Japanese Government Confirms Nuclear Reactor Core Meltdown

| March 12, 2011

  Stratfor: Japanese Confirm Meltdown   March 12, 2011 Japan’s Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency (NISA) said March 12 that the explosion at the Fukushima Daiichi No. 1 nuclear plant could only have been caused by a meltdown of the reactor core, Japanese daily Nikkei reported. This statement seemed somewhat at odds with Japanese Chief […]

Area Map Of Japanese Quake

| March 11, 2011

Lots Going On Here….Radiation 1,000 Times Normal At Japanese Nuclear Plant

| March 11, 2011

Details are sketchy….but TOKYO, March 12, Kyodo The amount of radiation reached around 1,000 times the normal level Saturday in the control room of the No. 1 reactor of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, the Nuclear and Industrial Safety Agency said. The discovery suggests radioactive steam could spread around the facility operated by […]

Are We There Yet? Nope, We Likely Still Have A Ways To Go On The Austerity Plan

| March 10, 2011

Let’s pay attention to the road….Austerity has a way to go.

Question: How Important Is A Rising Population For Economic Growth

| March 10, 2011

Answer: Countries don’t grow without immigration and rising populations….and Germany is going the wrong way.  They’re not alone on this. BERLIN   Germany, already grappling with one of Europe’s fastest aging and shrinking populations, faces a growing shortage of skilled labor for another, more immediate reason: stepped-up recruiting from abroad for the country’s top engineering and scientific […]

Friday’s Events In The Middle East Will Be Front And Center

| March 10, 2011

  Red Alert: Saudi Police Fire On Protesters In Oil Hub March 10, 2011 Saudi police have reportedly opened gunfire on and launched stun grenades at several hundred protesters March 10 rallying in the heavily Shiite-populated city of Qatif in Saudi Arabia’s oil-rich Eastern Province. The decision to employ violence in this latest crackdown comes […]

B Of A Says Almost Half Of Its Mortgages Are To Be Segregated “Bad”

| March 10, 2011

Interesting….. Bank of America Says Nearly Half Its Mortgages Are ‘Bad’ Washington Business Journal Bank of America Corp. is segregating almost half its 13.9 million mortgages into a “bad” bank comprised of its riskiest and worst-performing “legacy” loans, Bloomberg News reported, citing Terry Laughlin, who is running the new unit. “We are creating a classic […]

Cumberland Continues To Say “This Is Nowhere Near Over” On Middle East Problems

| March 10, 2011

Cumberland Advisors Day of Rage March 10, 2011 Modern technology.  Read email of Saudi events on WiFi at 38,000 feet.  This will be brief. The day of rage came early.  All outcomes are speculative.  Contagion has reached Saudi Arabia. Recent history shows Al-Qaida actively targeted Saudi Arabia several times.  Until now, no success.  Events in […]

82% Of U.S. Schools May Be Labeled ‘Failing’

| March 9, 2011

Somebody should think about these programs before implementing them.  Government morons get an F as in failing for setting it up this way! “No Child Left Behind is broken and we need to fix it now,” Education Secretary Duncan said in a statement. “This law has created a thousand ways for schools to fail and very […]

Kansas: Big Changes Ahead For Kansas Public Employees Retirement System

| March 9, 2011

This is moving East to West, California’s day not to far away! TOPEKA, Kan. – A Kansas House committee endorsed a bill Wednesday that would cut future retirement benefits for current teachers and government workers to help solve the long-term funding woes of their pension system. The measure that cleared the Pensions and Benefits Committee […]

Bulk Of Libyan Oil Infrastructure Now In Rebel Hands…Libyan Oil Trade Threatens European Economies

| March 8, 2011

Reuters reports that European oil imports are about to get tough, making life for Italy, which is most reliant on Libyan oil, quite complicated: Libyan oil trade has been paralysed as banks decline to clear payments in dollars due to U.S. sanctions, trading sources told Reuters on Tuesday. The move follows a decision by major […]

Oh Please….Lets Get Serious, $4 Billion In Spending Cuts That Congress Just Approved To Avoid A Government Shutdown Amounts To About Ten Hours Of Government Spending And Less Than A Day Of Treasury Borrowing.

| March 8, 2011

Rick’s Picks “Phenomenally accurate forecasts” Senate minority leader Mitch McConnell said on Face the Nation yesterday that President Obama wasn’t serious about the budget. Lest anyone mistake this for partisan sniping, here’s an interesting factoid that drives the charge home:  the $4 billion in spending cuts that Congress just approved to avoid a government shutdown […]

Social Welfare Benefits Make Up 35 Percent Of Wages And Salaries This Year

| March 8, 2011

Yikes! Government payouts—including Social Security, Medicare and unemployment insurance—make up more than a third of total wages and salaries of the U.S. population, a record figure that will only increase if action isn’t taken before the majority of Baby Boomers enter retirement. Even as the economy has recovered, social welfare benefits make up 35 percent […]

European Gasoline Hits All Time Record Of $8.632 Per Gallon

| March 8, 2011

This makes it hard to see economic growth….especially in Europe! In Europe, gasoline has just hit an all time record of $8.632 per gallon! As HLN.be reports: Petrol 95 at €1.624 per litre. This breaks the 2008 record of €1.61 per liter.” Translated into American this means that a gallon of gas in Europe is […]

U.S. Sets New Deficit Record For February Of $223 Billion…Yep, We’re Going The Wrong Way Folks!

| March 7, 2011

What’s the old saying….records are made to be broken.  The bottom line is we have a bunch of government morons here!  They still don’t know basic math.  March 18’th is the deadline for current stop gap funding. Without a new spending agreement by then, the government will shut down (?). The federal government posted its largest […]

Charles Biderman On Why The Markets Are Rigged!

| March 7, 2011

Bill Gross of PIMCO has been saying similar things and thinks once QE2 ends things could get very negative for the free market system, the dollar and interest rates.  Charles Biderman: What nobody’s asking is what happens when QE 2 stops: If the only buyer is the Fed, and the Fed stops buying, I don’t know what is going to […]

Wikileaks Concerns – Saudi Oil Production and Reserves

| March 7, 2011

World changing events are taking place in the oil rich Middle East.  Saudi Arabia drafts another 10,000 troops ahead of protests, and drafting up to 10,000 security forces to the north eastern Muslim Shia provinces ahead of mass protests planned next week. Peak oil has passed. The economic dominance of the West is now history. Those […]

Here In Lies The Problem….Anyone Care To Guess Where The Wars Will Be Fought Over This?

| March 6, 2011

It’s Not Over By A Long Shot…..The Contagion In The Middle East And North Africa (MENA) Continues To Grow

| March 5, 2011

Cumberland Advisors David Kotok always does a good job on the important issues…..it’s a good read! $115 Oil, Contagion and Central Banks March 5, 2011 “… there’s so much unrest that one can actually sense or imagine unknown nano-particles of rage colliding in mid-air…”  (Source: a private person who screens Middle East media for me […]

The ABC’s About 4 G Cell Networks

| March 5, 2011

New faster data networks are being rolled out by the major U.S. wireless carriers, but does anybody really understand what’s happening to rapidly advancing cell technology?  This may help! Sprint Nextel Corp. has “the Now Network.” T-Mobile claims “the nation’s largest.” Verizon Wireless is “Lightning Fast, Lightning Strong.” Everyone is pushing new phones, tablets and other […]

Wisconsin Front Row, Center Court…Governor Walker Says We’re Broke!

| March 4, 2011

Wisconsin Governor Walker……We’re Broke!  So what does that make California and Illinois to name a few others.  Yep. they’re even more broke.  Wisconsin governor Walker announced he would fire 1500 state workers unless democrats, who have been fled and are hiding in Illinois to avoid a critical vote on collective bargaining, return to the state. […]

U.S. Labor Department Said Unemployment Fell Below 9%…Liar, Liar, Pants On Fire

| March 4, 2011

The U.S. Labor Department said Friday….Nonfarm payrolls rose by 192,000 last month and unemployment fell below 9% for the first time in nearly two years….8.9% employment;   Gallup had a different take on this, we review it below. Adjustments to population has helped  keep number in order.   Labor force participation rate has not been moved.  Job gains […]

A Review Of The U.S. Air Force’s Secretive X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle Space Plane

| March 3, 2011

Wow, this sure looks spacey…come to think of it, that makes total sense!  Unlike NASA’s space shuttles, the X-37B space plane does everything autonomously. It also has a solar array that is deployed from its payload bay to generate power during its months-long stay in orbit.  The first X-37B spacecraft launched in April 2010 and […]

Gallup Finds U.S. Unemployment Hitting 10.3% In February, Different From U.S. Government Survey

| March 3, 2011

We would side with the Gallop Poll over the U.S. government data.     Aside from that, Warren Buffet said Wednesday on CNBC that the U.S. unemployment rate should be in the low seven percent range by late 2012. If that is going to be the case, the job creation environment must change dramatically from what it is […]

Food Stamp Usage Shows Another All Time Record

| March 3, 2011

The economy may be getting better for the time being, but not for those at the bottom!  Food stamp usage just hit 44.1 million people in December and averaged $134 a month per person.

World Food Prices Increase To A Record

| March 3, 2011

Guess Ben Bernanke has been looking at the wrong picture with his “inflation isn’t a problem” rant!  The picture above looks pretty darn clear to us. Global food prices rose to a record in February and grain costs may continue to rise in the next several months, with only rice keeping the world from a repeat […]

Housing Market 101

| March 2, 2011

Ok class, let’s review the current housing market.  So where do we start…how about with inventory! Inventory continues to swell. “There’s just way too many homes out there relative to demand and we’re not going to see that change anytime soon,” says Joshua Shapiro, chief US economist for MFR Inc. Lenders continue to repossess massive numbers of […]

Chile Comes Up With An Interesting Solution To Help Stabilize Its Energy Costs

| March 2, 2011

Chile will delay the end of its summer time by three weeks as the country faces an energy squeeze because of drought and high demand, the government said Wednesday. Chile relies heavily on hydroelectric power to meet energy needs in the world’s top copper producer, and rain shortages force generators to rely on costly fuel-driven plants, […]

Fed Beige Book Shows Modest Growth

| March 2, 2011

The U.S. economy grew moderately in early 2011 and the weak jobs market improved, while businesses reported rising costs, the Fed said. Here are some key highlights: Non-wage input costs increased for manufacturers and retailers in most Districts. Retailers in some Districts mentioned they had implemented price increases or were anticipating such action in the next […]

Stratfor: Never Fight A Land War In Asia

| March 1, 2011

  Never Fight A Land War In Asia By George Friedman | March 1, 2011 U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, speaking at West Point, said last week that “Any future defense secretary who advises the president to again send a big American land army into Asia or into the Middle East or Africa should have […]

Defined Contribution 401K Plans For States May Not Be The Answer For Workers

| March 1, 2011

Well, this is a deep subject, no pun intended, suffice to say 401K’s are not the only way states can help their pension funds. They can manage them more wisely and put less faith into Wall Street. The financial collapse, poor management and the housing bubble are amoung the reasons these plans are in crisis.  Here are some definitions: A defined benefit […]

Gallup Sees Consumer Confidence Headed Down

| March 1, 2011

Gallop breaks things down into different categories much better then other polls do! According to the Gallup Poll, “Americans have become much less confident in the U.S. economy over the past two weeks, with Gallup’s Economic Confidence Index falling from -18 to -30 during that span. The -18 Index score from two weeks ago was the […]

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