ABC News: Down But Not Out: From Hedge Funds to Pizza Delivery

Seeded on Fri Mar 20, 2009 11:02 AM EDT (ABC News)

i usually feel enormus sadness for another's suffering, but not this time. Not this time, when I realize how he made his money, by selling derivatives.

business

Obama May Find Anger Over Bonuses Backfires on Agenda

Seeded on Thu Mar 19, 2009 7:26 PM EDT (Bloomberg.com)

What a group Obama knew about the bonuses, but did not attempt to stop this Bill until after it was passed. Senator McConnell states, after it was passed it became much more difficult to stop the bonuses.

politics

Treasurys Are 'Disaster Waiting to Happen': Dr. Doom - Economy * Europe * News * Story - CNBC.com

Seeded on Wed Mar 18, 2009 2:21 AM EDT (CNBC Top News and Analysis)

The Federal Reserve are about ready to buy our treasury's. Which means high interest rates and inflation for all of us. Just what we don't need as consumers.

business

More than a bad day: Worries grow that Barack Obama & Co. have a competence problem

Seeded on Mon Mar 16, 2009 5:08 PM EDT (NY Daily News)

Interesting article. The writer reflects on how President Obama stated we need to have ear mark reform and then quietly signs a $410 billion spending bill with 9000 earmarks. How's that for a contradiction.

politics

Artificial life 'could be created within five years'

Seeded on Wed Mar 11, 2009 9:48 PM EDT (Telegraph)

This is totally amazing can you imagine five years artificial life will be created. Part cells, part technology. They will be able to create and come up with new science developments.

science

Fullerton Community Examiner: Over 15,000 descend on Fullerton to protest higher taxes

Seeded on Tue Mar 10, 2009 4:24 AM EDT (Examiner)

John and Ken to radio personalities took the airway's to Fullerton, Ca. Saturday at a rally protesting the increase of Ca. by 50 billion dollar's. Thousands of people showed up to protest this increase of taxes in Ca.

politics

At OpEdNews: Euro crisis: Prison of nations

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 3:41 AM EDT (OpEdNews.Com Progressive)

Wonderful article exploring what is happening all over Europe right now, during this economic crisis. It appears that workers are fed up, and expressing themselves by taking it to the streets. Maybe this will wake up governments that business as usual will not go on!!!!

politics

CafeTerra: Woman Finds Bone in M&M's

Seeded on Sun Mar 8, 2009 12:05 AM EST ()

i thought this was interesting, a woman found a bone of a mammal in a MM candy. Yep you read that right. I wonder if they charged her extra for the bone.

health

U.S. Navy Year in Pictures 2008

Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 9:47 PM EST ()

This is a wonderful video of the review of 2008 in the US Navy. It is wonderful. My daughter's grandfather was a career officer in the United States Navy and would have been proud of what the United States Navy has become as I am.

history

What's Dead (Short Answer: All Of It)

Seeded on Fri Mar 6, 2009 7:27 PM EST ()

This my dear Viner's is what will happen. If we continue on this path. Carl, the writer of this blog is an investor on Wall Street and makes a lot of sense to me. Our banks must open their book, show us what we have in debt.

business

More Ge (important)

Seeded on Thu Mar 5, 2009 2:37 PM EST (Market Ticker)

i realize most Viner's won't take a look at this but they should. By the time they do, our pensions and government will be blown away by these derivatives.

business

Spend, spend, spend, spend

Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 4:57 AM EST (ReviewJournal.com - News)

Amazing isn't it all we can do to answer this enormous problem is spend. Lack of good reasoning abound. We are so in debt as nation, I wonder how we will survive as a nation.

business

AIG: Inquiring Minds Want To Know

Seeded on Tue Feb 24, 2009 1:21 AM EST (Market Ticker)

AIG, has offices and business arrangements in China looks like that is where some of this bailout money has gone. It also appears were going to give another $60 billion dollars there. Amazing we have already given them $150 billion dollars.

business

David Icke - Big Brother, the Big Picture

Seeded on Mon Feb 23, 2009 2:34 AM EST (global -elite)

This is an interesting view point of events that are unfolding before our eyes.

london, england, world-news

Global Television for Our Future Global Leader

Seeded on Sun Feb 22, 2009 8:51 PM EST (global elite)

This is an interesting concept. Global Television recently in Davos the super elite propose this and are starting to move forward with it. What do you all think?

world, news, world-news

Monsanto On The Run

Seeded on Sun Feb 22, 2009 3:42 AM EST (Global Elite)

GM modified foods strike out in Europe!! Hurrah, hurrah!!! Why won't our press recognize the fact of how dangerous these food products are like England and Europe.

health

Spoon-fed fear keeps American public happy

Seeded on Wed Feb 18, 2009 4:00 PM EST (existentialistcowboy)

Writer, and newsman Len Hart once again writes a timely article of what the Republicans are attempting to do do to social Security. Which quite simply is using the money to pay Wall Street and the Bankers's.

politics

Safe Haven | About this Bank Plan - It Won't Save the Truly Insolvent Banks!

Seeded on Fri Feb 13, 2009 1:38 AM EST (Safehaven.com)

Reggie Middleton the author of this article is a Financial analyst and investor. He argues in this article that Wells Fargo is insolvent.

business

KOB.com - Bandits target trains in New Mexico

Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 7:01 PM EST (KOB.com - New Mexico News)

Imagine train robberies just like in the wild west from long ago. Except now it's flat screen TV's and such. In yester years they stole gold shipments, oops we don't have anymore of that on trains or anywhere else for that matter.

odd, news, odd-news

Less risk in Canadian banks: UBS

Seeded on Thu Feb 12, 2009 6:02 PM EST (National Post)

This is interesting Canadian Banks are not leveraged out like US and European Banks. This appears to be why Canadians are not as concerned as US and European Citizens are.

business

Televisions 'to be fitted in contact lenses within ten years'

Seeded on Tue Feb 10, 2009 2:11 AM EST (Telegraph)

Within ten years we,will beable to view television through a contact lens. Giving one the feel like they are right next to the football player during a game or yellin' at the referee.

science

Stumbling out the gate: Barack Obama flubs his first big test

Seeded on Sun Feb 8, 2009 5:15 PM EST (NY Daily News)

President Obama needs to take a step back from this stimulus bill and really rethink the cost and rid the needless pork from the Bill. This should be a Bill to help create jobs and jobs only.

politics

Girl tells police: Mom 'cooks me in oven' | detnews.com | The Detroit News

Seeded on Sat Feb 7, 2009 1:01 AM EST ()

This is disturbing to me this mother of five, was abusing her children. Beating, torturing and placing one of her daughters in the oven. I questioned myself placing this article on the Vine.

odd, news, odd-news

H.R. 833 - Committee Assignments: To abolish the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the Federal reserve banks, to... (GovTrack.us)

Seeded on Thu Feb 5, 2009 7:51 PM EST ()

Congressman Ron Paul has submitted a Bill to Congress to abolish the Federal Reserve. This is absolutely necessary. Currently we are paying interest on our money to an organization that is not part of the Federal Government.

politics