Thursday, May 19, 2011

Interesting Headlines in the News May 19

Europe moves to protect claim to IMF top job
Is Another Housing Crash Coming?
Oil prices fall on disappointing economic data
Physical Gold Demand "Strong" Below $1500
Is Stagflation the Long Term Trend?
The Future of Oil and the End of the Dollar
Congress Proposes Bill to Allow Worldwide War
Drones Becoming Pervasive INSIDE America
Are You Worried About the Future of the U.S. Job Market?
China and Russia Increasing the Speed of Military Modernization
Stocks Climb After Fed Minutes
Treasurys Fall on Profit-Taking
Obama: Two-state solution in Middle East 'more vital than ever'
Ron Paul fears US will invade Pakistan next
White House:
A Higher Cost of Living and A Weaker Economy The Reality
Spanish youth rally in Madrid echoes Egypt protests
Foreclosures Prompt Four U.S. Cities to Sue Banks for Mowing, Home Repairs
Treasury 10-Year Yields Rise From 2011 Low
Bullard Says Fed Rates on Hold Until Late 2011
Fed Favors Exit Strategy of Raising Rates
Greek Restructuring Rejected by ECB Officials
U.S. Housing May Not Recover Until 2014: Survey
Senate Bill Would Limit Savers Using 401(k)s as Rainy-Day Funds
U.S. Real Estate Delinquencies Top 10% for First Time,
Old Second Bank under orders to raise capital
Comex Gold, Silver end solidly higher
Gold producers optimistic bullion prices will rise
Is George Soros bullish or bearish on gold?
Ounces of gold, silver transferred during April rises
Trust in Banks Falls Back to Financial Crisis Lows
Could Greece be the next Lehman Brothers?
Birther Bombshell:
Fukushima Reactors a Raging Nuclear Inferno
In Japan Reactor Failings, Danger Signs for the U.S.
US Homebuilding, Manufacturing Slump in April
Dow Sheds Nearly 1% as US Inflation Rises
IMF tells Greece to stop dragging its heels over reform
World on Course for Next Crisis, Says Gordon Brown
8 Fed Exit Revelations from Its April Meeting Minutes
HAMAS CLERIC: THE JEWS WILL BE ANNIHILATED & PALESTINE WILL BE CAPITAL OF NEW CALIPHATE
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death - Updated for Modern America
The NIA Takes on Scam
SALEH AGAIN AGREES TO STEP DOWN IN YEMEN
Dispatches From Cairo: We Are All Palestinian Now
Mr. Big Takes a Perp Walk
One Lawman With the Guts to Go After Wall Street
Richard Koo Explains Why An Unwind Of QE2,

Interesting Energy Stories in the News May 19

IEA makes rare formal plea to oil producers-UPDATE 1
Details emerge of America's secret oil war with Russia
Arab countries control 57% of world oil reserves
Libyan Oil Exports Tumbled 79% in March, Official JODI Data Show
Senate rejects GOP oil drilling plan
ExxonMobil predicts huge rise in global gas demand
Pakistan has 33 tcf tight gas reserves
U.S. panel to report on natgas drilling safety by mid-August
CIL refers plan to buy 15% in US company's Australian project to coal min; stock up
Coal Probably Close to Peak, SocGen Says: Technical Analysis
U.S. Reactor Owners See Retrofits to Avoid Blasts
German nuclear plants fail safety test
Japan nuclear crisis still "very serious"-IAEA head
US keen to explore solar energy options in Punjab
Vestas to supply turbines for 200MW wind energy project in US
Brazil: We will import U.S. ethanol when needed
India Could Replace Gasoline Imports With Ethanol by 2020, Study Shows

Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Interesting Headlines in the News May 11

Big Banks Leaving Abandoned, Foreclosed Homes in Ohio
Leading Indicator Suggests
Energy, Metals Stocks Rise With Commodity Prices
Oil Roars Back After Last Week's Big Plunge
Gold Daily and Silver Weekly Charts
Foreclosures crush home prices
U.S. Postal Service reports $2.2 billion loss
Millions of New Yorkers At Risk of Being Kicked Out of Their Homes
Wikileaks Reveals U.S. Tax Dollar
Boeing Is Pro-Growth, Not Anti-Union
Presbyterians Expected to Clear Way for Gay Clergy
Sen. Charles Schumer Proposes to Expand Amtrak's
Vermont Takes the Single-Payer Plunge
Huge Numbers Dumpster Diving For Extra Cash
Don't Buy A House In 2011
What Is The Best Place To Live In The United States
What Really Triggered Oil's Greatest Rout
Pimco’s Gross Raises Bet
Richard Russell Didn't Like All The "Gloating"
Distressed House Sales using Sacramento data
Real CoreLogic House Price Index,
Greece concerns help propel Gold, Silver higher
Microsoft to Buy Skype for $8.5 Billion
Small Businesses Temper Hope For Strong Recovery
Elusive ex-commando to replace bin Laden?
Mississippi now taking toll on Delta homes, crops, casinos
$6.5 Trillion Lost, One House at a Time
Adrian Day on Gold & Gold Companies
Bill Gross on Deficits and the Fed
Housing and the Price of Gas
Microsoft's Acquiring Skype: 3 Reasons Why
Small Business Doing Better, but Feeling Worse
KOCH BUYS RIGHT TO PICK FSU FACULTY
LEAVING ARIZONA: TUCSON GROUP PUSHES SECESSION
Your Taxes Fund Anti-Muslim Hatred
New breed of Americans going hungry
Are Michigan and Illinois like Greece and Ireland?

Interesting Energy Stories in the News May 11

Fearing US reaction, Cuba makes public full-scale offshore oil exploration plans
U.S. sees high oil price cutting into global demand-UPDATE 2
UPDATE 1-Japan crude stocks rise 6.9 pct last week on tepid demand
Shell Expected To Refine Less Crude Oil In 2nd Quarter
US recognizes India's need for Iranian oil -official
U.S. Reduces 2011 Natural Gas Output Forecast by 0.1%
Japan Quake May Mean Extra 12 Million Tons of LNG, Arctic Says
World's Largest Natural Gas Co, Gazprom, Sees Demand Spike
Coal Price to Rise as Japan Rebuilds, Standard Chartered Says
India's Coal Imports From South Africa Fall; China Buys More
Newcastle coal ship queue shrinks last week
Japanese firms ask Turkey for time on nuclear plant
Japan Backs China's Proposal For Resuming North Korea Nuclear Talks
U.S. Nuclear Output Increases on Gains From Florida to Arizona
US retail gasoline demand down 0.5 pct-MasterCard

Monday, May 2, 2011

Interesting Headlines in the News May 02

Bernanke Holds First Press Conference in Fed History
Number of the Week: Millions Set to Lose Unemployment Benefits
Friday Bank Closing Report April 29, 2011
An Unstable Economy Wobbling Atop Unsound Money
Spend It Like You Stole It
Why the Feds are Powerless Against an Economic Downturn
The Fed Terminates QE, We Lower our GDP Forecast
Parallels to the 1970s Suggest Parabolic Move in Gold Ahead
Precious Metals vs. the USD
Open Letter From Ted Butler to Custodian of SLV Silver ETF
Why Unions Oppose Pay Incentives
The Sphinx Speaks!
Inflation Hawks and the Modern State
Gold at record highs! Dollar at 3-year lows! Don't panic
Debt ceiling fight is here
The "Greatest Trade Ever:"
Why Do Environmentalists Hate Capitalism?
The Worst Trade of All Time
Gadhafi Strikes Port After Kin Killed
New Tension Roils Israel
Thanks to Obama, Gas Jumps in a Flash
Treasured Landscapes: An Act…to steal land from the states
Adios, Jared Bernstein: Obama Brain Trust Almost Purged
Bubbleproof Stooge: After 5 Years,
Dollar Index Has Its Biggest Monthly Drop
Gold-Buying Central Banks May Signal Bullion
Commodities Beat Financial Assets in Longest Streak Since 1997
U.K., Italian Embassies in Tripoli Attacke
Unofficial Problem Bank list increases to 984 Institutions
Will Silver Go Above $50 and Stay There?
Eight reasons why Gold is going up
Uptrend in precious metals likely to continue next week
Yes, gold and silver are bubbles but made of steel
Critics Say Fed Policies Devalue The US Dollar
Superman threatens to renounce US citizenship
Fears in China as another human rights lawyer disappears
In Syria's rebel city 'they will shoot anything that moves'
IMF Says Next U.S. President Will Be The Last
Fed Launches the Most Fraudulent Market Manipulating Scheme Yet
Silver Rally Can't Stop to Breathe
Goolsbee on the Slowdown in U.S. Economic Growth
Here Comes Stagflation!
Bernanke Falls Flat
The Global Economy’s Corporate Crime Wave
Al Qaeda leader Bin Laden dead: U.S. officials
THE TRILLION-DOLLAR PUBLIC BENEFITS GAP WIDENS
Shed a Tear: The Age of Broadband Caps Begins Monday