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2008 "Worst Year" In Fortune 500 History

Posted by stockwire 1134 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Business | Tags: companies fortune 500 fortune magazine
Exclusive: First Look At Magazine's Annual List Reveals 84.7% Decline In Profits Among 500 Largest Companies read more »
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Hybrid Hummer Promises 100 Miles per Gallon

Posted by stockwire 1134 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Green | Tags: hybrid hummer 100 mpg
The Hummer is the poster child of excess consumption and inefficiency, but a Utah company is converting the much-maligned SUVs into a range-extended [...] read more »
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AWESOME Illustration of How Gov't Spends Your Money (PIC)

Posted by stockwire 1138 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: government spending picture trillions
A visual guide to where your federal tax dollars go. read more »
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China Cuts Purchases of Treasuries and Foreign Bonds

Posted by stockwire 1139 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china foreign debt treasury bonds
With trade falling (although China still has a high surplus) and hot money inflows reversing direction, China has less reason to buy foreign assets. read more »
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Jim Cramer in 1997: An incredible 4 part series! A must see!

Posted by stockwire 1140 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Stocks | Tags: jim cramer frontline stock market bubble
PBS's Frontline did a piece called "Betting on the Market" only 12 short years ago. Today it looks and plays like an important piece of history. read more »
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PICTURES of The Biggest Holders of US Government Debt

Posted by stockwire 1147 days ago, popular 1146 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: china national debt trillions us debt
As the US government spends an unprecedented amount of money to fix the nation's economy, there is an equally great need to raise the cash to pay fo[...] read more »
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Last year's top CEO paycheck: $104 million

Posted by stockwire 1148 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: motorola salary sanjay jha
Motorola co-CEO Sanjay Jha was last year's highest-paid public company CEO, pulling in a total package vauled at more than $104 million. read more »
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A Visual Guide to Inflation

Posted by stockwire 1151 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: deflation hyper-inflation inflation
Inflation. It's bad right? When prices rise your money is worth less and nobody wants to see their hard earned cash decline in value. View this imag[...] read more »
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New Home Sales (Chart)

Posted by stockwire 1152 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: chart new home sales
New homes sales chart read more »
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Chicago Sun-Times files for bankruptcy

Posted by stockwire 1152 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bankruptcy chicago times
Sun-Times Media Group Inc. disclosed Tuesday that it has filed for protection from creditors under read more »
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Bernie Madoff's yacht seized

Posted by stockwire 1153 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Business | Tags: bernie madoff boat seized
Federal marshals took the disgraced financier's 55-foot boat called 'Bull.' More seizures expected. read more »
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The Greediest People of All Time Picture Gallery

Posted by stockwire 1153 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bernie madoff dennis kozlowski greed
From Bernard Madoff to AIG's bonus-earning execs, Wall Street has redefined economic excess. But the Masters of the Universe didn't invent greed. H[...] read more »
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Russia is the first to back a return to the Gold Standard

Posted by stockwire 1154 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Currencies | Tags: currency dollar gold inflation russia
Russia has become the first major country to call for a partial restoration of the Gold Standard to uphold discipline in the world financial system. read more »
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If President Obama "Twittered"...

Posted by stockwire 1157 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Economy | Tags: bailout budget president obama twitter
This is what President Obama's Twitter account would look like. read more »
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George Soros made $1.1 billion during the recession last year

Posted by stockwire 1158 days ago (http://www.stockwire.com)
Category: Funds and ETFs | Tags: $1.1 billion george soros quantum funds
During our current recession, George Soros of Quantum Group of Funds, was able to make $1.1 billion last year! read more »
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