Archive for September 15th, 2010

By Nicholas Larkin Bloomberg.com Sep 15, 2010 Gold fluctuated in London near yesterday’s record as investors sought protection from turmoil in the global economy and financial markets. Silver was little changed after climbing to the highest price since March 2008. Gold reached a record $1,274.95 yesterday as holdings in the world’s biggest gold-backed exchange-traded... »

William Alden HuffingtonPost.com Speaking at the Barclays Capital 2010 Global Financial Services Conference, Capital One CEO Richard Fairbank was pessimistic about the housing market and about consumer demand — but optimistic about his bank’s prospects. Fairbank, in remarks that were broadcast on the web, was asked by an audience member whether there will be... »

The Golden Truth “Gradually the dollar is being eliminated from the foreign-trade settlement flows,” said Dariusz Kowalczyk, a Hong-Kong based senior economist at Credit Agricole CIB. “People are beginning to trade Asian currencies without intermediation via the dollar.” This quote comes from a Bloomberg article last week which reported that China and Russia will... »

WSJ.com SEPTEMBER 15, 2010 You might not have seen it reported, but the Senate will vote this morning on whether to repeal part of ObamaCare that it passed only months ago. The White House is opposed, but this fight is likely to be the first of many as Americans discover—as Nancy Pelosi once famously... »

LewRockwell.com Off The Grid News and Renowned Trend-Spotter Gerald Celente Warn Citizens About Rising Food Prices and Possible Food Shortages in the US Off The Grid News, in conjunction with world-renowned trend-spotter Gerald Celente, have recognized possible food shortages and drastically higher food prices for US citizens. Gerald Celente, a recognized world trend-spotter, has... »

by Mark Nestmann LewRockwell.com If you witness police misconduct and record it as a video on your phone or camera, you won’t be welcomed as a hero. In several U.S. states, you could be subject to a long prison sentence. In recent years, dozens of videos documenting police misconduct have been posted on YouTube.... »

Another Kind of Liberalism by Jörg Guido Hülsmann LewRockwell.com Religion and liberty – few issues are more controversial among current-day libertarians. At least four positions can be distinguished. One well-known position holds that religion and liberty are separate spheres that are almost hermetically sealed from one another, while any historical point of contact is... »

By Chuck Baldwin September 15, 2010 NewsWithViews.com By now, readers of this column should be aware of the decision my family and I made to leave the beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, and move to the majestic Rocky Mountains: the Flathead Valley of Montana, to be specific. Mind you, Pensacola, Florida, has been my wife’s... »

By Cliff Kincaid September 15, 2010 NewsWithViews.com With Andrew Young’s book, The Politician, now out in paperback, it doesn’t cost as much to get an inside account of how “progressive” politics involving rhetoric about the rich and poor is an absolute fraud. The current White House-generated controversy about tax cuts “for the rich” is... »

By Paul Proctor September 15, 2010 NewsWithViews.com Have you ever tried to reason with a religious agenda? It’s hard to do, isn’t it? You can quote God’s Word until you’re blue in the face, but those who have fully invested themselves into it will not be easily swayed even when it doesn’t square with... »