Eurozone Boss Seeks More Looting as Capital Controls Hit Cyprus
After looting some 30 percent of selected bank account holders’ deposits in Cyprus on behalf of the so-called “Troika”— the European Union (EU),...
Economy
Cheap Abundant Natural Gas is a Game Changer, Says the IMF
A researcher at the International Monetary Fund expressed surprise at the greatly increased production...
Panic Grips Europe as Cyprus, EU, and IMF Confiscate Savings
Panic-stricken bank depositors in Cyprus emptied ATM machines across the nation after the surprise...
Major U.S. Companies Park Money Overseas to Save on Taxes
In a stunning depiction of how bad our tax code has become, the Wall...
Friday’s Surprisingly Strong Jobs Numbers Aren’t Real
According to Friday's Labor Department report, the economy generated 236,000 new jobs in February,...
Ammo Shortages: More Than Simple Supply and Demand?
Despite much speculation that huge government agency orders for billions of rounds of ammunition...
Subway Restaurant Founder Slams Destructive Federal Regulations
Fred DeLuca, the founder of Subway, the world's largest restaurant chain, said that he...
Gas Prices May Drop in Short Term, But Will Likely Stay High
The price of gasoline, according to the Energy Information Administration, may fall in the...
Amid Record Demand in 2012, Central Banks Scramble to Buy Gold
Global demand for gold hit a new record value level in 2012 and central...
Time Warner Continues to Shrink, May Sell Off Most of Its Magazines
The announcement that Time Warner may be selling most of its magazines to another...
Student Loan Consequences: Real, Costly, and Personal
The consequences of governmental intrusion into the private market are inevitable, painful, and costly,...
Newsweek’s Last Print Issue Is December 31
The decision to stop printing Newsweek magazine after Monday, December 31, reflects a change...
More of America’s National Debt Being Bought by Foreign Governments
Foreign governments continue to increase their purchases of U.S. government debt despite concerns over...
Latest Manufacturing Report Confirms ECRI’s Recession Call
Calling it “unexpected,” Reuters reported that the Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) from the Institute...
Establishment Screams: Avoid Fiscal Cliff and Borrow, Borrow, Borrow!
All of official Washington and their media lapdogs are shaking in fear of the...
Union Threatens to Paralyze Walmart Stores on Black Friday
The United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) union has threatened 1,000 protests against Walmart...
Regulators R Us: Feds Crank Up Regulations — on Everything
Get set for the Obama administration’s post-election tsunami of business-killing, job-killing, economy-killing federal regulations....
One Bear’s Prediction: Massive Market Selloff Coming
Hard-money investment manager Marc Faber predicts that markets could decline by 20 percent, perhaps...
American Manufacturing Loses Another Member
The graveyard of American businesses is receiving another occupant. Orwigsburg, Pennsylvania-based apparel manufacturer FesslerUSA,...
Layoffs Begin After Obama Reelected
Within hours of the reelection of President Barack Obama, American manufacturers and other employers...
