‘If anyone doubts that the Western world’s monetary order is rigged to enrich the banking system, the first quarter financial reports of America’s top banks should disabuse any unbelievers. The Financial Times reported that four […]
‘While the forces pushing for centralization of power have been prevailing for decades, they haven’t won a total victory yet. Technologies that empower the individual and that tend toward decentralization—including the Internet, encryption, 3D printing, […]
‘They’re trumpeting how good they are at the economy, but the Tories’ maths is a little bit off in the letter they sent to the Telegraph on Monday. Yesterday the Telegraph published a list of […]
‘A defence contractor run by one of Britain’s best-known military figures is under criminal investigation by the US government’s watchdog against fraud and waste in Afghanistan, The Independent can reveal. It can also be revealed […]
‘Media rumors have been rife since February that the U.S. Justice Department is edging closer to forcing a Citigroup banking unit to plead guilty to criminal charges of rigging foreign currency markets. On Monday, the […]
‘Former chief of the International Monetary Fund, Rodrigo Rato, is under investigation for money laundering, government sources have told Spanish daily El Pais. According to the newspaper, the Spaniard – a former finance minister – […]
‘A High Street bank has been hit with a record £21million fine after being caught falsifying documents to avoid compensating victims of mis-selling. Now there are calls for criminal charges to be brought over an […]
‘Food produced around the Fukushima nuclear disaster site could be making its way on to British shelves because of loopholes in safety rules, The Independent can reveal. Products contaminated by radiation, including tea, noodles and […]
‘Hillary Clinton and the Clinton Foundation moved swiftly Friday to begin cutting ties as she prepares to announce her candidacy for president, amid mounting criticism over millions of dollars in foreign donations that have poured […]
Even when Americans are able to force corrupt politicians from office, it often doesn’t matter in the grand scheme of things because their crimes do pay – and pay well. ‘Disgraced Rep. Aaron Schock, R-Illinois, […]
‘Deutsche Bank is close to agreeing a record fine of more than $1.5bn (£1bn) over manipulating Libor, with the German financial giant also expected to plead guilty to fraud in the UK. The bank will […]
‘In what is being described as a fundamental shift in how the coal industry does business, over 40 percent of all coal produced in Wyoming is now being first sold not to a power plant […]
‘Ukrainian lawmakers are set to remove the embattled country’s Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk over corruption charges. The legislators will remove Yatsenyuk from his post through voting next week after a temporary investigative anti-corruption commission is […]
‘Mr. Rorie was recruiting homeless people, prosecutors said, and whoever had a valid Medicaid card would be packed into a van and sent to medical clinics around New York City. There, after hours of unnecessary […]