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Chinese Offer £1.3Bn for Metal Exchange
Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, which counts the Chinese government among it shareholders, is understood to have tabled a …
Month: June 2012
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30,000 Secret Surveillance Orders Approved Each Year
30,000 secret surveillance orders approved each year Nate Anderson (5 June 12) If the government spies on you but brings …
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Public Comment on Inflation Measurement
Source: Shadowstats This article replaces the earlier “Primer” on the Consumer Price Index Consumer Price Index Has Been Reconfigured …
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The Global Debt Clock
Source: Economist Our interactive overview of government debt across the planet. The clock is ticking. Every second, it seems, someone …
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What’s the Risk of Capital Flight in China?
By Humble Student of the Markets I wrote before that the likely negative surprise was going to come from China …
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There Are Three Kinds of People
“There are three kinds of people in the world: those who are asleep, those who are stirring, and those who …
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Senators, Prime Ministers – and Texas Teachers’ CIO – Attend Bilderberg Conference
By Paula Vasan, aiCIO Alongside senators, prime ministers, and banking kingpins, one (perhaps) unusual attendee is currently at this year’s …
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Flame Cyber Attack: Israel Behind Largest Cyber Spy Weapon Ever?
By Lee Ferran, Alexander Marquardt and Colleen Curry Flame, also known as sKyWIper, is a veritable “toolkit” of cyber spying …