financial

21st Century Wire says…
A review of all the Top Stories from this week – for your consideration.

21st Century Wire says…
Ask any banker, and they will tell you, “It’s all fine. The markets have never been more robust.” Yes, these are the famous last words before every major market implosion. 

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All you need to know: the international banking elite, and financial mafia men like George Soros, hate Iceland. The Panama Papers represent an offshore tax haven honey pot and a highly effective international blackmail tool.

Wall Street on Parade
At the Democratic debate at Drake University in Des Moines, Iowa on November 14, 2015, Hillary Clinton attempted to portray herself as the fierce enemy of hedge funds. She told the audience the following:

21st Century Wire says…
After the great crash of 2008, things went a little quiet for the first 24 months, but in the background nothing really changed. In other words, little or reform took placing to prevent a new housing bubble which many experts are warning is due to manifest this year or next. But that’s not the worst of it…

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Necessity is the mother of invention.
This one gets an “A” for financial innovation…

Luxuo

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Remember the wave of hope that spread across Greece last year when the insurgent political party Syriza swept into power? What happened? The struggling nation continues to be the EU’s Achilles heal.

It doesn’t matter who you are; experiencing the high from taking perfectly good food from restaurants and local businesses that would ordinarily end up in the trash and giving to the hungry will change you. Even for high level business men making millions, giving back could beat any bull market rush.
Sourced from CivilEats.com
Robert Lee would know. He left his high-powered job to start feeding the hungry and keep good food out of the waste stream.

21st Century Wire says…
For the second straight year running, we are seeing a drop in oil prices and this translates to savings at the pump with many US states now enjoying prices below $2.00 per gallon. It’s also good for small to medium size businesses and translates into lower food prices (lower cost of transportation).
It also means that Fracking shale industry is no longer viable economically – which is good news if you are a fan of clean ground water.

 One hour and ten minutes, approximately- Worth the time to watch.Personally speaking, I think Mr Corbett did a terrific job with this documentary, covering many of the topics I've covered all these years. Including invoking the Hydra!   A beast  I've used repeatedly, as metaphor, to explain the interconnections between Big Banks, Oil, Pharma, Agriculture, Chemical & Military.  A beast that threatens us all. A beast that serves to remind my open minded thinkers and readers that this bunch of psychos are not going to be hamstrung by the carbon agenda.