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Corporate Earnings Shenanigans and Manipulation

Posted by Bearish 1013 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: s&p 500 ivv
Manipulation of corporate earnings has reached ridiculous levels. This chart shows the difference between real and "operating" earnings. read more »
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Economic Cartoons from the Great Depression

Posted by Bearish 1067 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: depression economy
7 Cartoons from 1929-1932. Some are strikingly relevant to today's situation. read more »
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Small Biz: The Best Hedge Against Inflation of All?

Posted by Bearish 1082 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: business economy inflation
If you’re motivated and patient, it is possible to earn a living from a website, using very little capital up front. Quick overview of how to get sta[...] read more »
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Banks Profit from Refi Boom, But Disaster Still Looms Long-Term

Posted by Bearish 1097 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bac banks c fdic mortgage rates
The consequences of the refinancing boom will be (surprise) yet another bailout for banks. One that will leave taxpayers holding an even bigger bag. [...] read more »
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Crisis spurs spike in 'Suburban Survivalists'

Posted by Bearish 1098 days ago (http://news.yahoo.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: economic collapse inflation
Six months ago, Jim Wiseman didn't even have a spare nutrition bar in his kitchen cabinet. Now, the 54-year-old businessman and father of five has a[...] read more »
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The High Cost of Poverty: Why the Poor Pay More

Posted by Bearish 1101 days ago, popular 1100 days ago (http://www.washingtonpost.com)
Category: Personal Finance | Tags: banks poverty income inequality
Having Little Money Often Means No Car, No Washing Machine, No Checking Account And No Break From Fees and High Prices. read more »
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California May Cut All Welfare Programs

Posted by Bearish 1101 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: california budget debt schwarzenegger
Looks like the California Budget Crisis may finally be reaching breaking point. Schwarzenegger is proposing cutting of nearly all state welfare progr[...] read more »
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Latest Bank Closure Updates - FDIC Running Low on Cash

Posted by Bearish 1101 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: fdic bank closures florida banks
Two more bank closures tonight, plus the big $4.9 billion one last night by the FDIC. Responsible banks and taxpayers will hold the bag on this one. read more »
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Major Bank Trouble Brewing in Florida

Posted by Bearish 1115 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: banks fdic
The FDIC just opened a 500 person office in Florida to close banks. Simultaneously, Florida newspapers are reporting huge problems in their banking s[...] read more »
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Little Shoots of Horror: The fallacy of green shoots

Posted by Bearish 1118 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bear economy green shoots
Despite pleas from the cliche-swamped masses, the media is still bombarding us with "green shoots", an overly-optimistic (and early) catch phrase. read more »
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Colleges Flunk Economics Test as Harvard Model Destroys Budgets - Bloomberg.com

Posted by Bearish 1120 days ago (http://www.bloomberg.com)
Category: Business | Tags: economics harvard mba
Bloomberg takes a look at the flawed economic models taught at so-called "top business schools" like Harvard. read more »
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Hank Paulson's Conflicts of Interest

Posted by Bearish 1121 days ago, popular 1120 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: goldman sachs gs conflict of interest
Hank Paulson, former CEO of Goldman Sachs, was able to sell $500 million in stock with ZERO taxes when he became treasury secretary. Apparently, this[...] read more »
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SEC.gov needs a makeover in a bad way

Posted by Bearish 1223 days ago (http://www.bearishnews.com)
Category: Business | Tags: government sec transparency
The SEC's website needs to be demolished and rebuilt. It's almost impossible to find useful info as is. We need to make everything more accessible [...] read more »
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