The Rate-Fixing Scandal in Full Perspective: The Meaning of Libor-gate

by Dr. Paul Craig Roberts, Chairman of The Institute for Political Economy and Former Assistant Secretary of the Treasury for Economic Policy under Reagan Administration July 21, 2012 (TSR) - The price...

Swiss Headache: German and French Authorities Raid UBS, Credit Suisse

by Matthew Allen July 17, 2012 (TSR) - More raids on UBS premises in France and a reported crackdown on Credit Suisse clients in Germany have tightened the screw on Swiss...

Why the U.S. Senate and Obama Won’t Touch JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon: JPM Derivatives...

by Ellen H. Brown, J.D. July 16, 2012 (TSR) - When Jamie Dimon, CEO of JPMorgan Chase Bank, appeared before the Senate Banking Committee on June 13, he was wearing cufflinks...

Immunity in US, not everywhere: Monsanto Faces $7.5 Billion Payout to Brazilian Farmers

by Carmelo Ruiz-Marrero July 15, 2012 (TSR) - Monsanto, the largest seed corporation in the world, may soon have immunity in US soil, but they may still have to pay as...

Should Goldman Sachs go out of business?

July 12, 2012 (TSR) - Among those who believe that Goldman is basically the devil's spawn, there's of course only one answer to the above question: Yes! But there's another...

One BIG Pandora’s Box: LIBOR and Barclay Scandal Exposes Banks’ Rigging of Global Rates

by Barry Grey July 6, 2012 (TSR) - Rotting in its own criminality, the capitalist financial system produces ever more powerful arguments for its expropriation and reconstitution under public ownership and...

Facebook: 40 Days and 40 Nights in Wall Street Wilderness, Still No Love from...

July 2, 2012 (TSR) - After spending 40 days and 40 nights in the figurative wilderness, Facebook (FB) has emerged from its temporary exile only to find out that Wall...

OBAMACARE “TAX AND SPEND” “Victory”: What Businesses Didn’t Get From the Health Care Ruling

June 28, 2012 (TSR) - For American businesses, uncertainty over the health care law is anything but over. When the Supreme Court upheld Obamacare on Thursday-including the individual mandate that forces most Americans to have...

Stratfor settles $1.75 Million with clients over Anonymous database hack

June 28, 2012 (TSR) - The global intelligence group Strategic Forecasting, or Stratfor, will spend around $1.75 million to cover the costs of settling a class action suit with its...

$5 Million Lawsuit: LinkedIn taken to court over 6 million stolen passwords

June 22, 2012 (TSR) - A LinkedIn user has filed a $5 million lawsuit against the social network highlighting the corporation’s negligence in security issues that led to a massive...

BUY USA CHEAP: Oracle CEO Larry Ellison buys Hawaiian island of Lana’i for $500-600...

June 22, 2012 (TSR) - The third wealthiest American Larry Ellison, the founder of Oracle Corp., has agreed to buy 98% of the island of Lana'i, from David Murdock, a...

More Cracks: Facebook (NASDAQ: FB) CTO leaving for start-up

June 16, 2012 (TSR) - Facebook's Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Bred Taylor announced on Friday that he will leave the social networking giant later this summer to start another company. "While...