Archive for June 25th, 2010

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 06/25/2010 After surviving the start of the Second Great Depression, and living in its first great bear market bounce/short squeeze, where now all the attention is focused on a collapsing Europe, many could be wondering how, if at all, it would have been different to have lived through the first... »

AL.com Friday, June 25, 2010 NORFOLK, Va. — A tanker dubbed the “A Whale” and billed as the world’s largest oil skimming vessel was to set sail today to the Gulf of Mexico after a brief stop at the Port of Hampton Roads. But there no guarantee it will be allowed to assist in... »

FloridaOilSpill.com June 25th, 2010 Former Oil Worker Says Cleanup Just For Show, WKRG Channel 5 CBS Pensacola, June 24, 2010: Former oil clean-up worker Candi Warren says she signed up to make a difference, but soon found out the work of cleaning the beaches was all cosmetic. That’s what she was told, she says.... »

By Doyle Rice USA TODAY.com 6/25/10 The first tropical depression of the 2010 Atlantic hurricane season has formed in the Western Caribbean, according to the National Hurricane Center. The center says that “the depression is very close to tropical storm strength… and conditions appear favorable for some intensification before it reaches the Yucatan Peninsula... »

By: Thorsten Polleit Market Oracle Jun 25, 2010 Henry Ford is alleged to have said that “it is well enough that people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning.” The spirit of his words encourages us... »

Device disguised as gift kills public order minister’s aide in Athens David Batty Guardian.co.uk Thursday 24 June 2010 A close aide of aGreek minister has died as a result of a bomb blast inside government offices in Athens. The bomb, a booby-trapped device disguised as a gift, exploded in the hands of the public... »

Italy’s largest union calls national strike, marches * Opponents say budget cuts hit workers, spare rich * Workers strike for either four or eight hours (Updates with marches in several cities) By Daniel Flynn Reuters.com ROME, June 25 (Reuters) – Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through Italian cities on Friday during a general... »

Kill switch’ bill approved, moves to Senate floor. Paul Joseph Watson Prison Planet.com Friday, June 25, 2010 President Obama will be handed the power to shut down the Internet for at least four months without Congressional oversight if the Senate votes for the infamous Internet ‘kill switch’ bill, which was approved by a key... »

FloridaOilSpillLaw.com June 25th, 2010 BP’s Next Step?; Oil Spill Outrage, Rush Transcript for Campbell Brown: BROWN: Tonight, growing outrage over the millions of gallons of chemical dispersants BP is dumping into the gulf. Some local residents insist the chemicals along with the oil are making them violently ill. They say they’re nauseated. They’ve got... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 06/25/2010 As if anyone thought otherwise, the final shape of finreg has now been formalized and as Shahien Nasiripour at the Huffington Post notes, “many of the measures that offered the greatest chances to fundamentally reshape how the Street conducts business have been struck out, weakened, or rendered irrelevant.” Congrats,... »