Gates of Vienna News Feed 11/16/2008

Don’t miss “Letter From Iceland” under the “General” heading. The most concentrated essence of the financial crisis can be found in Iceland, and the account of recent events there is fascinating — and sobering.Thanks to C. Cantoni, Conservative Swede, Diana West, Insubria, JD, no2liberals, RRW, TB, and all the other tipsters who sent these in [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 04:57:00

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Market Commentary From Monty Guild

Dear CIGAs, 2008 IS BEHIND US…MANY ARE THANKFUL We would like to take this opportunity to wish you a very happy, healthy, prosperous New Year. OUR OUTLOOK FOR 2009 A) The U.S. dollar will decline in 2009.  This is a lynchpin for several investments. B) Precious metals and grain commodities have bottomed [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 20:54:23

Credit Crisis Timeline

This is lifted from American Thinker, and by the way to the editor if you'd prefer I not take so much of the text leave comment or email me, I linked to it here and on #TCOT yesterday so you can get some new readers on an older post. The original article was written prior to the election and goes on to point out some thoughts on Obama and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 12:09:00

Could high interest credit card debt ruin the US financial system?

When is the US financial system getting any better? This is something most Americans have been asking. There is a single concern visisble on the horizon that is a reason for stress for loads of Americans that being exorborant amounts of unsecure credit card debt. What has been showing to be extremely resourceful to consumers in high interest debt is debt settlement program . [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 07:50:16

WSJ: IRS Makes It Harder To Negotiate Tax Debts

Wall Street Journal: Wiping Out Your Tax Debt Gets Tougher; IRS Tightens Rules, as Firm That Acts as Middleman Settles Cases With 18 States, by Tom Herman: It's getting harder for taxpayers in debt with the IRS to negotiate a deal to pay ... in 2007 from 106,000 in 2004. ... Critics say the program needs to be overhauled. In a recent report [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 16:45:31

1 October SWJ Roundup

... the recent past vividly demonstrated the consequences of failing adequately to address the dangers posed by insurgencies or failing states. Terrorist networks can find sanctuary within the borders of a weak nation and strength within the chaos of social breakdown. A nuclear-armed state could collapse into chaos, and criminality [more...]

Date: 2008-10-01 10:31:24

Governor Barbour orders more budget cuts to keep state’s fiscal house in order

GOVERNOR BARBOUR ORDERS FURTHER BUDGET REVISIONS Declining tax collections force tighter spending limits JACKSON, ... , such as the Ayers settlement and court-ordered Chickasaw Cession interest, Medicaid services, Homestead Exemption and Debt Service. State fiscal experts believe revenues for Fiscal Year 2009, which [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 19:18:54

What Are the Services Provided by Debt Settlement Companies

Debt settlement companies are dealing with debt reduction and debt negotiation. They operate with a simple principle. They assist their clients to negotiate settlement with the creditors on behalf of the clients but in return, their clients have to pay back part of the benefits to the companies. A good service provider is able to use professional tactics to reduce their clients’ debts with lower interest rates. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-25 07:16:38

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

Citigroup, Merill Lynch buy back $17B in ARSs; UBS may be next. As part of a settlement with state and federal regulators, Citigroup (C) ... ), and UBS (UBS). UBS may be close to reaching a settlement that could cover as much as $25B in ARS ... , pulling in $3.32B in unrealized hedging gains. MBIA also restarted a $340M share-repurchase program [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 11:19:07

The Political Economy of Media (Part II) by Stephen Lendman

Dandelion Salad by Stephen Lendman Global Research June 27, 2008 Review of Robert McChesney’s book McChesney’s book is a compilation of his best political economy of media work in the past two decades. It contains 23 separate offerings under three topic headings. In them he covers “enduring issues” and “emerging dilemmas [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 02:15:42

11 July SWJ News, Op-Ed, and Events Roundup

IRAQ Turks Visit, Regional Warming Trend - Tavernese and Robertson, New York Times Turkey’s prime minister visited Baghdad on Thursday, only the second foreign head of a neighboring state to visit Iraq since the American invasion. The visit of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan came during a flurry of announcements from Arab countries - including [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 00:34:15

Short sellers unbound; Lehman D-Day looms; and more

A few items of note from around the markets today: --- Free to Be Short (Again) ... Lehman Bros. Holdings Inc. Those derivatives -- insurance policies against a debt default ... from billions of dollars of settlement costs, as investors who wrote the insurance are forced to pay [more...]

Date: 2008-10-09 11:00:31

Sekwanele! Social Movement Struggles for Land and Housing in Post-Apartheid South Africa

This article is published in the current issue of Left Turn magazine.Sekwanele! ... settlement in Durban. Sparked by an unattended candle, the fire spread quickly and raged for hours.With ... . In the eThekwini municipality where the Foreman Road settlement is located, there is roughly one shack fire [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:31:02

GM Acts to Add $15 Billion in Cash through 2009, Protect Against Prolonged US Downturn

The US market SAAR is trending down. Click to enlarge. GM Chairman and CEO Rick Wagoner announced a set of further actions by the company to generate approximately $15 billion in cash through 2009 to protect against its dropping US auto sales and the lowest overall US industry sales volumes in a decade; the weak US economy; [more...]

Date: 2008-07-15 15:14:59

A Guide to Debt Elimination:Deudas

What is debt elimination? Debt elimination is the process of getting your outstanding debts under control and then avoiding getting into debt in the ... , housing and credit card debt crisis, a lot of financial companies in the country are offering different ... future. If you are in debt right now then you should know that it is really destroying your [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 17:45:18

Nukes, War & Markets

David R. Kotok co-founded Cumberland Advisors in 1973 and has been its Chief Investment Officer since inception. He holds a B.S. in Economics from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, an M.S. in Organizational Dynamics from The School of Arts and Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, and a Masters in Philosophy from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 18:30:24

Credit and debt consolidation

Credit and debt consolidation Now, you might know about the meaning and the advantage of debt consolidation. So, I won’t be explaining it again ... to accept. Many creditors are willing to accept a lump sum debt settlement for as low as 70 ... program a few months ago. Members of the credit union who take on such a loan must take an online [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:47:12

Types of insurance

.fullpost{display:inline;}Any risk that can be quantified can potentially be insured. Specific kinds of risk that may give rise to claims are known as "perils". An insurance policy will set out in detail which perils are covered by the policy and which are not. Below are (non-exhaustive) lists of the many different types of insurance that exist [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 19:45:00

Sekwanele! [Enough is Enough!]: Social Movement struggles for Land and Housing in Post-Apartheid South Africa

This article is published in the current issue of Left Turn magazine in the United States of America ... up the Foreman Road informal settlement in Durban. Sparked by an unattended candle, the fire spread ... fire almost every other day. In the eThekwini municipality where the Foreman Road settlement [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:50:04

MAKLUMAT TENTANG REGIM ISRAEL DARI SUMBER CIA, AP, REUTERS DAN WIKIPEDIA

.fullpost{display:inline;}REGIME ISRAEL/ ZIONISTSBackground:Following World War II, the British withdrew from their mandate of Palestine, ... representatives and Syria to achieve a permanent settlement. Israel and Palestinian officials signed ... out a roadmap to a final settlement of the conflict by 2005, based on reciprocal steps by the two [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 17:23:00

Foundation welcomes new Board members

Rasmuson Foundation welcomes Roberta "Bobbi" Quintavell of Barrow and Anthony Mallott of Juneau to its Board of Directors ... Foundation. She received a professional master's degree in executive program management development ... serves as a Trustee of the Kootznoowoo Permanent Fund Settlement Trust. Mallott received [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 13:24:47

Financial Management Course:Deudas

What is debt elimination? Debt elimination is the process of getting your outstanding debts under control and then avoiding getting into debt in the future. If you are in debt right now then you should know that it is really destroying your future ... get into debt in the first place, but since this is basically unavoidable in some cases, the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 14:13:45

Consolidate your Debts today!

One of the problem among the society today is debt. I have known some people as well who have been troubling dealing with their debts, which sometimes leads to file bankruptcy , file a debt negotiation and settlement, go to a debt ... to take is to consolidate your debts or go for debt counseling. I told my friend [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 15:31:29

Debt Consolidation Program

Are you having trouble with mounting debts, and there seems to be no end in sight? Well, it does not have to be that way ... answers is still a Credit Card Debt Consolidation Program; this type of program will help ... often people acquire and end up with a lot of credit card debt. There are many offers to transfer [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 15:04:15

New York to Regulate Some Credit Default Swaps

I'm glad someone is trying to keep his eye on the ball ... Asset Relief Program) and by others as MOAB (the Mother of All Bailouts), may provide some short term ... a company whose debt is the subject of over $1 trillion in CDSs goes into default. If, for instance [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 22:25:19

Canada agrees to $235M settlement in Nova Scotia oil and gas dispute

Canada agrees to $235M settlement in Nova Scotia oil and gas dispute Deirdre Jurand at 11:48 AM ET Photo source or description JURIST ... obtained the right program backgrounder, PDF to buy partial ownership in private Canadian oil ... payments — or about $800 million — will be applied to the provincial debt. Over time, these payments [more...]

Date: 2008-07-14 21:05:33

Debt Reduction Programs : Freedom Debt Relief

FDR’s Debt Reduction Program, also know as Debt Negotiation or Debt Settlement, is an aggressive approach to becoming debt free. It is appropriate for debtors with a serious amount of debt or who are considering credit ... you deal with your creditors, and get you on the road to financial freedom. Debt Reduction Steps [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 14:56:27

Attorney Roberto A. Reyes Joins Houston Law Firm Busby & Associates, P.C.

Houston and Harris County Bankruptcy and Family Law Firm Busby & Associates Announces Addition of Associate Attorney to Firm ... County bankruptcy, debt negotiation, divorce and family law firm. To learn more about the firm ... , he settled a divorce case for a client which resulted in a five-figure settlement and child support [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 10:45:00

Credit Card Issuers See the Writing on the Wall: Forgiveness of Debt — they also got paid in full through securitization, so there is no obligation owed to them

Credit Card Companies Willing to Deal Over DebtBank of America says it eased off on more than 700,000 credit card holders in 2008, ... to foster the explosive growth of consumer debt in recent years, credit card companies are realizing ... and card companies are bracing for a wave of defaults on credit card debt in early 2009 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:34:25

Battling to Rebuild New Orleans by June Cross

Battling to Rebuild New Orleans by June Cross For her Frontline documentary, airing Tuesday evening on PBS stations, ... .  Meanwhile, she studied the shifting rules of the Road Home Small Rental Homeowners’ program ... , and now I’m in so much debt I can’t ever see a way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:37:53

Solve Your Money Issues

There’s a saying that goes “you’ll get out of it what you put into it” ... I’ve learned from the quiz. Debt consolidation is when you consolidate multiple credit lines into one low interest loan or credit card - it typically involves a debt consolidation loan, but could [more...]

Date: 2008-07-21 20:34:00

p2pnet MediaSentry digest

p2pnet news view P2P | RIAA News:- That MediaSentry, the RIAA’s dedicated but terribly inept not-so-Private Eye, has been operating across America without proper authorization, is now being widely reported on- and off-line. Originally revealed by Recording Industry Vs The People and p2pnet, [more...]

Date: 2008-08-13 17:16:45

A Word On Credit Card Debt Reduction

Too many Americans have been getting caught up in the credit card debt cycle and have not figured out a way to escape ... is with a credit card debt relief program. The problem is not many have any clue as to what is available to them ... free of credit card debt much faster. The only problem many debtors have with this type of a program [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 16:29:48

Credit Card Debt Solution

Credit Card Debt Solution In this time and age people tend to use credit cards instead of cash money in purchasing their needs; their groceries, ... which provides debt relief with their Credit Card Debt Consolidation Programs. They assist ... with financial bankruptcy. In cases like these you need debt consolidation program to reduce [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 01:23:20

Fed Lending Another $38 Billion to AIG

There is a new press release up at the Fed on its latest loan to troubled insurer AIG (hat tip Dealbreaker) ... . This new program will allow AIG to replenish liquidity used in settling those transactions, while ... debt you have. It's going to be like this until after [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 21:30:54

tax help is available for those who honestly seek it

The New Year often brings with it the images of tax season. For some, this mea a nice tax return and imagining how it might be ent. For others, this mea a miraculous tax debt and wondering how it will be paid off. When dealing with tax debt in this type of situation, it’s often helpful to seek tax help. Many people have found [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 05:59:59

A Smart/Clever Dreamer Faces a Lot of Nightmares!

Is Iran so concerned about Hamas they are about to unleash Hizballah? (See 1 and 1a below.)Next week an enigma becomes president. We know very little about our soon to become president other than he is eloquent, inexeperienced and has a lot to learn about the position he is soon to assume [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:37:00

Tips on credit card debt relief

Enormous numbers of Americans have been getting trapped in the credit card debt treadmill and have not figured out a way to break free ... card debt relief that many have been doing very well with is that of credit card debt settlement. With a debt settlement program the savings of money is the chief benefit along with the possibility [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:48:35

Bernanke, Paulson, FDIC Eye Taxpayer Bailouts, More Power

Even as PDCF use is waning, Bernanke Says Fed May Continue Lending Into Next Year ... -backed debt for Treasuries from the New York Fed, have declined since the start of the program ... the program began. On March 26, the end of the first full week of operation, the PDCF had a balance [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 15:58:56

DrumBeat: December 27, 2008

Oil giants are itching to invade Iraq For Iraq the timing couldn’t be better. As reserves dry up around the world and national governments tighten their grip on what is left, the industry is more desperate than ever to get its hands on the Iraqi honey-pot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 14:00:31

“We can put light where there’s darkness, and hope where there’s despondency in this country. And part of it is working together as a nation to encourage folks to own their own home.” — President Bush, Oct. 15, 2002 THE BLUEPRINTS In June 2002, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 16:01:46

Tired of Living with Debt?

We all know that most Americans are tied up with debts especially upcoming holiday is fast approaching and we cannot avoid to use the credit cards ... and approachable. Debt Settlement is what you need to be free from any hassle of debts. Everything [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 23:09:28

Jesuit Priest: St. Joseph's Important Role as Jesus' Father Has Traditionally Been Minimized

Jesuit priest James Martin has some interesting things to say about St. Joseph and fathers in his new column The Hidden Man of Christmas (Slate.com, 12/23/08): here's St. Joseph? Where is the man to whom, according to the Gospel of Matthew, an angel announced the birth of Jesus? [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 21:06:51

Obama, Military-Industrial Complex and the Future

Obama, Military-Industrial Complex and the Future January 11th, 2009 The US government is the largest State Capitalist nation in the World ... , Social Security, the interest on the Debt and a few others but this is about 2/3 of the budget ... industries from collapsing and keeping the debt from getting so far out of hand that he can’ [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:38:34

Tips on Choosing Debt Relief Programs

Tips on Choosing Debt Relief Programs No matter what other people or even the media says, if you feel you need help with managing your debts, ... relief which company to work with and which debt relief program to enroll in. Choosing the Right Debt Relief Company Never do business with a debt relief company that’s less than one year old [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:00:31

On JP Morgan's "Mass Mods" for Residential Mortgages

In a move the stock market greeted with considerable cheer, JP Morgan announced that it was widening its program to modify mortgages ... a similar effort aimed at 400,000 borrowers as part of a settlement with state officials.... “The banks [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 08:20:12

Consolidating Debt

With the bad market now, a lot of people turn to get help to consolidate debt ... or pay off credit card bills. By the way, various programs are available for consolidating debt ... that is applicable to you. Technorati Tags: Debt,Consolidation,Credit Problem [more...]

Date: 2008-09-18 19:32:03

Sleazy, Slimy and Creepy! Politics and Military Ops

Karl Rove writes what we all know happened but the press and media continue to provide cover for Democrats who were too busy getting 'sweetheart low ... time for Coleman's relentless de-frocking of the U.N.'s fraudulent Oil for Food program and pointing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 18:13:00

RMB:USD Exchange Rate: 6.85 is the new 8.27 and the birth of a new reserve currency

Planting the seeds of a new Asian reserve currency Via Bill’s Shared Items, ... Committee in the National People’s Congress, announced this pilot program to allow RMB to serve as a trade settlement currency between eight neighboring countries.  Wu makes it clear [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:53:46

Treasury Releases Guidelines for Targeted Investment Program

Washington – Treasury today released the program description for the Targeted Investment Program under which the Citigroup investment that was announced on Nov. 23 was made. This program description is required by Section 101(d) of the Emergency Economic Stabilization Act. Other EESA program descriptions are posted at: http [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:21:50

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