• Greek economy1
    “Special Zones” only for Special People

    Wouldn’t you know it?  According to Reuters, now that Greece is the world’s poster child for fiscal abuse, for fostering a bloated private sector, for unbridled borrowing, and of late, for high unemployment officially hovering...

    • Posted 269 days ago
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    Follow the Yellow Bullion Road

    To comment on this or any other article, go to Facebook, Twitter, our Youtube page, or see below. Is it wise to follow George Soros, John Paulson, and other major hedge fund players who are...

    • Posted 280 days ago
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  • surgery
    Economic Pain and Dislocations

    Hope you all had a wonderful 4th of July celebration.  America is another year older and another year wiser… As we all are…one would hope anyway. But as I type this with only my left...

    • Posted 323 days ago
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  • Europe now
    My Favorite Twisted Uncle

    With director Ben Bernanke’s “Operation Twist, Part Deux” officially part of the summer blockbuster season, the big question is will anyone go see it? So far, it’s not looking good. At some point, you have to...

    • Posted 337 days ago
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    A Twist on Greek Elections

    It appears that the good news out of Greece on Sunday just wasn’t’ good enough. You could compare it to Greece exchanging its lifeboat, exposed to the elements and the dangers of being in a...

    • Posted 340 days ago
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  • voodoo2
    Bank Bailouts and Voodoo Economics

    Does the phrase “voodoo economics” sound familiar? To some of you it might.  Back in 1980, when Ronald Reagan was running for the Republican presidential nomination, his rival George H.W. Bush made sport of Reagan’s...

    • Posted 346 days ago
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    Iceland Stays Cool in Financial Crisis

    The latest job creation numbers in the US are nothing to write home about… Only 135,000 jobs were created last month, less than the 150,000 that some economists expected… And that means, of course, that...

    • Posted 357 days ago
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