Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 31

Q&A: Could Sandy postpone the election?
Sandy Cuts Wide Swath of Damage
Apple Shake-Up Signals Tim Cook Era
'Cooling Out' the Voters
LIBOR Rates.
This Election Is About the Court, Not the Economy
Obama Gets Christie's Praise as Storm Aftermath Assessed
Dollar Drops as Safety Bid Eases Before Chinese PMI Data
Labor Department Plans to Publish U.S. Jobs Report on Time
Hospital Evacuation in N.Y. Exposes Outdated Power Backup
New York Subway System

Sandy Knocks Out Cable, Telephone, Wireless in 10 States
Gold volume light due to Hurricane Sandy
Economic Confidence at Five-year High: Gallup
Romney Election Bad News for Gold
Anticipating the Devolution of Big Government
Personal Incomes Offset By Rise In Food & Energy
Supply Issues Offer Additional Underpinnings to Gold
Inequality Is The Child Of Fiat Money
U.S. Declares 'Alert' At Oyster Creek Nuclear Plant In N.J.
Hurricane Sandy relief: How to help now
Why Is Jamie Dimon Doing The Hustle

European Union reaches highest unemployment rate since crisis started â€" Spain hits 25 percent unemployment rate for first time. The missing EU crisis headlines.
The Virtual Recovery
Brazil's Growth Conundrum
UBS to cut 10,000 jobs in fixed income retreat
Race is tied, but most think Obama will win:

Lukewarm jobs report awaits Americans as election nears
Kocherlakota: Fed policy is, if anything, too tight
Sandy's Damage So Far: More than $20 Billion
Why Romney Is the War Candidate (cont'd)
There Are 3 New Yorks Today:

Mitt Romney in 2011:

The Article That Predicted

Disney to make new 'Star Wars' movies,

Sandy's destruction in New York

Romney goes off-road with the truth
Israel reckons with unraveling Gaza policy
Nuclear plants shut down units as storm hits coast
A big wind for the final week before the elections
U.S. intel budget topped $75 billion in 2012
The Tech Behind Apple's Impossibly Thin New iMacs
Hurricane Sandy Topples New York Data Center, Gawker, Gizmodo
And The Survey Says:

Don't Worry Germany -

The Unadulterated Gold Standard
Stop Manipulating Bank Earnings

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 31

NYMEX-Oil stays near $86 as weaker demand offset refinery restart
Iran to invest $40b in oil sector by March 2013: minister
Norway oil drilling must increase steeply-Petoro
Nigeria: Floods to Cut Crude Oil Production in 2013 - Experts
East Africa seen as new frontier for gas: report
Iraq must tap potential of natural gas
Gas Golden Age Darkens in Europe on U.S. Coal: Energy Markets
China coal at port falls 1.4%
South African thermal coal prices rise a bit
US OTC coal market quiet for second straight session as NYMEX stays closed
Hurricane forces three US reactors shut
Nuclear expert warns SA against being 'ridiculously optimistic' about cost
Solar module prices continue to slide, but signs of recovery appear on the horizon, says IHS
Germany, Algeria plan North Africa's first solar power tower CSP plant
US gasoline demand dropped ahead of storm -MasterCard

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 30

Obama Camp: Romney's Blue State Momentum Is A Bluff
Pew: More Americans concerned about retirement financing
China sits on the edge of a housing bubble
Gordon Gekko Was Wrong: Sometimes the Pig Gets Eaten
A Musing on Gold and Fiat Currencies
Don't Fear a Normal Gold Correction
The Age of Personalized Medicine Is Near
The US is Not Even Close to Being the Next Saudi Arabia
Hurricane Sandy: Litmus Test for America's Utilities
Iran Finally Blinks in Terms of Sanctions Pressure
Water Injection Used to Increase Life

Changing Demographics Won't Mean the End of Republican Party
Voting Is a Right, Not a Duty
Benghazi and the Lethal Price of Arming Jihadists
Another Election
How the Supreme Court

Americans Should Reject Obama-Romney Foreign Policy
When Hell Freezes Over: The Tax Reform Mirage
Benghazigate: Chapter Two
Is the Ohio Trend Romney's Friend?
Romney Soars in Pensacola
Worst Case Scenario:

Emergency officials:

Hurricane Sandy throws the presidential campaigns off course
LIBOR Rates.
Big Banks' Hold on Regulators Must Be Broken: Barofsky
FDIC Takes Actions Against Nine Banks in Six States
China takes over Bryce Canyon
Why Does the SEC Protect Banks' Dirty Secrets?
Memo to Central Banks:

Let the Markets Clear!
Dollar buoyed as Sandy menaces East Coast
Hurricane Sandy upends campaign schedules
The World After November
Iran has pictures of restricted Israeli areas: Iran MP
Economy may skirt direct hit from Hurricane Sandy
Obama Defends His Finance Reform Record

Mitt Romney's Tax Dodge
The Biggest Policy Issues Missing From the Campaign
The Real Election 2012 October Surprise: Hurricane Sandy
Sandy Teaches a Lesson
The Final Days, the Biggest Issue, and the Clearest Choice
The Heartland Election
Why I'm Voting Green

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 30

GCC may turn into deficit by 2017 on slack oil price
Iran's plan to pre-sell crude oil to citizens
Japan's Sept Iranian crude imports drop 38 pct y/y
Turkey interested in Venezuelan oil
Russia's Gazprom plans new Pacific gas pipeline
Shale gas transforming US economy
Asian demand will continue to drive growth in Australian coal and iron ore
South African thermal coal prices dip spite Hurricane Sandy
Japan eyes Mozambique for cheaper coal, gas
Uranium Still Looking For A Bottom
Russia offers to build Britain's nuclear power stations
Panasonic may curb solar panel, lithium battery expansion -sources
Has the Sun Set on Solar Stocks?
Iran producing 25 million liters of premium gasoline per day

Monday, October 29, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 29

How To Prepare For A Hurricane? Some Lessons That Preppers Can Learn From Hurricane Sandy
Connelly:  The Countdown to the Fiscal Cliff Has Begun
Buffett:  "No Question" Global Economy is Slowing
Marc Faber:  US Stocks Could Fall 20%
Jim Sinclair: Gold Is Going To And Through $ 3,500
It Could Still Go Either Way
The Perils Of Bubbles And Speculative Finance
43 TRILLION dollar suit against U.S. govt. officials and major banks!
CNBC article on 43 Trillion Lawsuit has been taken down
Obama's Real Second Term Plan
The $100 Billion Storm:

Poll: Romney, Obama tied at 49-49 in Ohio
After Bush v. Gore,

Virginia Gov. McDonnell:

Cutter: Des Moines Register endorsement not based 'in reality'
LIBOR Rates.
Worst of Sandy Yet to Come: Northeast Impacts
Is The World Abandoning The U.S. Economy?
If Elected, Moderate Mitt Will Disappear
World's Most Powerful Laser Beams to Zap Nuclear Waste
Hurricane Alters Campaign as Democrats Point to Early Lead
Exchanges Close Trading Floors as Hurricane Sandy Nears
LEADERSHIP: Romney Uses Campaign Bus

THE OCTOBER SURPRISE AND THE NOVEMBER ELECTION
GATHERING STORM: TIME FOR DEMS TO HIT PANIC BUTTON
TIDAL WAVE:

Romney and Obama: A Tax Comparison Part 2
Mass Firings Soar at Fastest Pace Since 2010
Is the Market Plunging Over an Earnings Cliff?
Frequently Asked Questions on Hyperinflation
Swing state's newspaper backs Romney
Francois Hollande holds crisis talks

Hurricane Sandy: millions brace for impact
Union members campaign for Obama

Sales By US Mint Of Silver Outpace Gold Over Fifty-Fold
N.J. nuclear plants brace for oncoming storm, rising waters
About Raising Taxes as the "Solution" to the Fiscal Cliff....
Fed's Lacker says inflation fears underpin policy dissent
Fiscal cliff could hit economy harder than many expect
A Romney victory could spook the US markets
Tightening fiscal policy on this scale

Europe left behind

Germany rattled as taxpayer losses loom in Greece
Barclays slashes bankers' pay by up to half as profits fall
Hurricane Sandy delays Google's tablet launch
Does the Fed Favor Republican Presidents?
If Mitt Romney Loses,

Romney's Cold War Ponzi Scheme
U.S.-Russia Relations in Presidential Campaign Spotlight
Meet the fiscal cliff-divers,

Federal Salary Council's call

Romney makes economic case against Obama
Kagan could sway Supreme Court decision on copyright case
Sandy a 'unique, large, dangerous' storm
George Herbert Walker Obama
Marvellous Mitt
White House Tries to Throw Military Under Bus
Israel Conducts Air Strike

Some Follow-Up Questions For The Bundesbank, And Its Gold
What Fiscal Cliff?

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 29

Oil slips, US crude stocks could rise on lower refinery runs
Shell struggles to repay Iran oil debt
Iraq oil exports hit
UAE September oil output at 2.69 million bpd - IEA [Gulf News (United Arab Emirates)]
Natural gas industry says Asian demand will keep driving growth
Qatar seeks US foothold to sustain LNG dominance
Coal resurgence threatens climate change targets
Coal-producing regions glow with anti-Obama feeling
IAEA To Review Nuclear Plants In Northwest Indian State
China and Japan Hit Nuclear Energy Play Button
Market solar panels to envious neighbours, scientists say
Floating solar islands designed to power crowded cities
Solar energy is ready, the U.S. isn't
Are Electric Cars Sales Slow Or Predictions Too High?

Friday, October 26, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 26

PIMCO Recommends Hard Commodities To Weather Inflation
The Next Stock Market Crash Will Be Bigger Than “Black Monday”
World "Close" To Recession:  Stanley Fischer
We Have Been Warned - Part 2
Why the US is NOT the New Saudi Arabia
Countries Start to Resume Trade with Iran

Will President Obama Fire Hillary?
This Storm Is Long Overdue!
The Regulation Cliff That We Will Face in 2013
Eric Schmidt is headed to Paris

Back When Democrats Knew Economics
The Plan, the Man, and the Believers
Will The Bottom Fall Out?

Working-class voters

Obama: No doubt Romney win could overturn Roe v. Wade
Corporate leaders warn

There Is No National Debt Unless You Want It
LIBOR Rates.
Ford to Cut 5,700 Jobs With Three European Plant Closings
Baseball World Series Opener's TV Rating Drops 13% From 2011
Brazil's Gold Reserves Rise For First Time Since 2008
Hubbard Said to Prefer Treasury to Fed If Romney Wins
Republican Colin Powell Endorses Obama Re-Election
Think Gold's Pricey Now?

Home Prices Push Low-Wage Workers Out of Cities
Standout central bank Gold action

Hurricane Sandy Risks to Northeast Coast Grow
All Debt Is Not Created Equal
Romney and Obama: A Tax Comparison
Silver Demand In China For Wealth Protection

The Demise of Cash
The Fiscal Cliff and Demographic Drag
PAUL RYAN AND THE FIGHT TO SAVE CIVIL SOCIETY
The New Obama
Why Freddie Mac Resisted Refis
Business investment stalls as "fiscal cliff" looms
IMF's epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
Eurozone nears Japan-style trap

Did the For-Profit College Bubble Just Go Pop?
Romney's China-Bashing Is 100% Correct ... but 5 Years Late
Donald Trump's Latest Challenge to Obama

Drone Wars: From 'Kill Lists' to the 'Disposition Matrix'
No Denial: 'Son of Detroit'

Hillary Clinton suggests she could stay at State
Ford cutting 1,500 jobs in U.K. as European losses grow
Churches openly defy IRS on pulpit politics
U.S. Rushes to Stop Syria

Hand Crank Is a Backup for Your Backup Battery
David Einhorn Explains

Gentlemen, Start Your Deloreans
Before The Election Was Over, Wall Street Won
Presidential Election Preview 2:

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 26

Platts report announfces China's Oil demand hits record volume in September
Total makes oil discovery in Norwegian North Sea
Putin hopes Russia, China will agree on oil, gas sales
Delays to Nigeria's Forcados oil exports extended
Kenya triples oil exploration licensing fees
India to push shale gas production, acquire overseas assets
Chevron bucks European trend on shale gas
Exclusive - Iran's coal shipping trade booms despite Western heat
Peabody expects to resume Mongolia coal mine talks in 2013
China Resumes Nuclear Power Plant Construction
All of Canada's nuclear reactors running for first time in nearly 20 years
BP drops plans for U.S. cellulosic ethanol plant

Thursday, October 25, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 25

Marc Faber:  Western World In "Colossal Mess" In 5-10 Years
Peeved? Apple will exchange your 3rd-gen iPad

Hot Off the Press: Fed to Print $470 Billion in 2013
T-Mobile beefs up Android security with malware protection
U.N. calls for 'anti-terror' Internet surveillance
So just ask them: Western central banks

Triple Top in Gold?
One Chart Explains Why Government Debt

Flaring Increases in the US Due to Low Natural Gas Prices
New Technology Creates Petroleum from Air
The Battleground States That Will Decide the Election
How the Presidential Election Will Impact the Supreme Court
Highest (and Lowest) State & Local Tax Burdens
Romney gains favorability,

Trump offers Obama $5 million for his college, passport records
LIBOR Rates.
Jim Sinclair:  Change In Spread Management By Bullion Banks Will Send Gold Prices $3,500-$12,400
Suddenly, Everyone on Wall Street is Taking the "Red Pill" of Economics
Weimar:  Here's What We Know About The Hyperinflation Horror That Haunts Europe Today
Republicans Eye Return to Gold Standard
'I'm Quite Concerned About Fiscal Cliff': Greenspan
The Germans Are Coming for Their Gold
Gold, Silver to help investors

Gold takes a sigh as US Federal Reserve leaves QE to its own
Fed Cites Moderate U.S. Growth, Takes No New Action
Do they know something we don't?

US sues Bank of America for $1bn

US downplayed effect

What's the big deal with 3D printing?
10 nations that control the world's gold
[Fiscal Cliff] Bigger than Bernanke?
Three Horsemen of a Weakened U.S. Currency
Speculators see rise in gun prices if Obama wins
Obama's Underachieving Foreign Policy
Global Megabanks: Too Big To Handle
Trump to give $5 million to charity if Obama releases records
Fed sticks to stimulus plan, says economy a bit firmer
Bundesbank slashed London gold holdings in mystery move
The Dark Side of Facebook's Triumphant Day
Why Romney Is the War Candidate
'TRILLIONS ARE AT STAKE' IN THIS ELECTION
THIS 'FOOD STAMP NATION' CHART IS DEEPLY DEPRESSING
October Surprises aren't what they used to be
Plan for hunting terrorists

Ryan: Government rules crippling social safety net
White House winner will have to deal with housing,

The Precious Metal Barter Tax and IRS Mission Creep!
Keiser Report: Asphyxiation Nation (E357)
John Williams: Fed Money Printing

From the Desk of Donald Trump: Major Announcement
Ron Paul Tells The Truth About The Stock Market Crash On Fox
Keiser Report: Washington's Choco Moat (E356)
Must Watch "Rumble in the Monetary Jungle"

Bank of Canada Fires Shot Across Bow, Says "Withdrawal of Stimulus Will Likely be Required"
Why Did The Bundesbank Secretly Withdraw

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 25

Canada to benefit from oil sands development: study
OIL DATA: India Sep Refinery Runs Down 7% on Month at 3.45 Million B/D
Oil giants face South African price-fixing charges
Iran to boost oil production defying Europe
Saudi Arabia, look out. US could lead oil production.
India may provide LNG to Pakistan under favourable terms
China's Sep LNG imports jump 20.1% year on year to 1.38 mil mt
Global NGOs target Indian coal projects
Chinese thermal coal price lacks upward momentum - Report
Russian Paper: Bulgaria May Scrap Its Existing N-Plant
Fukushima didn't affect S'pore's nuclear decision
Japan takes leap into offshore wind energy
Solar cell technology is the new frontier for alternative energy
Ethanol Slides for Third Day on Concern Price May Entice Imports

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 24

Earnings Stink Like a Big Pile of Trash
Negotiations -- or War With Iran?
Global Poll: Obama Overwhelmingly Preferred to Romney
Japan owns almost as much U.S. debt as China
$1 trillion in defense cuts: What you need to know
Oil Still Calling the Cards in Mideast
Baghdad Loses its Grip as Kurdistan

Investors Demand that Oil Sands Developers

Weak Earnings Spark Selloff
Candidates Battle to Lock Up Key States
Exploiting the Americans With Disabilities Act
The Third and Final Debate: Romney Won
Spiraling State of Welfare Spending

Libya and Lies
Big Business Is Not Conservative
Europe Notices Snub

A Very Discouraging Performance
Why Iran Wants to Talk to Us Now
37 Facts About How Cruel This Economy

LIBOR Rates.
America May Soon Be Changing Bankers
Iran Says May Stop Oil Sales If Sanctions Tighten
Trump Promises 'Very Big' Political Bombshell Wednesday
Bernanke Probably Won't Stand For a Third Term at the Fed
Spain's 'Vicious Circle' Worsens

Fed Maintains Dovish Stance as Earnings Ruffle Markets
Iran's Bark Bigger Than Bite on Oil
Deutsche Bank still bullish on Gold;

FOMC meeting likely to pass quietly by commodity markets
Gold in 'wait and see' mode ahead of FOMC
US elections: Precious metals correction to end in near term
Home Heating Costs Expected to Spike

"Pause in Monetary Policy" Sees Gold Drop Below $1710
Bearish Evidence Piling Up Against Stocks
Vladimir Putin: The New Global Shah of Oil
Are We Crashing Like 1987?
U.S. stocks retreat sharply on earnings
Bye, Bye, Bernanke
Dark Money and Citizens United:

How Companies Have Assembled

Why Florida is Sitting on $300 Million Meant to Help Homeowners
Where Are the Foreclosure Deal Millions Going in Your State?
Volcker group to say Illinois budget is unsustainable
After final debate, Obama says election comes down to trust
If U.S. goes over fiscal cliff, dollar could fly
It's Not About the Economy, Stupid
Debt crisis: Europe ratchets up grip on Madrid
Beyond the Bayonets:

Is the World Ready for Mitt Romney?

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 24

Analysis: Canada's tough stance on foreign buyers won't cut oil growth
BP to Keep Azeri Oil Output Stable, Halting Decline, Socar Says
UPDATE 2-Nigeria oil output down 20 pct-officials
UPDATE 1-China's Sept oil imports from Iran down 24 pct y/y
Brazil reviews Amazonian natural gas
UK gas prices slump on Norway, Europe supply boost
Russia taps mega Arctic gas field
EIA says US 2012 coal exports may hit 125m tons
UPDATE 2-China Sept coal imports fall to 15-mth low, small uptick seen
Australian coal port expansions to have minimal environmental impact: study
SA delegation in Russia to visit nuclear companies and sites
Future of UK nuclear power hangs in the balance, says EDF boss
Jordan ends uranium deal with France nuclear giant
Total Grid-Connected US Solar PV Capacity Unveiled in New EIA Data — Over 3.5 GW
U.S. approves offshore wind lease
Novozymes urges EU to recognise next generation biofuel opportunity
U.S. API Weekly Gasoline Stock rises less-than-expected

Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 23

Samsung Quits as Apple LCD Panel Supplier
Will Frustrated Homeowners And Armed Posses

Unease about Germany's unchecked gold reserves
Defense: $2 trillion divides Obama and Romney
FedEx forecasts record holiday shipments
Why debt is a threat to national security
The Highs and Lows of Gold Prices Following QE3
Final Debate Memo to Mitt
Foreign Policy
Obama Could Be Buoyed by Latest W.T.O. Victory Over China
What If We Adopted A System

Trump says he will release 'very big news'

Gas prices drop in Ohio, swing states
Issa warns taxpayers' loss on Solyndra loan

Obama: 'Too many' homes still underwater
LIBOR Rates.
Romney Attacks on Foreign Policy as Obama Says U.S. Safe
North Korea Improves Cyber Warfare Capacity, U.S. Says
Barclays firmly bullish on Gold, Q4 forecast $1810
Gold Bullion Flowing from West to East
"But There Is No Inflation!"

Want a Better Economy? History Says Vote Democrat!
Profitable companies slashing jobs
Debate This: Report Says If Iran Gets The Bomb,

Frightened Republicans Try To Shut Down Election Competitors
Israel's cranes reprove Barack Obama's failure

Chinese protesters clash with police over power plant
Egyptian court decides

National Geographic to sell off archive in $3m auction
Romney wins battle for evangelical vote

Fed considers upping QE3 size and language
In Mobile World, Tech Giants Struggle to Get Up to Speed
Firm dollar, weak Europe crimp U.S. industrials' sales
IMF's epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
Cash-strapped Cyprus plots Russian exit from austerity
Japan reports worst September trade figures in 30 years
Galicia elections: Spanish government hails

Japan to join currency wars as exports slump
Let's Keep Politics Out of Economics: Paul Krugman
What Obama Should Say About Iran in the Debate
At European Central Bank, new thinking

How an improving economy

How Facebook, Twitter and LinkedIn

Reasons For US Economic Optimism
Obama, Romney tangle on al Qaeda in final presidential debate

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 23

China's Sinochem Further Expands Into Brazil's Offshore Oil Frontier
Northern Iraq begins international oil exports, defying Baghdad
Obama faces tough call on Iran oil sanctins UPDATE 1-Shell declares force majeure on Nigerian crude grades
Woodside makes offer for stake in Israel's Leviathan gas field
UPDATE 4-US natural gas boom claims first nuclear plant
South African thermal coal prices creep higher
China: Residents Protest Building of Coal Power Plant
Japan Needs Nuclear Power to Offset High Gas Costs, Tanaka Says
UAE to provide 5,600 MW of electricity from nuclear energy in 2012
Indian state to add 3GW of solar by 2015
Siemens pulls plug on solar ambitions amid competition
Cheaper Solar Panels Opportunity for Singapore, World Bank Says
Gasoline price declines in California pick up speed
Energy XXI Announces Fiscal 2013 First-Quarter Earnings Release and Conference Call Date...

Monday, October 22, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 22

Psst, taxes go up in 2013 for 163 million workers
Firm Dollar, Weak Euro Crimp US Industrials' Sales
"Fiscal Cliff" May Be Bigger Than You Think
GE, McDonald's Give Wall Street A Black Eye On '87 Crash Date
Obama Campaign Borrows $15M from Bank of America
Gold gets rejected at resistance
Keith Weiner: ‘I Don’t Think The System Can Survive, We’re On The Road Now Where The System Collapses, Everybody Will Be Killed’
Adult Stem Cell Cures Are Ready Blow the Lid Off the Market
Examining the case for (and against) gold
The Alamo II: Texans Up in Arms over TransCanada Land Grab
How Government Workers Profit at Taxpayer Expense
Why Expanding America's Military Strength

Obama And Romney Both Favor

Sen. Rubio:

Housing market returning,

Chavez, Castro, Putin: Four more years!
LIBOR Rates.
Goldman Bonus System Corrupted in 2005, Smith Book Says
US Gold, Silver production falls,

You can see $1,900 Gold by October end,

U.S. Dollar: Double Top or Double Bottom?
Dollar Index Disguises Global Inflation Threat
Scoring Romney/Obama on Energy
The Investor Class Is Scared Out of Its Wits
Mitt Romney still struggling

Barack Obama, the Arab spring

Obama and Romney tied in polls

Washington denies secret plan for direct talks with Iran
A Europe for the World
Europe Moves East
The Only Game in Town
SEC Must Put a Stop to Casino Markets
Wall Street walks a tightrope as US gets back on track
IMF's epic plan to conjure away debt and dethrone bankers
EU leaders agree 'fiscal facility' plan with eye on budget union
Not Just Gas!  Check Out The Drastic Price Increases On 21 Everyday Items
DNC Chair Has Never Heard of Obama's 'Kill List'
McGovern: He Never Sold His Soul
Gerald Celente - Trends In The News -
"The World Banking Order" - (10/17/12)

From Floppy Disk Crash of '87 to Flash Crash of today

Capitalist Pig on Why Hedge Funds

Why Expanding America's Military Strength Puts The U.S. at Risk
Do the Cops Know Your Info?

Lew Rockwell explains how the Federal Reserve Enables War, Empire, and Destroys the Middle Class
Keiser Report: High on Delusions (E355)
Obama Rep. Schultz on The NDAA and Secret Kill List
Chris Hedges on Occupy, Black Bloc, conservatives and more.

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 22

Middle East oil disruptions to hit Asia first: IEA
After halt, South Korea resumes Iranian oil imports
IEA: Oil market well-supplied, stock release only if serious disruption
Canadians Could Free Themselves From Oil Imports, But Will They?
Bad weather stops south Iraq oil exports
Asia needs to develop gas trading hubs for pricing on regional fundamentals: IEA chief
Exclusive - U.S. LNG group to launch campaign for natural gas exports
India needs to go for underground mining of coal before it is too late
US taxpayers poised to subsidize Asian coal demand
Turkey in 3rd Nuke Plant Bid
Bahrain postpones nuclear energy plans
U.S. and Iran Deny Plan for Nuclear Talks
2nd Gen Biofuels Could Meet Half Of India's Gasoline Demands

Friday, October 19, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 19

Greece eurozone exit would trigger global economic crisis:

U.S. credit rating will be cut: Pimco
50 Crazy Things That Obama Supporters

Izzy Friedman: What Now For the Price of Silver?
Gold Is Not Back In Favor Yet …
Jim Rogers on Election 2012: "A Pox on Both Their Houses'
QE Infinity Won't Work, But Here's What Will
If the law won't stop market rigging, what can we do?
Could Social Upheaval in Iran Spark an Oil Bull Market?
Tajikistan's Oil and Gas

Iran Launches Submarine and Destroyer

The Fed's Mission Creep
Why Libya Matters
Mud Pies From the Labor Department
Obama's Hope Fades in Virginia
55 Facts About The Debt And U.S. Government Finances

Google shares nosedive after early earnings misfire
LIBOR Rates.
Citigroup's new CEO likes to quote Spiderman
Hawker Sees Stand-Alone Bankruptcy Exit as Sale Collapses
EU Leaders Commit to Bank Supervisor Design by Year End
Treasuries Snap Four-Day Loss Before Existing Home Sales
One may not like it; what is bad for US economy is good for Gold
World Gold Council publishes Conflict-Free Gold Standard
Thoughts on Roman Circuses (and ours)
Romney camp slams Obama over 'fiscal cliff' veto threat,

Newsweek to axe print edition
Up to 28,000 Syrians have 'disappeared' since uprising began
Koch-backed activists use power of data

Largest US-Israel missile defense drill to kick off
Apple loses tablet copyright appeal against Samsung
Boy Scout files reveal long history of child sex abuse cases
Why Romney Is Afraid To Explain His Tax Plan
EU summit: France to clash with Germany

World's oldest bank Monte dei Paschi di Siena

EU leaders agree 'fiscal facility' plan with eye on budget union
Google and Facebook Have the Same Big Problem:

Will an OPEC Nation's Runaway Inflation

AARP: Please, let payroll taxes go up
Three boring words that could avert the fiscal cliff
CEOs warn Obama, Congress to avoid 'fiscal cliff'
Obama prepared to play hardball
States find other ways to spend mortgage settlement funds
Why the big banks are a mess
2012 ALCS: Detroit Tigers rout New York Yankees

Gallup poll gives Romney a significant lead
Welfare spending jumps 32% in four years
Fighting Hackers:

Depression-Proof Banking

Rense & Texe Marrs - A Hobson's Choice Of Evil For President

Keiser Report: Enema of the State (E354)
Gerald Celente - Trends In The News
"The World Banking Order"

Tom Woods 10/12/2012 @Rio Grande Foundation
"Our Government Overlords Are Just Here to Serve Us"

"I'm talking more openly than I'm comfortable with . ."

Tom Woods interviews Steve Forbes:

Keiser Report: Slippery Snake Split Strategy (E353)

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 19

South Sudan looking to deal with Sudan to pour oil on troubled waters
Saudi Arabia to Invest $35 Billion in Oil Projects
Russia's oil production to reach record high in 2012
Exxon seeks to quit flagship Iraq oil project
European Shale Gas Threatens Russian Energy Position
Tanzania raises natural gas reserve estimates
US coal industry pins hopes on China's stimulus
Cheap Russian coal provides top energy
Japan to tighten nuclear safety rules
High activity in store for uranium market as demand for nuclear energy increases
Iraq to pump USD 2 billion into solar and wind projects
Solar PV industry eyes up to 25% power share in 2030
US ethanol production in Sep drops to lowest recorded level: EPA

Thursday, October 18, 2012

Interesting Headlines in the News Oct 18

Plot foiled to attack Federal Reserve in Manhattan
U.S. Postal Service Announces New Prices

Don Quixote Is Alive and Well and Living in Spain
U.S. Fires Its Own Broadcasters in Russia
Private Financial Info at Risk If Ecuador's Government

Heritage Experts Analyze Second Presidential Debate
The Trillion Dollar Mistake

Postal Service Hits Borrowing Cap for First Time
Pandit Is Forced Out at Citi
In China, a Move to Tiny Living Space
Townhall Tussle! Reason Takes It To The People

Romney's Obstacle Course
Something Went Wrong Tonight
So Much for Obama's New Era of Responsibility
Town Haul
Moderator Crowley helps Obama rebut Romney on Libya
Aggressive Obama and Romney

Romney surrogate rebukes Crowley

LIBOR Rates.
Pandit's Censured Bonus Unhurt by Smith Barney Writedown
Cap of $25,000 on Deductions Would Cover 32% of Tax Cuts
Gold Set to Decline for First Day in Three Before Chinese Data
Gold to get a new catalyst soon,

HSBC still bullish on Gold; sees $1,900/oz by year end
Is $250K a middle-class income?
Time to Test Iran
Money-Market Resistance
Santelli: Do the Math! Zero Jobs Created!
Sales stumbles raise fresh worry for corporate America
When Candidates Attack
Candy Crowley Almost Got Around to a Question
"For All You Climate Change People"

Millions to take part in largest ever-earthquake drill
Energized Obama Takes Round 2 of Presidential Debates
Arab Awakening and a Failed European Aeronautics Merger
Obama Wins Second Debate With His Record, Not His Vision

Interesting Energy Stories in the News Oct 18

First oil nears for Kazakhstan's supergiant field
In Russia, Finding Oil Was the Easy Part
Cnooc Starts Production at 2 Offshore Oil Fields
REFILE-Indonesia's 2012 oil output set to drop 3.6 pct
Pakistan, India discuss energy cooperation
Brazil's Natural Gas Output Could Nearly Double by 2020 -ANP
More Coal Power To Go, Electricity Related Carbon Pollution Plunges
Contract let for new Abbot Point coal export terminal
Scientists present a map of the nuclear power plants located in tsunami risk zones
SA steps up its nuclear programme
Six weeks left to bring back reactors says EDF
Chinese wind power firm suing Obama vows to fight all the way
Nano-technology solar cell achieves 18.2% efficiency
Lowest solar cell price remains at US$0.35/watt in mid-October
Brazil may boost ethanol exports to U.S. next season
Royal Dutch Shell: Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project - the world's biggest offshore floating facility...