ROME (AP) – Italian Premier Minister Silvio Berlusconi said for the first time Tuesday that he would resign once parliament approves economic reforms, and Greek politicians said they were close to agreeing on a new government to lead their country
The world lost a great champion last night, Smokin’ Joe Frazier is sparring with the angels, now. Joe Frazier, the former heavyweight champion whose furious and intensely personal fights with a taunting Muhammad Ali endure as an epic rivalry in
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro crisis approaches the endgame for Germany * Is Nigeria’s Boko Haram into terror for the cash? * Slaughter against innocent civilians continues in Syria * Assad regime’s fantasy virtual world of denial
[audio: http://newledger.com/podcasts/CoffeeandMarkets110711.mp3] Download Podcast | iTunes | Podcast Feed On today’s edition of Coffee and Markets, Brad Jackson is joined by Francis Cianfrocca to discuss the exit of Greece’s Prime Minister, the likely resignation of Italy’s Silvio Berlusconi and whether
Got Nuke? Latest reports may not claim Iran actually has one; however, they do suggest it has perfected the process required to produce one. That and Obama’s peace prize should make for a wonderful set of bookends as we approach
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Muslim hajj pilgrims perform devil stoning ritual * Italy and Greece governments close to collapse over euro crisis * Congressional ‘Super Committee’ faces same problems as Greece and Italy * Applying the ‘Kick
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * G-20 world financial summit ends in failure * Italy is placed under IMF monitoring * China: Time the West stopped being obstinate * Britain’s David Cameron issues a stark warning * Papandreou barely
From the Associated Press: Europe failed to get the leaders of the world’s wealthiest economies to help out with its debt troubles, but everyone left a G-20 summit Friday relieved that at least they forced the Greek prime minister not
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Universal fury at George Papandreou for referendum call * Papandreou’s government in Greece may be near collapse * ‘Sighs of relief have been replaced with cries of horror!’ * Foreign central banks are
The bankruptcy of MF Global demonstrates that the 1% of crony capitalists in America are now subject to the same risks of economic losses as the other 99% of us. Led by former Goldman Sachs Chairman Jon Corzine, MF Global
Is the European Union about to collapse? It’s too soon to call the coroner. And the realities of the financial crisis may force Europe to hang together rather than hang separately. But the political divisions seem to be growing. Greece
It is not necessarily true that as goes the Euro, so goes the Dollar, but as goes the EU, so goes the US is as certain as the rising (or setting) sun. At least, if American fiscal policy continues to
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Euro bailout deal unravels as Italy’s bond yields soar * Greece will hold a referendum on the euro bailout deal * Greece’s opposition parties accuse Papandreou of blackmail * Italy’s bond yields (interest
More evidence to reinforce the view that Obama is facilitating the systematic Islamization of the Middle East. And yet another Obama foreign policy debacle the Republican candidates should be homing in on now. After all, if one of them becomes
The Dow Industrials increased by 340 points on Thursday on the basis of a new Eurozone deal announced at 4 AM on Thursday morning. That would be beyond belief if it weren’t for the fact that nothing is beyond belief
European leaders hammered together an early morning deal to free Greece of half of its debts. And they agreed to a new requirement that European banks increase their core capital ratios to 9%. The hope is that it will add
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Wednesday’s much-hyped EU Finance Ministers’ meeting is canceled * Greeks panic and withdraw money from banks * Berlusconi’s government in Italy close to collapse * Algeria imposes censorship to prevent an ‘Arab Spring’
President Obama and his re-election strategists seem like moths circling the glow and heat of a candle as they cozy up to the Occupy Wall Street crowd. This just might be a grassroots movement we can call our own, they
SIRTE, Libya (AP) – Moammar Gadhafi, who ruled Libya with a dictatorial grip for 42 years until he was ousted by his own people in an uprising that turned into a bloody civil war, was killed Thursday when revolutionary forces
The Huffington Post, Washington Post, and a vast array of liberal pundits have attempted to repudiate Glenn Beck’s forecast Occupy Wall Street analysis. For several weeks now, Beck has educated listeners about demonstrations, mobs, and protests. He has used the
John Fund doesn’t begrudge celebrities their limos and luxurious lifestyles. But Fund is fed up with their penchant for playing the “Nazi” card at a moment’s notice – and the creative community’s willingness to accept such nonsense. Fund’s latest column
This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * Germany makes ‘historic decision’ to sell tanks to Saudi Arabia * No decision on future U.S. troop presence in Iraq * Son of Anwar al-Awlaki killed by American drone in Yemen * Yemen’s
It was a year and a half ago (May 17, 2010) when we first warned about Greece and hypothesized just how close France and the UK might be to the continental vortex we thought was in the process of spinning
Franco Frattini: Western moral clarity on Pastor Nadarkhani’s “apostasy” conviction. The fate of Iranian “apostate” pastor Youcef Nadarkani still hangs in the balance. Contra Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s rather tepid statement that the “US stands with the international community”
Italian club Virtus Bologna has reached a verbal agreement with Los Angeles Lakers star Kobe Bryant to play in Italy during the NBA lockout.
