Entries Tagged as 'gdp'

Heatwave could cost Russia 1 percent of GDP

August 11th, 2010 53 Comments

Stacy Summary:   Russia’s heatwave costs are expected to total up to $15 billion; shaving 1 percent off GDP

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[1154] The Truth About Markets – London – 31 July 2010

July 31st, 2010 65 Comments

Stacy Summary: Here are some of the articles I refer to: The Aftermath of the Global Housing Bubble Chokes the World Banking System. Market Ticker for charts on US GDP. Story on the BIS Gold Swap Update Download show here For more download & listening options, visit Archive dot org

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Wildfires, rising debt, debunking productivity & GDP

July 31st, 2010 74 Comments

Stacy Summary:  I thought Russia was supposed to be the big beneficiary of global warming?  The last two articles really go hand in hand in demonstrating the dangers of command and control, corrupt government statistics meant to trick the bond market and make the consumer (formerly known as citizen) feel better about shopping.   And [...]

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Radical Inequality, Battle of the Titans and the Last Hurrah

January 30th, 2010 127 Comments

Stacy Summary:  Good morning, y’all!  Here are some stories I am reading this morning . . . The GDP Mirage: The Last Hurrah (Mish) Battle of the Titans:  JPMorgan vs Goldman Sachs (Ellen Brown, Huffpo) Radical Inequality is Killing Us, Literally (Alternet)

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GDP Jibber Jabber

October 29th, 2009 68 Comments

Stacy Summary: GDP up 3.5%.

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Headlines, Headlines, Headlines – 14 April 2009 [Updated]

April 14th, 2009 23 Comments

Stacy Summary: Another day, another headline outlining the devastating consequences of monopoly and monoculture. First the ‘too big to fail’ banks wiped out the financial system, now the identikit towns across the UK (and US no doubt) are threatening the spread of ‘ghost towns.’ Retail monopolies warn of UK ‘ghost towns’ if they don’t receive [...]

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