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On So-Called Bureaucrats In Washington And The Morality Of Capitalism

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 17:02:58 GMT

Every time I hear the word ‘bureaucrat’ used to make a point for or against government’s role in the economy, I cringe. I see this label as unfair and dehumanizing.[More...]

Bankster: Dont Hate The Player, Hate The Game

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:57:52 GMT

In the months since I began this website, I have had some fairly harsh things to say about economic policy in the U.S., the U.K. and elsewhere. I have consistently condemned what I think is a captured government promoting an unstable financial system and a bloated financial sector.[More...]

WaMu: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington And Turns Predatory

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:33:00 GMT

Remember the iconic Depression-era movie “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington, in which Jimmy Stewart plays the wholesome young man in Washington out to do good? Well, Mr. Smith could just as easily have been your friendly banker at Washington Mutual.[More...]

Bank Failures Pass 100 For The Year

Mon, 26 Oct 2009 13:20:17 GMT

Regulators shut down 7 more banks in FL, WI, GA, MN and IL; total failed banks in '09 reach 106 Though there are some early signs of economic recovery, bank failures continue and the pace has picked up sharply this year. With the failure of 7 more banks on Friday, the tally has surpassed 100 this year. This takes the total number to 106, compared to 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007.[More...]

5 Smart Management Decisions

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:30:12 GMT

There's no question that executives have had their hands full navigating the rocky economic environment of the past year. Although we at Morningstar prefer a quality business over topnotch management--as it is much easier for a company to change management teams than industries--recent events have brought home the point that management decisions can have a dramatic effect on a company's fate.[More...]

94 Bank Failures So Far In `09

Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:20:58 GMT

Regulators shut down 2 more banks in Kentucky and Indiana; tally hits 94 this year U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered two more banks in Kentucky and Indiana as the recession continues to weigh heavily on banks. Both of the failed banks were run by Columbus, Indiana-based Irwin Financial Corporation. This takes the total number of failed federally insured banks this year to 94, compared to 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007.[More...]

Daily Market Commentary: Sept 16, 2009

Wed, 16 Sep 2009 16:48:28 GMT

"You know what the news is-- in a minute, you're going to hear the rest of the story"- Paul Harvey It's only a matter of time before the current market jeers turn to tears.[More...]

US Bank Failures Continue To Highlight Systemic Risk

Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:25:00 GMT

Pushing the total failures to a whopping 92 entities this year, three more US banks (Venture Bank, Brickwell Community Bank and Corus Bank) shut down on September 11, while the count of collapses is more than three-fold that of 2008 when 25 banks went out of business due to financial recession.[More...]

5 More Banks Fail - 89 In '09 To Date

Tue, 08 Sep 2009 14:01:14 GMT

Three more banks and two thrifts in U.S. fail, tally reaches 89 this year The recession continues to weigh heavily on banks as U.S. regulators on Friday shuttered five more institutions in Missouri, Illinois, Iowa and Arizona. This takes the total number of failed federally insured banks this year to 89, compared to 25 in 2008 and 3 in 2007.[More...]

Why Wall Street Likes To Scare Investors

Fri, 04 Sep 2009 18:09:35 GMT

This was the frightening headline that appeared on my screen just two days ago. Just when I thought the financial markets were gearing up for a big rally, and Uncle Ben Bernanke would be taking good care of us for another four years, the media dungeon of "the keepers of the stock market crypt" tried to spook me and the rest of us.[More...]

Linde, Waste Management commission landfill-to-LNG facility in California

Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:48:00 GMT

Waste Management, a waste services company, and Linde North America, part of The Linde Group, have announced that their joint venture company has begun producing clean, renewable vehicle fuel at its facility located at the Altamont Landfill near Livermore, California.
The company has said that the plant, which Linde built and operates, purifies and liquefies landfill gas that Waste Management collects from the natural decomposition of organic waste in the landfill.
The plant is designed to produce up to 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) a day, enough to fuel 300 of Waste Management's 485 LNG waste and recycling collection vehicles in 20 California communities.

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On So-Called Bureaucrats In Washington And The Morality Of Capitalism

Bankster: Dont Hate The Player, Hate The Game

WaMu: Mr. Smith Goes To Washington And Turns Predatory

Bank Failures Pass 100 For The Year

5 Smart Management Decisions

94 Bank Failures So Far In `09

Daily Market Commentary: Sept 16, 2009

US Bank Failures Continue To Highlight Systemic Risk

5 More Banks Fail - 89 In '09 To Date

Why Wall Street Likes To Scare Investors

Linde, Waste Management commission landfill-to-LNG facility in California

Springdale residents may pay less for garbage collection

Chase makes takeover official: Lender replaces signs, systems at former Washington Mutual branches

Linde and Waste Management Commission World's Largest Landfill to Liquefied Natural Gas Facility

Biggest Inland Banks, Wary of Lawmakers' Scrutiny, Are Making Overdraft Policies Friendlier

Newcomers to Give Florida Banks a Run for the Money: New Bank Names Are Popping Up Around South Florida. As the Strong Replace the Weak and the Economy Stabilizes, the Changes Should Help Ease the Credit Crunch.

Waste Management 3rd-quarter profit sinks

Waste Management 3rd-quarter profit sinks

Aflac More Than Triples Third Quarter Profits: Investment Losses Hurt, but Not As Much As 2008

Contra Costa Times, Walnut Creek, Calif., Drew Voros Column: Voros: Bankrupt Zombie Stocks Should Scare You

Waste Management Announces Diluted Earnings Per Share of $0.56 for the 2009 Third Quarter

Canadian Clean Energy Industry Gets a Boost

Waste Management and Terrabon Announce Investment Agreement for Waste-To-Fuel Conversion Technology

Fitch Affirms Waste Management's IDR at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable

Wallbridge Mining Announces Final Closing of Private Placement

Wallbridge Mining Announces Further Closings of Private Placements

Wallbridge Mining Confirms Conductor In Parkin Offset Dyke

Wallbridge Mining Announces Closings of Private Placements

Wallbridge Mining Appoints Soever CEO, Holmes Chairman

Wallbridge Mining Defines Large IP Target on Rogers Creek Porphyry Copper-Gold Property

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