Subscribe to RSSBullion & Business Weekly Recap – June 19, 2010: Gold Prices …
U.S. stocks “ground higher in another lightly traded session on Friday, ending a nervous week with gains despite signs of economic weakness at home and worries...
Will America Choke on its Own Debt?
Is America getting in too deep? According to a new estimate by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO), if the United States continues along its current path, U.S....
Key political risks to watch in Japan
By Isabel Reynolds and Yoko Nishikawa TOKYO, April 1 – Japan’s government, its support rate dropping ahead of a mid-year election, faces soaring public...
G7-Countries In Deep Trouble
All G7 countries, except Canada and Germany, will have debt-to-GDP ratios close to or exceeding 100 percent by 2014, according to first deputy managing director...
Greece Hires Former Goldman Banker as Debt Chief
Feb. 19 (Bloomberg) — Greece replaced its debt management chief with a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. investment banker, as declines in the country’s bonds...
U.S. to hit debt ceiling by end-February
WASHINGTON — The US debt is on track to hit a congressionally proposed debt ceiling of 14.3 trillion dollars by the end of February, the Treasury said Wednesday,...
Eurozone faces 2010 debt crisis (public debt: 84% of GDP on average)
Eurozone faces 2010 debt crisis by William Ickes 1 hr 55 mins ago FRANKFURT (AFP) – The eurozone's new year heralds a debt crisis that has alarm bells...
Three Undemocratic Temptations
As the Democrats in Congress approach the end of a frustrating first year's legislative effort, their leaders and the White House are being tempted by three...
Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt
Over the past year alone, the public debt of the United States rose sharply from 41 to 53 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Under reasonable assumptions,...
Red Ink Rising: A Call to Action to Stem the Mounting Federal Debt
Over the past year alone, the public debt of the United States rose sharply from 41 to 53 percent of gross domestic product (GDP). Under reasonable assumptions,...
Copenhagen climate conference: Borrow to the hilt to stop global warming, says Lord Stern
Governments should increase borrowing to tackle global warming despite the dire state of public balance sheets, according to Lord Stern of Brentford, the former...
Kuwaiti conglomerate sues Carlyle-newspaper
NEW YORK, Nov 30 – A Kuwaiti conglomerate is suing private equity firm Carlyle Group in a local court, alleging that it misrepresented the safety of affiliate...
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