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More and more of American business is just financial manipulation
Submitted by cpowell on Sat, 2007-05-19 13:33 Section: Daily DispatchesWe 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
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-05-18 19:43 Section: Daily DispatchesChina 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?
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-05-18 17:55 Section: Daily DispatchesSaudi 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
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-05-18 17:41 Section: Daily Dispatches5:40p ET Friday, May 18, 2007
Dear Friend of GATA and Gold:
Hugo Salinas Price: The silver bridge
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-05-18 17:28 Section: Daily Dispatches5:25p 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
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2007-05-18 10:56 Section: Daily DispatchesBy 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
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2007-05-17 20:52 Section: Daily DispatchesMaybe 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
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2007-05-17 20:39 Section: Daily DispatchesChina 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
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2007-05-17 20:30 Section: Daily DispatchesChina 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
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2007-05-17 15:49 Section: Daily DispatchesETFs 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.