetering Sovereign reports loss – Scotsman.com
SOVEREIGN, the debt-laden Scottish oil services company, has reported a heavy half-year loss, but has vowed to continue to cut its debt pile. Aberdeen-based Sovereign warned earlier this month that it was breaching its banking covenants, days before
Tales of the City 2009 – The Independent
The power was with governments. Only they – and the taxpayers behind them – could meet the bill for preventing a re-run of the Great Depression: $10trillion (that is, $10,000,000,000,000) in support and guarantees to the financial system and the
Chavez Orders Toyota Probe, Says Carmaker ‘Can Leave’ Venezuela – BusinessWeek
Dec. 24 (Bloomberg) — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez ordered an investigation of Toyota Motor Corp., saying the world’s largest carmaker “can leave” should it fail to meet production quotas and technology-transfer laws. Toyota has refused to
Gas could be the cavalry in global warming fight – PITTSBURGH TRIBUNE-REVIEW
It’s natural gas, the same fossil fuel that was in such short supply a decade ago that it was deemed unreliable. It’s now being uncovered at such a rapid pace that its price is near demand from utilities, gas prices won’t rise much beyond $6.50
The Banking Crisis – American Reporter
BRADENTON, Fla., Sept. 17 (Updated Sept. 18, 2008) — As some of the world’s largest financial institutions are marched one by one to the Federal Reserve’s lending window to pick up bailouts, bridge loans, cheap cash and the rest of our money, the
Russian calendar: Key events for Dec 26–28 – PRIME-TASS
Dec 29: Russia’s Finance Ministry to hold auction to deposit up to 37.9 billion rubles with banks Dec 29: Russia’s Federal Fund for Promoting Housing and Utilities Reform to deposit up to 1.1 billion rubles with banks Jan 11: Moscow’s Ninth
Little sign of purse strings loosening as big freeze continues – Scotsman.com
IT MAY have been an eventful 12 months economically, but precious little has changed in the past year for Scottish households battling to improve their finances or just stay afloat. At the outset of 2009, savers were coming to terms with falling
HCR Enforcement/Criminal Penalties: In my legal opinion, devastatingly – Democratic Underground.com
The hottest trend in anti-consumer anti-citizen legislation is using the criminal justice apparatus (and, in the case of HCR the IRS apparatus as well) as glorified collection agencies. In service of collecting routine civil debts such as bounced
State approves 2010 Galion budget – Mansfield News Journal
GALION — The state auditor’s office approved the city’s 2010 budget and financial recovery plan. The Financial Planning and Supervision Commission — including city financial officials, acting city manager and council members — met Wednesday to