By Lori Andrews

Last week, Facebook filed documents with the government that will allow it to sell shares of stock to the public. It is estimated to be worth at least $75 billion. But unlike other big-ticket corporations, it doesn?t have an inventory of widgets or gadgets, cars or phones. Facebook?s inventory consists of [...]

The Numbers Are In: Find Out Just How Many Americans Have Ditched Their Banks
by darlene
6 Feb 2012 at 11:30am

By Mandi Woodruff

Finally, we’ve got some cold, hard stats on how badly banks are hurting from November’s Bank Transfer Day  movement.

A new report by Javelin Strategy & Research estimates a staggering 5.6 million big bank customers have switched banks in the last 90 days.

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Quote du Jour
by darlene
6 Feb 2012 at 11:00am

“You don’t have to burn books to destroy a culture.
 Just get people to stop reading them.”

~ Ray Bradbury

Related reading:
Ray Bradbury
Wikipedia

Ray Bradbury: The Life of Fiction
SF Site

U.S. Indicts Wegelin Bank
by darlene
6 Feb 2012 at 10:30am

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By Lynnley Browning

The United States indicted Wegelin, the oldest Swiss private bank, on charges that it enabled wealthy Americans to evade taxes on at least $1.2 billion hidden in offshore bank accounts, the U.S. Justice Department said on Thursday.

The announcement, by federal prosecutors in Manhattan, represents the [...]

Money & Markets ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 4:00pm

Shaky Profits Threaten U.S. Stock Rally
The Wall Street Journal (6 Feb 12)

The Value of Friendship
The Economist (4 Feb 12)

Karl Denninger – Warren Pollock Open Discussion

YouTube
(5 Feb 12)

Bill Moyers: 6 Movies You Have to [...]

Housing & Mortgage Markets ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 3:30pm

On an REO-to-Rental Scheme
Mark Hanson (19 Jan 12)

Geopolitical ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 3:15pm

Paul Could Force Fed Changes on GOP
Bloomberg (6 Feb 12)

Activists Fight Green Projects, Seeing U.N. Plot
The New York Times (3 Feb 12)

Why All the Robo-Signing? Shining a Light on the Shadow Banking System
Truthout (25 Jan 12)

Science & Technology ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 3:00pm

Solar Cheaper Than Diesel Making India?s Mittal Believer: Energy
Bloomberg (24 Jan 12)

PBS Nova – Fractals – Hunting the Hidden Dimension.avi

YouTube
(7 July 11)

Harnessing Nature’s Solar Cells

YouTube
(2 Feb 12)

Climate Science in a [...]

Food & Health ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 2:30pm

YouTube
(3 March 11)

Wildcards ? Week of 2.5.12
by darlene
5 Feb 2012 at 2:15pm

Folding Up The Matrix
Jon Rappoport (6 Feb 12)