Archive for February 24th, 2011

By: Frank Shostak Market Oracle Feb 24, 2011 As compared to September last year, the growth momentum of price indexes shows visible strengthening. Year on year, the rate of growth of the consumer price index (CPI) rose to 1.6 percent in January from 1.5 percent in the month before and 1.1 percent in September... »

By Andrew McKillop FinancialSense.com 02/24/2011 A Planetary 1968 THEN AND NOW Today’s surging youth-led revolution in the Arab world has common points with the 1968 student’s revolt that rocked developed countries including the USA, France and several other European countries, with lasting sequels – of student and youth unrest – in Latin America, the... »

By Sy Harding FinancialSense.com 02/24/2011 A number of major global markets, including China, Hong Kong, India, and Brazil topped out in November and have been in varying degrees of corrections since, down 12% to 17%. Their concerns have been rising inflation. However, markets in Europe and the U.S. have had no such concerns and... »

by George Washington ZeroHedge.com 02/24/2011 While the revolution in Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and other North African countries may seem like an “Arab revolt”, it’s actually worldwide. Protests involving thousands of protesters have recently been held in: •Greece •India •North Korea •China •Halabja, Kut, Sulaimaniya and other Iraqi towns •Iran •And elsewhere Predicted Years Ago... »

by Tyler Durden ZeroHedge.com 02/24/2011 And some more variables to add to the total confusion in everything, from Reuters: Oil production in Libya is expected to shut down completely and could be lost for a prolonged period of time, Bank of America Merrill Lynch said on Thursday. “We expect Libyan production to be shut... »

by Giordano Bruno ZeroHedge.com 02/24/2011 Middle East Chaos: What To Learn And What To Expect There are many different kinds of revolution; some more effective than others. Telling the difference between a successful revolution and a failed revolution can be tricky. Often, on the surface, they look exactly the same. The secret is to... »

Kurt Nimmo Infowars.com February 23, 2011 In a speech delivered earlier today with Secretary of State Clinton at his side, Obama announced that the government of the United States will soon intervene in Libya with its globalist partners under the threadbare cover of humanitarian aid and respect for human rights. Obama announced he will... »

By ANGUS MCDOWALL in Dubai, MARGARET COKER in Cairo and CHARLES LEVINSON in Baida, Libya WSJ.com Forces loyal to strongman Col. Moammar Gadhafi imposed rough order in Libya’s increasingly fearful capital Wednesday, witnesses said, that stood in sharp contrast to rebel gains in much of the oil-rich country. Gunshots echoed through the night in... »

By David Edwards TheRawStory.com One official in Indiana suggested over the weekend that riot police should use deadly force on those protesting Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker’s plan to strip unions of their rights. A Saturday tweet from Mother Jones reported on the likelihood that police would soon be clearing the Wisconsin Capitol building... »

By Pat Garofalo Current.com Gov. Scott Walker (R-WI) has been gaining lots of attention at the moment for his attempt to strip collective bargaining from many of his state’s public employees, essentially busting their union legislatively. But he is far from alone among Republican governors in trying to take a pound of flesh from... »