Print Wynton Hall Read Full Bio Claim: Cypriot President's Family Withdrew Millions Before Depositor Cash Grab Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades denies reports that a company owned by his family withdrew tens of millions of dollars before the government decided to seize up to 62.5% of uninsured Cypriot bank depositor monies as part of a $13 billion Eurozone bailout. 1 Apr 2013 301,874 'Zombie' Homes Plague American Cities A new real estate survey by Realty Trac says at least 301,874 “zombie” homes have been abandoned after their owners fell into foreclosure. 1 Apr 2013 Document: Canada Considering Cyprus-Style 'Bail-In Regime' Even as news is surfacing that the Cypriot bank “bail-in” will now confiscate up to 62.5% of depositor funds, a new budgetary document from Canada’s finance minister suggests that America’s neighbor to the north may be considering a Cyprus-like bail-in system of its own. 31 Mar 2013 Banks Score Court Victory in Libor Suits Banks embroiled in the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) interest-rate rigging scandal got a big break on Friday as a federal-court judge ruled they did not breach federal antitrust laws, a judgment that could save the banks sizable sums from private lawsuits seeking billions in damages. 30 Mar 2013 67 Million Chinese Christians and Growing As America’s 246 million Christians prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, China’s 67 million Christians are doing the same. 29 Mar 2013 Cypriot Cash Grab Similar to Federal Reserve Policies Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has struck a deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund that will seize up to 40% of uninsured funds from wealthier depositors with over 100,000 euros and will not siphon funds from those below that amount. 28 Mar 2013 U.S. Spends $1.18 Million on Puppets Amid Sequester From 2009 to 2013, the U.S. government has spent $1,188,382 on puppetry-related expenses. Some of the expenses include puppet shows for kids on educational topics. Others include puppet-based research. 27 Mar 2013 Obama Economy Spurs Increase in 'Cohousing' Trend Adults struggling to survive in the Obama economy are now signing up for so-called “cooperative households” as a cost-cutting tactic. 27 Mar 2013 Thousands of Empty Govt. Buildings Costing Taxpayers up to $8 Billion At a time when the White House says it cannot find the $18,000 a week it needs to fund tours, unloading unused properties to save taxpayers billions might seem like a no-brainer. But the federal government does not even know how many unused properties it controls because no one has kept an inventory of them. Further, attempts to sell such properties are bound in red tape. 26 Mar 2013 Business Advocates Ready Final Push to Defeat Costly Obamacare Provisions On the heels of last Thursday’s bipartisan Senate vote to repeal an Obamacare provision that would slap a 2.3% tax on medical device companies, industry and business groups are making a final lobbying push to knock out costly healthcare provisions embedded in the law before it goes into full effect in eight months. 26 Mar 2013 Previous 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Next
Claim: Cypriot President's Family Withdrew Millions Before Depositor Cash Grab Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades denies reports that a company owned by his family withdrew tens of millions of dollars before the government decided to seize up to 62.5% of uninsured Cypriot bank depositor monies as part of a $13 billion Eurozone bailout. 1 Apr 2013
301,874 'Zombie' Homes Plague American Cities A new real estate survey by Realty Trac says at least 301,874 “zombie” homes have been abandoned after their owners fell into foreclosure. 1 Apr 2013
Document: Canada Considering Cyprus-Style 'Bail-In Regime' Even as news is surfacing that the Cypriot bank “bail-in” will now confiscate up to 62.5% of depositor funds, a new budgetary document from Canada’s finance minister suggests that America’s neighbor to the north may be considering a Cyprus-like bail-in system of its own. 31 Mar 2013
Banks Score Court Victory in Libor Suits Banks embroiled in the LIBOR (London Interbank Offered Rate) interest-rate rigging scandal got a big break on Friday as a federal-court judge ruled they did not breach federal antitrust laws, a judgment that could save the banks sizable sums from private lawsuits seeking billions in damages. 30 Mar 2013
67 Million Chinese Christians and Growing As America’s 246 million Christians prepare to celebrate the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ, China’s 67 million Christians are doing the same. 29 Mar 2013
Cypriot Cash Grab Similar to Federal Reserve Policies Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has struck a deal with the European Union and International Monetary Fund that will seize up to 40% of uninsured funds from wealthier depositors with over 100,000 euros and will not siphon funds from those below that amount. 28 Mar 2013
U.S. Spends $1.18 Million on Puppets Amid Sequester From 2009 to 2013, the U.S. government has spent $1,188,382 on puppetry-related expenses. Some of the expenses include puppet shows for kids on educational topics. Others include puppet-based research. 27 Mar 2013
Obama Economy Spurs Increase in 'Cohousing' Trend Adults struggling to survive in the Obama economy are now signing up for so-called “cooperative households” as a cost-cutting tactic. 27 Mar 2013
Thousands of Empty Govt. Buildings Costing Taxpayers up to $8 Billion At a time when the White House says it cannot find the $18,000 a week it needs to fund tours, unloading unused properties to save taxpayers billions might seem like a no-brainer. But the federal government does not even know how many unused properties it controls because no one has kept an inventory of them. Further, attempts to sell such properties are bound in red tape. 26 Mar 2013
Business Advocates Ready Final Push to Defeat Costly Obamacare Provisions On the heels of last Thursday’s bipartisan Senate vote to repeal an Obamacare provision that would slap a 2.3% tax on medical device companies, industry and business groups are making a final lobbying push to knock out costly healthcare provisions embedded in the law before it goes into full effect in eight months. 26 Mar 2013
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