Posts Tagged ‘quarter’

A Quarter Of American Adults Can’t Pay All Their Monthly Bills; 44% Have Less Than $400 In Cash

There was some good news and some not so good news in the Fed’s latest annual Report on the Economic Well-Being of U.S. Households. First the good news. The report, based on the Board’s fourth annual Survey of Household Economics and Decisionmaking conducted in October 2016, presents a “picture of improving financial […]

India cuts oil import plans from Iran by a quarter over gas field row

Reuters– India plans to order about a quarter less Iranian crude oil than it bought last year, people familiar with the matter said, as state refiners cut term purchase deals over a row between New Delhi and Tehran on development of a natural gas field. The drop in volumes follows India’s threat to order state […]

Hostage situation as ISIS gunmen attack restaurant in Bangladeshi capital’s embassy district

Italians are said to be held among the hostages, a source within Italian Foreign Ministry told Italian public broadcaster TV RAI. The report was later confirmed by Italy’s foreign minister, Paolo Gentiloni, on Twitter, who said the Italian authorities have notified the families and are in contact with Bangladeshi authorities. “I am closely following the […]

Live rounds fired at kids summer camp in Kazakhstan’s west

“Gunfire was opened on security guards of kid’s summer camp [in Aktobe]. Shotgun fire was delivered from a white car,” president’s press-service cited the head of the National Security Committee of Kazakhstan, Vladimir Zhumakanov. The incident took place Wednesday morning at around 8 am (02:00 GMT). The Kazakh Interior Ministry has not confirmed whether security […]

In Syria, Militias Armed by the Pentagon Fight Those Armed by the CIA

In Syria, Militias Armed by the Pentagon Fight Those Armed by the CIA March 29th, 2016 Via: Los Angeles Times: Syrian militias armed by different parts of the U.S. war machine have begun to fight each other on the plains between the besieged city […]

Traffic lights could be replaced with ‘slot-based system’ for self-driving cars

The plan, called ‘Light Traffic,’ was developed by researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the Swiss Institute of Technology (ETHZ), and the Italian National Research Council (CNR). The concept, which would rely on all cars being self-driving, is similar to the slot-based management system currently used in air traffic control. When approaching an […]

Moderate Democrats helped Wall Street avoid regulation in the ’90s. They’re doing it again.

Republicans on the campaign trail aren’t exactly shy about their desire to roll back President Obama’s bank regulations. Donald Trump has called Dodd-Frank a “terrible” “disaster,” Ted Cruz has introduced legislation to abolish the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), and Marco Rubio has claimed, incorrectly, that more than 40 percent of small and […]

FBI Chief “embarrassed” because Online News Track Police Violence Better Than the FBI

“It is unacceptable that The Washington Post and the Guardian newspaper from the U.K. are becoming the lead source of information about violent encounters between police and civilians. That is not good for anybody,” said FBI Director James B. Comey. The FBI has been collecting data on Americans killed […]

Donald Trump Ted Cruz Goldman Sachs and the Zionist Oligarchs

By David Duke Former Republican Member of the House of Representatives-LA Dr. David Duke discusses Donald Trump, The Zionist control over the candidates of both parties for President of the United States and the possibility that Donald Trump could be the first President in our lifetimes who puts America First! Source: […]

Pharmaceutical drugs in the environment affect plant growth

(NaturalNews) Traces of pharmaceutical drugs released into the environment can cause changes to plant growth, according to a study led by researchers from by the University of Exeter and Plymouth University, and published recently in the Journal of Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety. “The huge amounts of pharmaceuticals we use ultimately end up in […]

Photos: Iranian protesters condemn massacre of Muslims in Nigeria

‘Coalition of the Coalitions’ needed in ISIS fight: Mousavian Tehran, Dec 15, IRNA – Former spokesman for Iran’s nuclear negotiators Hossein Mousavian has said it is vital for the US/West to… Source Article from http://theiranproject.com/blog/2015/12/16/192629/

Activists To Defy Protest Ban With Giant Civil Disobedience

Print Friendly  Above Photo: Activists sing and dance during a concert in a BNP Paribas bank they occupied in Paris on 9 Dec during the climate summit. Photograph: Christophe Ena/AP At End Of Paris Climate Talks Thousands expected for major action in Paris marking climate ‘red lines’ crossed by governments and big polluters As negotiators try […]

Selected Articles: Towards the Globalization of War? “New Militarism” and Escalating Violence in the Middle East

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Quarter of FTSE 100 companies hide their profits in tax havens

  Felicity Lawrence Guardian October 11, 2011 The extent to which FTSE 100 companies use tax havens for their operations is revealed in a database of their subsidiaries compiled for the first time by the development charity ActionAid. The 100 largest groups registered on the London Stock Exchange have more than 34,000 subsidiaries and joint ventures between […]

3rd Quarter: Ron Paul hauls $8 million, while Rick Pery pulls $17 million

  ALEXANDER BURNSPolitico October 5, 2011 A Ron Paul campaign official tells POLITICO’s Dan Hirschhorn that Paul will announce he raised $8 million in the third quarter. […] He’ll also note that the campaign has over 100,000 donors — five times as many as Rick Perry. Read article Perry raises $17 million ALEXANDER BURNSPolitico October […]

Ron Paul raised over $5 million in third quarter

Reuters Oct 1, 2011 Ron Paul’s presidential campaign will post well over $5 million in fundraising for the third quarter, a campaign spokesman said on Friday, enough for the Republican candidate to comfortably fund his presidential race in the coming months. “We will well exceed $5 million,” campaign spokesman Jesse Benton said. That haul would […]

World stocks post worst quarter in 3 years

Rodrigo Campos Reuters Oct 1, 2011 Global stocks closed their worst quarter in nearly three years on Friday on nagging concerns about the world economy and the lack of a credible solution to Europe’s debt crisis. The euro and most commodity prices also fell as investors’ search for safety drove up U.S. government bonds and […]

Global Sea Level Quarter of an Inch Lower Than Last Summer

Juliet EilperinWashington Post August 30, 2011 The global sea level this summer is a quarter of an inch lower than last summer, according to NASA scientists, in sharp contrast to the gradual rise the ocean has experienced in recent years. The change stems from two strong weather cycles over the Pacific Ocean — El Niño […]

US flies a quarter of all NATO sorties in Libya

AFP Aug 23, 2011 WASHINGTON — The US military carried out 5,316 flights in Libya since the allied “Operation Unified Protector” began, comprising 27 percent of all NATO missions, the Pentagon said Monday. The United States, which initially led the air campaign before handing over the lead to NATO, played a support role for the […]

Euro Zone Second Quarter GDP Growth Slows to 0.2 Percent

Reuters Aug 16, 2011 The euro zone economy grew less than forecast in the second quarter, held back by a sluggish performance in Germany and stagnation in France, data from the European statistics agency showed on Tuesday. The Eurostat agency estimated gross domestic product (GDP) for the 17-country euro zone increased 0.2 percent in the […]

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