‘Too big to fail’ banks ‘need’ $1.2 trillion
Rules call for the 30 biggest banks in the world to boost their capital cushions.
Tag: Economic Crisis
More Girl Scout Troops Hike Cookies to $5 a Box
Price tag will boost profits for the Girl Scouts to $0.90 per box, up from $0.62…
China to Allow Direct Conversion Between Yuan and Swiss Franc
Nation pushes its case for reserve-currency status at the International Monetary Fund.
Does the Bell Toll for the Fed?
It is time to finally audit, then end, the Fed.
Another Phony Payroll Jobs Number
New reported jobs are essentially Third World type of jobs.
A World with No IRS? Really?
Four Republican presidential candidates want to do away with the IRS.
North Carolina’s New Welfare Rules Are Causing A Stir Across America
Law requires recipients to meet work requirements in order to receive welfare.
Artificial intelligence: ‘Homo sapiens will be split into a handful of gods and the rest of us’
A new report suggests that the marriage of AI and robotics could replace so many jobs that the era of mass employment could come to an end.
Peter Schiff: It’s going to be a ‘horrible Christmas’
‘For Schiff, there is no one else to blame but the Federal Reserve.’
Labor Force Participation Remains at 38-Year Low
94,513,000 Not in Labor Force; Unemployment Ticks Down to 5.0%
56,540,000 Women Not in Labor Force
The workforce level for women mirrored the situation nationally.
94,513,000 Americans Not in the Labor Force
Participation Rate Again Matches 38 Year Low.
Black Unemployment More Than Twice As High As White Unemployment
The disparity is even more dramatic among African American teens.
Bank Of Ireland Bans “Small” Cash Withdrawals At Branches
Coins and notes are in fact an anachronism.
Dow Jones Industrial Average Drops Ahead Of Monthly US Jobs Report
U.S. Labor Department admits number of people applying for unemployment benefits climbed at the end of October.