United States Mint announces products not offered in 2009
WASHINGTON – The United States Mint will not offer the following products in 2009: the one-ounce American Eagle Silver Proof Coin; the one-ounce American Eagle Silver Uncirculated Coin; the American Eagle Gold Proof Coins (all weights, as well as the four-coin set); the one-ounce American Eagle [...]
Remember the Bank Stress Tests? Well the truth is out now folks. Be very careful out there.
Well here we have admission that the accounting process was changed to allow the Banks to pass the Tests!
Big banks in the U.S. say they’re on the mend. The five largest were profitable in the first quarter, rebounding from [...]
MIKE WHITNEY
Counterpunch
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Last week’s ructions in the bond market leave little doubt that the financial crisis has entered a new and more lethal phase. Of particular concern is the spike in long-term Treasuries which are used to set interest rates on mortgages and other loans. On Thursday, the average rate for a 30-year [...]
June 2 (Bloomberg) — The dollar weakened beyond $1.43 against the euro for the first time in 2009 on bets record U.S. borrowing will undermine the greenback, prompting nations to consider alternatives to the world’s main reserve currency.
The euro gained for a fourth day versus the dollar as the Russian government said emerging-market leaders may [...]
Dutch police develop mobile body scanners for Dutch and British use?
10 years ago – The Independent – Snowfalls are now just a thing of the past
National Geographic – Sun Oddly Quiet — Next “Little Ice Age”
NASA Confirms Solar System is unexpectedly passing through Galactic Clouds
Brand New Climate Leaks – Copenhagen Summit now in disarray
Copenhagen climate summit begins: 1,200 limos, 140 private planes and caviar wedges
NASA to Launch W.I.S.E on Friday, concern about Planet X?
