Posted in United Nations, business, economy, globalisation, globalization, government, politics, tagged ag-flation, agflation, climate change, crisis, Egypt, food prices, globalization, Haiti, hunger, Ivory Coast, money, panic, poverty, revolution, Soylent Green, United Nations, Vietnam on April 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Bands of young men carry stick and rocks. The rebels set up burning tires for roadblocks. Mobs loot warehouses, stores and government offices. Gunfire rings out through upscale neighborhoods and slums alike. Helicopters circle in the air as black smoke fills the city from burning tires.
Welcome to a new effect of globalization and panic policy, [...]
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Posted in Islam, banking, tagged bank, banking, Christian, Dubai, finance, interest, Islam, Jew, money, Muslim, usury on March 28, 2008 | No Comments »
Islamic banking refers to banking by the principles of Sharia, the holy law set out in the Qur’an. The Qur’an forbids the charging of interest in exchange for a loan or “riba”. In some cases, this was also the practice of the Catholic Church in post-Roman through medieval times. Modern banking systems are built around [...]
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Posted in business, capitalism, commentary, economy, government, jobs, labor, politics, self, tagged control, corporate, employment, money, offshore, outsource, politician, power, profit, regulation on March 27, 2008 | No Comments »
Blaming the corporate ideal of free trade and business leaders alone for the present situation of American workers is misplaced. American politicians, ill-conceived government regulations and lack of foresight along with the willingness to make sound adjustments are responsible for nearly all of the job losses the United States has seen over the last decade. [...]
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The first new $5 bill was issued by the U.S. Federal Reserve today. Federal Reserve banks will begin distributing the redesigned $5 bills to customer banks, which will then distribute them to businesses and consumers.
the interactive $5 bill
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Posted in banking, business, commentary, economy, government, jobs, tagged bank, bond, confidence, credit, fear, federal reserve, finance, government, hysteria, insure, invest, investment, money, politics, psychology, subprime, us-news on February 16, 2008 | No Comments »
Link to Article
“Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy”
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Posted in business, civil rights, commentary, economy, immigration, jobs, labor, tagged border, Calderon, drug, immigration, job, labor, Mexico, money, university on February 13, 2008 | 1 Comment »
For those Americans that don’t know, Mexican President Felipe Calderon is visiting the universities of the United States spreading his rare vision and wisdom to impressionable minds. He is avoiding any contact with U.S. government officials in hopes of shaming them into submission. “The worst thing that happened in this country is this anti-Mexican [...]
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Posted in business, capitalism, commentary, economy, government, politics, tagged addiction, budget, Bush, election, federal debt, illegals, jobs, Mexico, money on February 6, 2008 | No Comments »
For those of you that haven’t noticed, the United States government has not simply thrown caution to the wind, but has thrown caution out the window and slammed the window shut in the vain hope of protecting itself from financial graft and foolishness. President Bush recently issued a record-breaking budget with no restriction in runaway [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged bank, borrowed reserve, federal reserve, fractional reserve, funding, liquidity, loan, money, reserve, statistics on January 30, 2008 | 1 Comment »
During periods of credit-tightening in financial and commercial banking operations, commercial banking members or depositors often need to borrow funds to meet reserve requirements based on the fractional reserve in order to continue to operate.
Borrowed reserves show as a negative number in financial reports of the Federal Reserve. Borrowed reserve statistics measure the degree that [...]
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Posted in banking, business, retail, technology, tagged addiction, America, atm, bank, convenience, credit, customer, fees, finance, late, money, overdraft, us-news on January 29, 2008 | No Comments »
Overdraft fees have increased. ATM fees are up. Credit card rates are expected to rise, followed by late fees as the market tightens. ABC News 1/27/08 “Today, customers want more than a bank. They want a financial ally who makes itself available to them on their terms.” This is how a bank in India paints [...]
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Posted in banking, business, economy, tagged bank, central banking, economy, federal reserve, global, money, MSNBC, newsvine, opinion, world on January 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
To read this groundbreaking news article and opinion, check out the link above at MSNBC Newsvine or visit “Busted: Bankers and the Digital Economy”.
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