Nature Conservancy and other left-wing environmental organizations accepted millions from oil giant, broadcast networks silent. By Julia A. Seymour Business & Media Institute 6/2/2010 4:20:59 PM British Petroleum’s (BP) reputation has been marred by the April oil rig explosion and subsequent oil spill which is still gushing more than 40 days later. But according to […]
If monthly Foreclosures double (hypothetically) to 180k from April’s record 92.5k and stay at that level — based upon the 1) monthly average Notice-of-Default (NOD) 2) HAMP and private mortgage mod volume 3) and conservative cures and redefault rates — it will take 42 months to clear the portion of the 8mm loans presently in the distressed pipeline […]
by Daniel Pipes May 24, 2010 updated May 29, 2010 European Union diplomats are warning that unless a breakthrough toward a Palestinian state emerges sometime soon, its roughly €300 million a year in aid could cease, Reuters reports. The aid is supposed to prepare the Palestinians for a peace treaty with Israel that will give […]
By: Dan Weil– The carnage isn’t over for the euro, which has dropped to a four-year low against the dollar, says investment guru Dennis Gartman. Europe’s financial crisis will continue to drive the common European currency down — below $1.20, says the publisher of The Gartman Letter. The euro recently traded at $1.2240. “It’s having […]
NEW YORK (Reuters) – In a bid to reduce outsourcing of U.S. jobs, a Democratic senator said on Sunday he will push legislation to make companies inform customers when their calls were being transferred outside the United States and charge companies for those transferred calls. “This bill will not only serve to maintain call center […]
This past Wednesday, the United States crossed a very expensive milestone: U.S. national debt exceeded $13 trillion. It is a mind-boggling number. What does this mean for you and your family? The debt per citizen is $42,025 and the debt per taxpayer is an astronomical $117,982. How did we get here? Years of fiscal mismanagement […]
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The large-scale government intervention in the economy is going to end badly. Any number of pundits claim that we have now passed the worst of the recession. Green shoots of recovery are supposedly popping up all around the country, and the economy is expected to resume growing soon at an annual rate of 3% to […]
Dear Mayor Villaraigosa I was dismayed to learn that the Los Angeles City Council voted to boycott Arizona-based companies-a vote you strongly supported-to show opposition to SB 1070 (Support our law Enforcement and Safe Neighborhood Act.) You explained your support for the boycott as follows: “While we recognize that as neighbors, we share resources and […]
