Orders for U.S. Goods Decrease by the Most in Three Years Bloomberg ...Slowdowns in Europe and China may limit exports, while business investment cools after the strongest 10-quarter performance in a decade, leading to a slowdown in manufacturing...
Greek anger keeps German tourists away Reuters ...German tourists are in short supply in Greece these days, frightened away by reports of visceral anti-German sentiment in some places, fears of being stranded by strikes and television images of fiery anti-austerity riots...
Shareholders Revolt: Are Wall Street's CEOs Worth Their Pay? Forbes ...The CEOs of Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase, Wells Fargo, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley had a total compensation of more than $80 million in 2011–a year where the last thing you wanted to touch was a financial stock...
Reprehensible Behavior a Cornerstone of its Business Model Financial Armageddon ...Although I (and many others) have long been critics of Wall Street's incredibly sleazy, recklessly psychopathic, and relentlessly self-destructive underbelly, there is another corner of the financial services industry that seems to have made reprehensible behavior a cornerstone of its business model...the insurance industry seems intent on making Congress look like a bastion of honesty and ethical behavior...
Investigative Report: Koch Industries and the Wisconsin Judiciary Badger Democracy ...With the help of methodical and systematic co-opting of academicians and institutions, Koch influence came to Wisconsin, still under the radar in 2009 – with a little help from a “non-partisan” judge…from Waukesha County...
Pennsylvania Primary: Blue Dog Democrats Lose Seats Huffington Post ...(Loser Jason) Altmire was a "huge favorite" based on the geography of the new district, but "boots on the ground and the energy of working families upset that paradigm..."
