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Commodities: Chinese Custom Duties

Little Press Reviews and Hermit's Scientific History | December 21st 2009 by Tai De

China is going to lower import customs duties on some 600 products next year, as agreed with the WTO, reports Liechtenstein’s Volksblatt, among them naphta and coal. Currently reduced rates on gasoline and diesel, and windmill components will g read more

DallasB

27 Percent Of Homeowners In Making Home Affordable Program Are De…

Reed's Bankruptcy Blog | December 21st 2009 by Reed Allmand

The Making Home Affordable foreclosure prevention plan was suppose to help millions of homeowners avoid foreclosure, however the foreclosure program has failed to attain it goals.  According to a Treasury Department report, 27 percent of homeowners read more

shevaub

Moody's says pressures remain on Vietnam's Ba3 rating

Vietnam Stock Market News | December 21st 2009 by shevau

VNStockNews.com - Moody's Investors Service says that the outlook for the Vietnamese government's Ba3 foreign and local currency bond ratings is negative as the effects of the global recession and re-emerging inflationary expectations are destabilizi read more

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Send in the Clowns

Feed Your ADHD | December 21st 2009 by Snarky Basterd

A PhotoChop by Jamie Below, is Article 2 of the Constitution, which lays out the job of POTUS (or in this case, the POSOTUS). I’ve read it over and over and for the life of me, I don’t see where he runs the economy. … Maybe it’s me…. Artic read more

HiScrivener

Rod Parsley: “The Devil is stealing my money”

The Writing on the Wall | December 21st 2009 by HiScrivener

And yes, Wall Watchers, this cat is serious. At least, that his latest pitch to get your hard-earned money this holiday season. Here’s the story according to the Columbus Dispatch by way of Charisma: Evidently, televangelist extraordinaire and read more

Neoavatara

Democrats Suicide Pact: Health Care Predictions

Neoavatara | December 21st 2009 by Pradheep Shanker

c/o Steve Breen, Townhall.com In the early morning hours of December 21st, Democrats in the Senate guaranteed their own political suicides. Now that the Democrats have done what Democrats do, and bribe and cajole people to sign on to a useless bill i read more

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S&P 500 Emini Day Trading Gap Monday December 21, 2009

S&P 500 day trading S&P 500 emini futures live trading room. | December 21st 2009

                              S&P 500 Emini Futures Day Trading THE GAP S&P 500 Emini Day Trading Gap Monday December 21, 2009 Post from: SP500 Day trading course - S&P 500 Day Trading CoachS&P 500 Emini Day T read more

Razmataz

Investors return to buying N.J. real estate

New Jersey Networks | December 21st 2009 by Raz

Purchasers concentrate on urban areas, where prices took the biggest hits read more

tieuaky

Regulation of the Day 88: College Football’s Playoff System

openmarket.org | December 21st 2009 by Khue

“College football is bringing big bucks to K Street as lawmakers take aim at dismantling the Bowl Championship Series,” says a story in Politico. A six-figure sum is being spent lobbying what really shouldn’t be a government issue. read more

phantomboy

Συνάντηση Σαμαρά – Προβόπουλου για…

Ελληνικά και μη Νέα! | December 21st 2009 by phantomboy

Με τον διοικητή της Τράπεζας της Ελλάδας (ΤτΕ)κ.Γιώργο Προβόπουλο θα συναντηθεί σήμερα το μεσημέρι ο πρόεδρος της Νέας Δημοκρατίας κ.Αντ read more

distwalker

Good Morning America

The Real Revo | December 21st 2009 by RD Walker

While you slept, along strict party lines, the Senate voted to cut off debate on a bill written in secret that has never really been debated. This is the way it is done now. Immensely complicated bills are written in secret and rammed through in the read more

MikeJS78

Democrats Vote for Cloture on Health Care on Party-Line Vote

Axis of Right | December 21st 2009

In the end, it was 60-40 in favor of cloture.  The bill was so bad, not a single Republican could vote for it.  The bill was passed in the dead of night, after numerous back-room deals to buy off both liberal and moderate Democrat Senators.  The 3 read more

brijeshj

Hiding money offshore? Here is FAQ. Part 1

Phoenix Capital | December 21st 2009 by Brijesh

Hiding your money in Offshore assets? Jim Bennett gives you some easy things that you must consider.1."I'm far from ultra-rich. Is an offshore asset protection plan right for me?"If you have $100,000 or more in liquid assets, an offshore asset protec read more

alexchensf

Will Santa Claus bring in big year-end sales in stock market?

Blogging & Investment | December 21st 2009 by Alex Chen

Santa came early for Wall Street this year by delivering a 22% return for 2009, and with just a handful of trading days to go, stock investors aren’t expecting to find much more under the tree.While it may be slow going in the markets, investors wi read more

adriankbc

Curs valutar 21.12.2009

Greenfieldblogs.net | December 21st 2009 by Greenfieldblogs

Cursul Zilei Cursul valutar valabil astazi (21 dec. 2009) a fost stabilit de catre BNR la data de 18 dec 2009. Vezi lista completa a valutelor! Valuta RON Variatie EURO (€) 4.2057 0.0175 USD ($) 2.9214 0.0240 read more

CHESSNOID

CBS 60 Minutes: Wilmington’s Long Recession

CHESSNOID random noid musings | December 21st 2009 by CHESSNOID

When I watch videos like this on 60 Minutes, I realize the Great Recession that has been declared over by many economists is wrong.  They may take some reports to rationalize that things are better, but when you see all the people still hurting and read more

smcinvestment

INFLATION – “THE SILENT CREEPER” Final Part

Smc global Blog | December 21st 2009 by preet

Hello Friends here we come up with an extension of our previous blog, INFLATION –  “THE SILENT CREEPER” Part 2. . INFLATION – “THE SILENT CREEPER” Part 3 – In previous Blog we had touched upon the possible Measures to check inflati read more

prieur

Prieur’s readings (December 21, 2009)

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 21st 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

This post provides links to a number of interesting articles I have read over the past few days that you may also enjoy. • John Hussman (Hussman Funds): Clarity and valuation, December 21, 2009. When will we accept more risk? Easy – when the exp read more

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The week ahead

Investment Postcards from Cape Town | December 21st 2009 by Prieur du Plessis

The video clips below provide a handy summary of the reports expected on the economic, financial and corporate front around the globe during the week ahead. US: Short but significant It’s a holiday-shortened week on Wall Street, yet investors w read more

whodi

The Dangers of Improperly Refinancing a Mortgage

Refinance Right - Mortgage Refinancing Advice and Tips | December 21st 2009 by M Petrone

While refinancing a mortgage can be a great move for many people, it is also not the right thing for everyone to do. If you are lured into a refinancing deal by a slick salesman, or you are unprepared, it can cost you thousands of dollars, or possibl read more

Paisano1

Facebook Stung By Social Media ID Theft

Information Security Resources | December 20th 2009 by Anthony M. Freed

By Robert Siciliano, ID Theft Expert and Security Consultant to Intelius.com Imagine trying to log into your online accounts one after the other and being locked out. At first you think the site you are visiting screwed up but then it keeps happenin read more

Paisano1

ROI and the InfoSec Value Statement

Information Security Resources | December 20th 2009 by Anthony M. Freed

By Steven Fox, Founder of SecureLexicon In my podcast interview, NetWitness CSO Edward Schwartz stated that “we don’t have the kind of ROI stories in security that other industries have.” As a veteran of several IT events, I’ve be read more

Supposed to Believe Investors Can Avoid Calamities of Past by Stu…

The Daily Reckoning Australia | December 20th 2009

It must be snowing all over Europe. Zurich was beautiful in the snow. So is Paris. The snow seems to quiet the place down...and cover over its imperfections. And the cafes and bars...brightly lit, warm and charming...are so inviting you can barely ma read more

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How One Business Is Helping The Unemployed ….

Applicant | December 20th 2009 by Mark

It’s obvious that many small businesses aren’t in a position to hire in this economy. However, one business (Plaza Cleaners) is trying to help the unemployed indirectly. We are not sure where the business is located. If you have any infor read more

cbowler

Ford Going Strong Without Bailouts: GM and Chrysler Still Sickly

Bungalow Bill's Conservative Wisdom | December 20th 2009 by Clay Bowler

Things have been looking up for Ford. I have a good feeling brand loyalty shifted after GM and Chrysler took federal money and Ford walked away. I know I would never buy another MOPAR product after seeing what transpired in Washington DC earlier this read more

ctreada

The Creative Disruption Distraction, Pricing Thoughts, and Blind…

The Common Sense Web... An Entrepreneur's Blog | December 20th 2009

How many times have you heard a story about a humble company that succeeds but on some level seems "unintelligent", not "with the times", backwards, not technologically advanced, etc.?Odds are they serve an uninteresting, underser read more

Razmataz

Few problems caused by N.J. storm that dropped up to 2 feet of sn…

New Jersey Networks | December 20th 2009 by Raz

Drivers urged to be cautious of black ice; Rain, sleet could hit parts of state on Christmas read more

sfluhr

They've Got Their Priorities

The Hoosierpundit | December 20th 2009

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distwalker

Youth is wasted on the young

The Real Revo | December 20th 2009 by RD Walker

Christ. Check out the morons in this “Rock the Vote” video. They are promoting “holding out for health care.” Under the bills passed by the House and before the Senate, these simpletons are going to be forced to buy health read more

End of a shameful year for pay equity

Frog Blog | December 20th 2009

As the holidays approach and people start to finish work for the year, I’m reminded of the fact that New Zealand women have effectively been working for free since mid-November thanks to the 12 percent average pay-gap between men and women in t read more