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More and more of American business is just financial manipulation

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We Try Harder -- But What's the Point?

By Michael Kinsley
The New York Times
Wednesday, May 16, 2007

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/16/opinion/16kinsley.html?ex=1336968000&e...

China preparing to trade U.S. bonds for equities in a big way

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China to Take $3 Billion Gamble on Blackstone

By Martin Arnold, Richard McGregor,
Francesco Guerrera, and Joanna Chung
Financial Times, London
Friday, May 18, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/40240410-056d-11dc-b151-000b5df10621.html

Will U.S. let this $11 billion come home via a buyout?

Section: Daily Dispatches

Saudi Company in Lead to Buy GE Plastics, Source Says

From Reuters
Friday, May 18, 2007

http://www.reuters.com/article/businessNews/idUSN1816946220070518

BOSTON -- Riyadh-based chemicals company Saudi Basic Industries Corp. is in the lead to buy General Electric Co.'s plastics business, a source familiar with the situation said on Friday.

George Cooper: Gold eclipses currencies as inflation hedge

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:40p ET Friday, May 18, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hugo Salinas Price: The silver bridge

Section: Daily Dispatches

5:25p ET Friday, May 18, 2007

Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:

Hugo Salinas Price, president of the Mexican Civic Association for Silver, elaborates on his proposal to put silver back to work as a regular currency in the world's foremost silver-producing nation. His essay is titled "The Silver Bridge" and you can find it at Jim Puplava's Financial Sense Internet site here:

China will let its currency rise faster

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Joe McDonald
Associated Press
via Yahoo News
Friday, May 18, 2008

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070518/ap_on_bi_ge/china_economy;_ylt=Ah6I....

NYPost prods Treasury for answers on government's rigging stock market

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Maybe This Will Help Treasury Move Faster

By John Crudele
New York Post
Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.nypost.com/seven/05172007/business/maybe_this_will_help_treas...

We'd love to help the U.S. Treasury comply with our request for information about the Working Group on Financial Markets.

China reluctant to turn its markets over to MorganChase, Goldman Sachs

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China Resists Pressure from U.S. Brokers

By Richard McGregor and Sundeep Tucker
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/5699a190-0497-11dc-80ed-000b5df10621.html

China to use another $20 billion to buy influence in Africa

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China Pledges $20 Billion for Africa

By William Wallis
Financial Times, London
Thursday, May 17, 2007

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/a94d5e86-04a1-11dc-80ed-000b5df10621.html

SHANGHAI -- China intends to provide about $20 billion in infrastructure and trade financing to Africa during the next three years, eclipsing many of the continent's traditional big donors by a single pledge.

Exchange-traded funds are great tools for short-sellers

Section: Daily Dispatches

ETFs Offer Advantage
for Short Positions;
'Uptick' Rule Not Applied

By Ian Salisbury
Dow Jones Newswires
via National Post (Financial Post), Toronto
Monday, May 14, 2007

NEW YORK -- Exchange-traded funds are known for their ability to accommodate short sellers -- but with some ETFs short selling may be the chief reason for investors' interest.

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