How HFT Quote Stuffing Caused The Market Crash
…our friends at Nanex have conducted an exhaustive analysis (must read for everybody concerned about market structure), in which they identify the various parties responsible for the market crash…
New House Sales Lower
By Shobhana Chandra and Timothy R. Homan
Purchases of U.S. new homes fell in May to the lowest level on record after a tax credit expired, showing the market remains dependent on government support…
Build America Bonds May Push Cities Into Bankruptcy
By Joe Mysak
The bonds designed by the U.S. government to help municipalities recover from the worst recession since the Great Depression may cost them millions of dollars in unforeseen borrowing c…
Methane In Gulf Astonishingly High
As much as 1 million times the normal level of methane gas has been found in some regions near the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, enough to potentially deplete oxygen and create a dead zone, U.S. scientist…
Hugo Chavez vs. American Capitalism
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
Continue reading Hugo Chavez Defeats American Capitalism
Quote du Jour
“Where did the financial crisis begin? Which central bank conducted monetary policy that was too loose? Which country went down the wrong path of social policy by encouraging low income households…
EWG’s Guide to Reduce Cell Phone Radiation Exposure
Cell phones emit radiation to send voice and text messages to the other caller. Health risks aren’t confirmed, but some (not all) studies of frequent cell phone users suggest increased risks for bra…
Money & Market Charts ~ 6.23.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, July 1, 2010.
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Money & Market Charts ~ 6.23.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report on Thursday, July 1, 2010.
See previous…
Virtual Pay For Real Work
By Joseph Galante
Amanda Dorsey has spent dozens of hours categorizing search results on eBay, verifying search-engine links and doing other online jobs for CrowdFlower Inc., a San Francisco employ…
WikiLeaks Founder Drops ‘Mass Spying’ Hint
By Andrew Fowler
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has given his strongest indication yet about the next big leak from his whistleblower organisation.
There has been rampant speculation about Wi…
WikiLeaks Founder Drops 'Mass Spying' Hint
By Andrew Fowler
WikiLeaks co-founder Julian Assange has given his strongest indication yet about the next big leak from his whistleblower organisation.
There has been rampant speculation about Wi…
UK Raises Taxes, Slashes Government Spending
By Kirsty Walker and Jason Grove
VAT to rise 2.5% to 20% from January 2011
Deficit reduced 77% by spending cuts, 23% by tax rises
Departments face cuts of 25% over the next five years
Two-ye…
Taking Out General McChrystal
By Michael Hastings
This article appears in RS 1108/1109 from July 8-22, 2010, on newsstands Friday, June 25.
‘How’d I get screwed into going to this dinner?” demands Gen. Stanley McChrystal. It…
California Counties: Who Pays, Who Receives
By Denis C. Theriault
A new report on who supplies — and who spends — California’s public dollars shows an interesting disparity between the givers and the takers:
Continue reading Report: Bay…
How One Dog Sparked A Movement
By Christie Keith
Sido was a little tan-and-white dog, mixed-breed, pretty, charming and devoted to her owner. Not that different, maybe, from the dog lying at your feet while you read this.
You m…
US Supreme Court Lifts Ban on Sale of GM Crop
The Supreme Court lifted Monday a four-year ban on the sale in the United States of genetically modified alfalfa, which farmers fear contaminates others crops.
A district court judge in California …
BP’s Bankruptcy Would Lead To Pervasive Losses
By Tyler Durden
Even as increasingly desperate falling knife catchers try to convince someone, anyone to buy up some or all of their shares of BP stock, which is certainly on its way to a guarantee…
BP's Bankruptcy Would Lead To Pervasive Losses
By Tyler Durden
Even as increasingly desperate falling knife catchers try to convince someone, anyone to buy up some or all of their shares of BP stock, which is certainly on its way to a guarantee…
Nuclear Explosions Conducted
By Isao Hashimoto
“2053” – This is the number of nuclear explosions conducted in various parts of the globe from 1954-1998.
Continue reading “1945-1998”
Borrowers Exit Mortgage Program
By Alan Zibel
The Obama administration’s flagship effort to help people in danger of losing their homes is falling flat.
More than a third of the 1.24 million borrowers who have enrolled in the $7…
Record Corporate Profit Margins May Be Short-lived
By David Wilson
Continue reading U.S. Profit-Margin Outlook `Extremely Bad’: Chart of the Day
Summer Solstice
Diagram of the Earth’s seasons as seen from the north. Far right: December solstice
The Summer Solstice occurs exactly when the Earth’s axial tilt is most inclined towards the sun at its maximum of …
Alex Jones Calls for Criminal Investigation of BP
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Continue reading Criminal Investigation of BP Staged Oil Spill Vital to Gulf Recovery
Senator Kyl: Obama Holding Border Enforcement Hostage to Bargain with Republicans for Big Bill (National ID?)
Continue reading Jon Kyl Tells of Obama Holding US Security Hostage
Meet BP’s New Legal Fixer
By Abby Phillip
When BP executives filed into the West Wing on Wednesday morning to meet with President Barack Obama, they were joined by at least one familiar Washington hand: former Clinton admin…
Meet BP's New Legal Fixer
By Abby Phillip
When BP executives filed into the West Wing on Wednesday morning to meet with President Barack Obama, they were joined by at least one familiar Washington hand: former Clinton admin…
Florida County Tells Feds “Stay Out of The Way!”
If you live in Okaloosa County, Florida, or Destin on Florida’s Emerald Coast and are wondering who’s going to be calling the shots if black crude oil comes ashore — wonder no more. It won’t be the…
Florida County Tells Feds "Stay Out of The Way!"
If you live in Okaloosa County, Florida, or Destin on Florida’s Emerald Coast and are wondering who’s going to be calling the shots if black crude oil comes ashore — wonder no more. It won’t be the…
Asphalt Volcano
An asphalt volcano is a rare type of submarine volcano (seamount) first discovered in 2003. Several examples have been found: first, along the coasts of America and Mexico, and, recently, all over t…
The ‘Hearts and Minds’ of Operation Moshtarak
YouTube- Part 2
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The Listening Post
The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative
Iceland Parliament Votes For Strong Media Laws
Associated Press (17 June 10)
The 'Hearts and Minds' of Operation Moshtarak
YouTube- Part 2
Related reading:
The Listening Post
The Icelandic Modern Media Initiative
Iceland Parliament Votes For Strong Media Laws
Associated Press (17 June 10)
A Letter to Shareholders of SLV and GLD
By Restore Liberty
In response to fixing the obviously corrupt and broken global financial system and all of its products, we believe that the first step, even before the implementation of a new, s…
China Announces Yuan’s Flexibility
By Michael Wei and Benjamin Kang Lim
China will gradually make the yuan’s exchange rate more flexible, the central bank said on Saturday a week before a G20 summit, strongly suggesting that it was …
China Announces Yuan's Flexibility
By Michael Wei and Benjamin Kang Lim
China will gradually make the yuan’s exchange rate more flexible, the central bank said on Saturday a week before a G20 summit, strongly suggesting that it was …
Here’s Why Politicians Are Falling Over Themselves To Skewer BP Right Now
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
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Here's Why Politicians Are Falling Over Themselves To Skewer BP Right Now
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
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Continue reading Here’s Why Politicians Are Falling Over Themselves To Skewer BP Right Now
Where Americans Are Moving
By Jon Bruner
More than 10 million Americans moved from one county to another during 2008. The map below visualizes those moves. Click on any county to see comings and goings: black lines indicate ne…
Quote du Jour
People are unreasonable, illogical, and self-centered.
Love them anyway.
If you are kind, people may accuse you of selfish ulterior motives.
Be kind anyway.
If you are successful, you will win som…
Money & Markets – Week of 6.20.10
BP Share Slide as Oil Spill Bill Climbs to $2.35bn
Guardian.co.uk (25 June 10)
Musk Bets on $178 Million Tesla IPO to Fund Battery-Car Gambit
Bloomberg (25 June 10)
ECRI Leading Economic Index Plung…
Money & Markets – Week of 6.20.10
BP Share Slide as Oil Spill Bill Climbs to $2.35bn
Guardian.co.uk (25 June 10)
Musk Bets on $178 Million Tesla IPO to Fund Battery-Car Gambit
Bloomberg (25 June 10)
ECRI Leading Economic Index Plung…
Precious Metals – Week of 6.20.10
Gold And The SP 500 Futures Daily Charts Updated at 5:30 PM; Silver, Shiva of The Pits
Jesses Cross Roads Cafe (24 June 10)
Gold May Decline 50% Before the World Cup is Over
itulip.com (June 2010)
G…
Mortgage Markets – Week of 6.20.10
Mortgage Rates Hit Record Low as Home Sales Slump
SFGate (25 June 10)
Fannie, Freddie Debt in Demand
The Wall Street Journal (24 June 10)
Fannie Mae Increases Penalties for Borrowers Who Walk Away…
Geopolitical – Week of 6.20.10
G20 Nations See Different Paths For Securing Recovery
Reuters (25 June 10)
Down to Earth: Australia’s First Female Prime Minister
Time (25 June 10)
Canadian Officials Under Sway: Spy Chief
PressT…
Food & Health – Week of 6.20.10
More Kids Trapped in Sweltering Cars Are Dying
Yahoo News (25 June 10)
Stem-cell Corneas Last Up To A Decade
Reuters (23 June 10)
Your Lethal Lawn
Men’s Health (June 2010)
Leading Cornell Doctor Pe…
Food & Health – Week of 6.20.10
More Kids Trapped in Sweltering Cars Are Dying
Yahoo News (25 June 10)
Stem-cell Corneas Last Up To A Decade
Reuters (23 June 10)
Your Lethal Lawn
Men’s Health (June 2010)
Leading Cornell Doctor Pe…
Life – Week of 6.20.10
‘I Hate My Room,’ The Traveler Tweeted. Ka-Boom! An Upgrade!
The Wall Street Journal (24 June 10)
Science & Technology – Week of 6.20.10
Critical iPhone 4 Issues and Complaints Are Mounting
Mashable/Apple (2010)
Explosion at California Water Fuel Research Company Kills Inventor
PES Network (18 June 10)
Science & Technology – Week of 6.20.10
Critical iPhone 4 Issues and Complaints Are Mounting
Mashable/Apple (2010)
Explosion at California Water Fuel Research Company Kills Inventor
PES Network (18 June 10)
Congressman Paul Kanjorski on C-Span – Bailout
Congressman Paul Kanjorski (D-PA 11th District) responds to a caller on C-Span, who, struggling to support her family while earning fewer than ten dollars an hour, was questioning the unaccounted r…
Simmons & Co. Has the Good Sense to Fire Matt Simmons
By Static Chaos
After busy making several outrageous comments regarding BP and the Gulf oil spill as recent as last evening, Matt Simmons abruptly announced today that he would retire from the board…
Simmons & Co. Has the Good Sense to Fire Matt Simmons
By Static Chaos
After busy making several outrageous comments regarding BP and the Gulf oil spill as recent as last evening, Matt Simmons abruptly announced today that he would retire from the board…
Quote du Jour
You have to choose (as a voter) between trusting to the natural stability
of gold and the natural stability of the honesty and intelligence of the members
of the Government. And, with due respect fo…
Free Raw Milk Food Safety Resources
By Jim Roberts
CHORE TIME-Part 1 from JIM ROBERTS on Vimeo.
CHORE TIME-Part 2 from JIM ROBERTS on Vimeo.
Continue reading Free Raw Milk Food Safety Resources
Solari Report on Gulf Oil Spill
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The Solari Report – 17 Jun 2010
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If there is something growing faster than the plumes of oil spreading…
Money & Markets Charts ~ 6.17.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, June 17, 2010.
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Money & Markets Charts ~ 6.17.10
View this week’s chart comparisons of gold against fiat currencies, oil and the Dow. Stay tuned for our next Money & Markets segment of The Solari Report tonight, Thursday, June 17, 2010.
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The Business of War & Space
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
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Continue reading America Industrial Output Is Breaking Record Highs In One Category
The Business of War & Space
By Vincent Fernando, CFA and Kamelia Angelova
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Continue reading America Industrial Output Is Breaking Record Highs In One Category
The Divisibility of US 90% Silver
By David Liechty
One of the many considerations to make in purchasing gold and silver is the divisibility of the coins you buy. With today’s gold prices at over $1,200 per ounce, a 1-ounce gold …
The Essence of Solari
In the summer of 2006, Harry Blazer invited me to discuss the Solari investment model with him. We recorded our conversation, calling it The Essence of Solari.
When I worked in the first Bush Admini…
Latest Coverage of Gulf Oil Spill
Scientists in Florida are concerned that large plumes of oil floating beneath the surface in the Gulf of Mexico originated from the Deepwater Horizon spill, and want to test their samples against oi…
Tell Me About It!
Commander Adama:
“…I need some serious “out-of-the-box” thinking”
Kara Thrace aka Lieutenant Starbuck:
“Out of the box is where I live.”
From Battlestar Gallactica, The Hand of God
Helping Young People to Plan For The Unthinkable
By Daisy Maxey
Here’s something most teens overlook as they get ready to head off for college: a last will and testament.
That’s the last thing, of course, any parent wants to think about. But som…
Drones To Take To The Skies!
By Joan Lowy
Unmanned aircraft have proved their usefulness and reliability in the war zones of Afghanistan and Iraq. Now the pressure’s on to allow them in the skies over the United States.
The F…
G-20 Toronto Summit 2010
The 2010 G-20 Toronto Summit is the fourth meeting of the G-20 heads of government in discussion of financial markets and the world economy which will take place at the Metro Toronto Convention Cent…
San Francisco Passes Cellphone Radiation Law
By Jessey McKinley
Imposing roughly the same cautionary standards for cellphones as for fatty food or sugary soda, this city — never shy about its opinions — voted on Tuesday to require all retai…
Quote du Jour
“Life is a club where they won’t stand for squawks, where they deal you only one hand, and you must sit in. So even if the cards are cold and marked by the hand of fate, play up, play up like a ge…
Owners Stop Paying Mortgages
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Quelle Surprise? Vast Mineral Riches in Afghanistan!
[CAF Note: This is proof positive that US Treasury bills and bonds are not subject to 10b-5 and other basic rules of financial disclosure and forward projection!]
By James Risen
The United States …
Gold vs. Fixed Income
By Joe Weisenthal and Kamelia Angelova
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Continue reading Gold: The Safest Of The Safe Havens
The World in Flags
Portugese magazine, Revista Grande Reportagem, ran a series of eight flag-related images in 2005 designed to provoke an awareness of life issues in different parts of the world.
Brazil
Green live wi…
On “Safe” Deposit Boxes
“All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed…and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the IRS.”
~ President F.D. Roosevelt, 1933
On "Safe" Deposit Boxes
“All safe deposit boxes in banks or financial institutions have been sealed…and may only be opened in the presence of an agent of the IRS.”
~ President F.D. Roosevelt, 1933
IMF on International Monetary Stability
HOW DOES TODAY’S INTERNATIONAL MONETARY STABILITY COMPARE TO PREVIOUS ERAS AND SYSTEMS?
Overview
1. Gold standard. The modern history of the IMS starts with the shift from a bimetallic syst…
State Plan Makes Fund Both Borrower and Lender
By Danny Hakim
Gov. David A. Paterson and legislative leaders have tentatively agreed to allow the state and municipalities to borrow nearly $6 billion to help them make their required annual payme…
Europe’s Banks Face Second Funding Squeeze on Sovereign Crisis
By Gavin Finch and John Glover
European banks at risk of writedowns from the sovereign debt crisis face a funding squeeze that may depress earnings, curb lending and imperil economic recovery in th…
Matt Simmons Spins a New Oil Slick
By Tyler Durden
Ever wonder who may have been buying up every share of BP stock earlier this week, especially when it plunged to 14 year lows on June 9 amid media frenzy based on a Fortune story in…
The Spill, The Scandal and the President
By Tim Dickinson
On May 27th, more than a month into the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history, Barack Obama strode to the podium in the East Room of the White House. For weeks, the administ…
What’s Wrong With The Sun?
By Stuart Clark
Sunspots come and go, but recently they have mostly gone. For centuries, astronomers have recorded when these dark blemishes on the solar surface emerge, only for them to fade away …
What's Wrong With The Sun?
By Stuart Clark
Sunspots come and go, but recently they have mostly gone. For centuries, astronomers have recorded when these dark blemishes on the solar surface emerge, only for them to fade away …
Goldman Loses Popularity Contest
By Gregory White
Continue reading Guess Who’s Still Less Popular Than The Gulf Polluting BP
Quote du Jour
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“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic.”
~Sir Arthur C. Clarke
Japan PM Naoto Kan Warns of ‘Collapse’ Under Debt Pile
Japan is at “risk of collapse” under its huge debt mountain, the country’s new prime minister has said.
Naoto Kan, in his first major speech since taking over, said Japan needed a financial restruc…
Japan PM Naoto Kan Warns of 'Collapse' Under Debt Pile
Japan is at “risk of collapse” under its huge debt mountain, the country’s new prime minister has said.
Naoto Kan, in his first major speech since taking over, said Japan needed a financial restruc…
Money & Markets – Week of 6.13.10
ECB Must Buy ‘Hundred of Billions’ of Bonds to Tame Europe’s Debt Crisis
Telegraph.co.uk (17 June 10)
Cautious Women Trump Wealthy Men
Reuters (18 June 10)
U.S Debt to Rise to $19.6 Trillion by 201…
Money & Markets – Week of 6.13.10
ECB Must Buy ‘Hundred of Billions’ of Bonds to Tame Europe’s Debt Crisis
Telegraph.co.uk (17 June 10)
Cautious Women Trump Wealthy Men
Reuters (18 June 10)
U.S Debt to Rise to $19.6 Trillion by 2015…
Precious Metals – Week of 6.13.10
IMF Sells 38.5 Tonnes Of Gold In Q2, As Saudi Holdings Higher By 180 Tonnes
Zero Hedge (18 June 10)
Gold Not a Currency And Doesn’t Pay Interest? In Vietnam It Is And Does
GATA (16 June 10)
Morning …
Mortgage Markets – Week of 6.13.10
Here’s Why Jumbo Mortgage Delinquencies Are 50% Above Average And Rising
Business Insider (18 June 10)
A Look Behind The Wizard’s Curtain
The Financial Crisis (19 March 10)
Fannie, Freddie Delisti…
Geopolitical – Week of 6.13.10
Clinton: Obama Administration To Sue Arizona Over Immigration Law
Real Clear Politics (17 June 10)
New Bill Gives Obama ‘Kill Switch’ To Shut Down The Internet
PrisonPlanet (16 June 10)
WeAreCha…
Food & Health – Week of 6.13.10
A Short Benzene Toxicity Primer – How to Stay Healthy
sitfu.com
Beyond Organic
Ode Magazine (April/May 2010)
Top Ten Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments
A Closer Look At Stem Cells
Electrop…
Food & Health – Week of 6.13.10
A Short Benzene Toxicity Primer – How to Stay Healthy
sitfu.com
Beyond Organic
Ode Magazine (April/May 2010)
Top Ten Things to Know About Stem Cell Treatments
A Closer Look At Stem Cells
Electrop…
Life – Week of 6.13.10
YouTube
Piers Morgan to Replace Larry King in CNN Deal
Telegraph.co.uk (14 June 10)
Science & Technology – Week of 6.13.10
Sightings.com Is Back!
sightings.com (18 June 10)
Orders For The iPhone 4 Top 600,000, Apple Says
The New York Times (16 June 10)
A Ghostly Image (Video)
WLOS ABC 13 News (14 June 10)
Google Says …
Science & Technology – Week of 6.13.10
Sightings.com Is Back!
sightings.com (18 June 10)
Orders For The iPhone 4 Top 600,000, Apple Says
The New York Times (16 June 10)
A Ghostly Image (Video)
WLOS ABC 13 News (14 June 10)
Google Says …
Keiser Report – “Flash Stock Market Crash Was Blackmail”
YouTube
Continue reading On the Edge with David DeGraw & Economic Death Squad Leader, Timothy Geithner
Video II
Video III
Keiser Report – "Flash Stock Market Crash Was Blackmail"
YouTube
Continue reading On the Edge with David DeGraw & Economic Death Squad Leader, Timothy Geithner
Video II
Video III
Transcendent
Another favorite from ally Lesta Frank…
Queen’s Official Birthday
The Queen’s Official Birthday (sometimes known as “the Queen’s Birthday”) is celebrated as a public holiday in several Commonwealth countries, usually Commonwealth realms, although it is also cele…
Queen's Official Birthday
The Queen’s Official Birthday (sometimes known as “the Queen’s Birthday”) is celebrated as a public holiday in several Commonwealth countries, usually Commonwealth realms, although it is also cele…