Tag: Economy
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#Newspurge: How Will I Know?
London-based oil executive linked to 9/11 hijackers // Warning: Antidepressants May Lead to Suicidal Tendencies // Judge approves WaMu bankruptcy plan // FBI arrests man suspected of plotting attack on Capitol // Mysterious Metal Boxes Found On West Coast Beaches? // When Will Being a Non-TSA Airport Become a Competitive Advantage?
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2/9 Newspurge: Our Next Breath
US to approve 1st nuclear reactors since 1978 // Mexican army chief admits mistakes in drug war // America’s Most Miserable Cities, 2012 // Civilians bear the brunt of Syrian assault // Former intern reveals 18-month affair with JFK // Obama flips on ‘Super PACs’ as another promise broken // Clint Eastwood, Portland’s Wieden+Kennedy score…
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2/9 Binge & Purge: Seasick, Yet Still Docked
Wal-Mart’s new labels tell shoppers what’s “Great For You” // Gates and the millions funding geoengineering // Junk foods still plentiful at elementary schools // Taco Bell Should Learn From Long History of Outbreaks // While govt discredits raw milk, salmonella outbreak restaurants kept secret to protect corporate profits // China: Fast food nation. Too…
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Corbett Report: Episode217 – Against Technocracy
listen to corbett report on @RBNlive weeknights at midnight from corbett report: We are told that an elite class of experts (or perhaps some benevolent supercomputers) can transform our world of want and despair into a world of milk and honey. But this is not a new idea, and it has always been propounded by…
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New World Next Week: Episode101 – Drones for Peace, Scary Charts, Morality Pills
FAA delays new rules for operating small drones in US airspace // This Is Europe’s Scariest Chart // NYTimes Op-Ed asks “Are We Ready for a ‘Morality Pill’?”
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2/2 Newspurge: Pretty Pink Ribbon
Susan G. Komen stops Planned Parenthood funding // What Investors Can Learn From Occupy Wall Street // ‘Dr Polio’ gave OBL info, admits Panetta // ‘Pink Ribbons Inc.’ examines the politics of marketing disease // Big Sister Says Security ‘Unprecedented’ for Super Bowl 2012
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#NewWorldNextWeek: Episode100 – Fukushima Saga, SEAL 6 Psyop, Preppers
Who Knew What When? The Fukushima Saga Continues // Leaked Japanese Report Details ‘Worst-Case’ Nuclear Scenario // Nine Dead, Hostages Saved: SEAL Team 6 Does It Again // Obama State of the Union 2012 Transcript // Subculture of Americans Prepares for Civilization’s Collapse // Video Flashback: In Hard Times, Some Flirt With Survivalism
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1/26 Newspurge: What Would You Do?
Bird flu mutation studies must go on, says scientist // Magic Mushrooms Expand the Mind By Dampening Brain Activity, May Help Depression // America After Dark: Desperate Meth Heads, Rampant Human Trafficking And Millions Of Criminal Predators // CFR Madmen Itching for a Nuclear Armageddon // Oliver Stone: I’d vote for Ron Paul // After…
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1/19 Newspurge: All Aboard, The Sinking Ship Is Leaving
Kristol says Paul hangs with 9/11 conspiracy theorists // Official concerns over uncontrolled nuclear reaction risks inside plutonium facility near Portland // Costa Concordia Captain Reportedly Seen Dining With Mystery Woman Before Deadly Crash // Fmr NFL lineman dead in wildlife refuge faced sex charges // Massive Show of Force In London Ahead of Olympics
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Kraft Foods to Cut 1,600 Jobs Ahead of Plan to Split In Two
Kraft Foods Inc. (KFT), the food company planning to split in two this year, said it would eliminate 1,600 jobs and reported preliminary operating earnings per share for 2011 that trailed some analysts’ estimates.
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Tough Times for Twinkies: Hostess Files for Bankruptcy
The maker of Twinkies and Wonder Bread, is filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection for the second time in recent years, the Wall Street Journal reports.
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restaurants’ used fryer oil attracting thieves
from smh: Companies that collect used cooking grease from US restaurants have turned to all forms of sleuthing in recent years. Private investigators. Surveillance cameras. And still containers full of used fryer oil are slipping through their fingers. For years, restaurants had to pay companies to take away the old grease, which was used mostly…
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US politicians get richer despite recession
Remember how members of Congress are allowed to profit from insider information, while for the rest of us it’s called ‘insider trading’ and it’s illegal? Well, apparently government is the business to be in.
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no, you can’t build a big computer to model the financial markets
from forbes: I’m afraid this has to come under the title of one of the sillier ways of wasting the taxpayers’ money that has been recently advanced. The idea is to build a really big computer model of the financial markets and thus work out where and when they’re going to fail next. Sadly, the…
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sears to close 100-120 stores after poor holiday sales
turnaround at sears might be too late* from guardian: Sears Holdings Corp plans to close between 100 and 120 Sears and Kmart stores after poor sales during the holidays, the most crucial time of year for retailers. The closings are the latest and most visible in a long series of moves to try to fix…