Category: Business
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Eurozone crisis: Spanish fears send euro near to two-year low against dollar
The euro sank to a near two-year low against the dollar on Tuesday amid worries about the solvency of Spanish banks, and as the governor of the country’s central bank quit. The single currency fell below $1.25 after rating agency Egan-Jones cut the country’s credit rating. Against the pound it was worth 79.95p. read more… http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2012/may/29/eurozone-crisis-spain-euro-low-dollar Related articles Spain’s borrowing…
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Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’ | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone
Accidentally Released – and Incredibly Embarrassing – Documents Show How Goldman et al Engaged in ‘Naked Short Selling’ | Matt Taibbi | Rolling Stone. It doesn’t happen often, but sometimes God smiles on us. Last week, he smiled on investigative reporters everywhere, when the lawyers for Goldman, Sachs slipped on one whopper of a legal…
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A Scary Fact About Your Food That Will Have You Running For The Farmers’ Market | MoveOn.Org
A Scary Fact About Your Food That Will Have You Running For The Farmers’ Market Polls have shown that over 90% of Americans want Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO’s) to be labeled. Yeah, that’s right. Over 90%! Polls almost never yield numbers like that. So what’s the holdup, Washington? via A Scary Fact About Your Food That Will…
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Political Corruption Is Responsible for $3 ATM Fees
How much does corruption cost you? When you use a non-network ATM, it’s usually a $3 fee, just for accessing your own money. The cost to the bank charging you that money, however, is just 37 cents. That’s price gouging, and when you add it all up, it’s a total of $7 billion annually that goes from…