Actor Gary Busey is in almost a half million dollars worth of debt, this after he declared bankruptcy. The Good & The Bad The Good News: Broke ass actor Gary Busey officially closed his bankruptcy case this month!!!! The Bad News: Despite wiping over $50k in debt from his name — he’s still in […]
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FOREIGN POLICY: Brown’s Bomb
“They own. you know, the banks in this country, the newspapers
Shipping with the Enemy: An Israeli Company Deals with Iran
Somehow, it fell to the United States to censure an Israeli shipping company for doing business with Iran.
Syria: If Protesters Don’t Get Assad, the Economy Will
As the crisis in Syria continues, many observers are beginning to say that if the protesters cannot overthrow the regime, the economy will. With political uncertainty at a suffocating level, the Syrian pound has fallen against the U.S.
The Swipe-Fee Free-for-All
For decades the folks at Visa and MasterCard have been slobbering over the prospect of a cashless society, and they’re getting their wish.
Can the Banks Force Dubai into Foreclosure?
Dubai’s financial crisis may have calmed a bit now that the central bank of the United Arab Emirates has promised to stand behind the city state’s banks with fresh liquidity.
Analyst: King wrong over ‘break up banks’ call
Bank of England Governor Mervyn King this week launched a scathing attack on Britain’s banking sector, calling for a break-up of behemoth financial institutions that have taken billions of public money to stay afloat. King says Britain’s Main Street banks should be separated from their risky investment arms to dissolve a culture in which some banks can fall back on the knowledge that they are “too important to fail” and thus can keep gambling with vast amounts of public cash.
Comics confess their nightmares
King says Britain’s Main Street banks should be separated from their risky investment arms to dissolve a culture in which some banks can fall back on the knowledge that they are “too important to fail” and thus can keep gambling with vast amounts of public cash. The governor’s comments come as leading financial houses — including recipients of taxpayer-funded bailouts — prepare to pay out large bonuses, angering many who fear this signals a return to pre-economic crisis rewards for reckless profit-seeking
Why Investors Should Bet Against the Dollar
Three days after the Reserve Bank of Australia unexpectedly raised interest rates, the monetary policy committee of South Korea’s central bank held a meeting. The Oct
Does Morgan Stanley Deserve to Be Free of TARP?
Hey Morgan Stanley, dost thou protest too much? The financial firm was the first to announce this week that it was among the ten banks approved to repay $68 billion in rescue money the companies had received from the Treasury Department last October. Since then, executives of Morgan have said that they thought the Stress Test was “appropriate” and that the financial crisis has bottomed.