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Protests against austerity measures have flared up once more in cities across Europe. A 24-hour general strike is underway in Portugal over public sector pay cuts and tax rises, two days before parliament votes on a severe new budget. The strike is set to cause the biggest disruption in the country for over two decades. Meanwhile, unrest is building in the UK over the government’s proposals to increase university tuition fees. RT on Facebook: www.facebook.com RT on Twitter: twitter.com
July 6, 2009 – recorded 09:30 US Unemployment: US loses equivalent of every job created in decade: www.financialpost.com The unemployment timebomb is quietly ticking: www.telegraph.co.uk California Water Crisis: Governor: Water Will Be Released To Farms: www.kcra.com Senate committee votes to expand Clean Water Act: www.cfbf.com States paying price for conservativism: www.examiner.com New York City’s First Rooftop Hydroponic Farm To Yield 30 Tons Of Produce Annually: www.treehugger.com waterwars: The new dust bowl: www.youtube.com San Joaquin Valley a dust bowl, while the USA has to import food, thanks to the liberals: www.youtube.com QE: Not working?: Quantitative easing, credit easing and enhanced credit support arent working; heres why: www.nakedcapitalism.com QE just acting as a sugar rush for insolvent banks that deserve to fail : www.telegraph.co.uk Bank rejects criticism of quantitative easing scheme business.timesonline.co.uk Modern Flappers?: Sex and the modern girl: Are we witnessing a new age of female sexual assertiveness?: www.independent.co.uk “Flappers” in the 20′s: en.wikipedia.org Credit Insurance: Vasanta Group in talks to save 1400 jobs as it teeters on brink of collapse: www.telegraph.co.uk Trade credit insurance claims hit record levels: www.independent.co.uk Trade credit claims double to £316m: www.ft.com Threshers suffers hangover from diminution of credit insurance: www.telegraph.co.uk Lack of properties props up house valuations: www.timesonline …
Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) hosting MSNBC Live speaks with Adam Green of the PCCC about the Deficit Commission’s first proposal.
Cenk Uygur (host of The Young Turks) filled in for Chris Jansing on MSNBC Live and debated former Reagan economic adviser Art Laffer on tax cuts and the deficit. New TYT Facebook Page(!): www.facebook.com Subscribe to the FREE Video Podcast on iTunes: bit.ly Follow us on Twitter: twitter.com www.theyoungturks.com DISCOUNTS: www.theyoungturks.com FREE Movies(!): www.netflix.com Note: The above two links are for TYT sponsors. Read Ana’s blog and subscribe at: www.examiner.com TYT Network (new WTF?! channel): www.youtube.com Check Out TYT Interviews www.youtube.com
Jim Rogers, chairman of Rogers Holdings, talks with Bloomberg’s Carol Massar from Frankfurt about the impact of Federal Reserve monetary policy on the economy and financial markets, the correlation of the US to global investment markets, and his recommendation of China’s currency. Bloomberg’s Erik Schatzker also speaks. (Source: Bloomberg) February 1, 2008 09:14 EST 00:00 Outlook for oil prices, investment strategy 01:02 Ben Bernanke “doesn’t know what he’s doing.” 02:39 Fed policy created “chaos”; contrast to Japan 04:10 Impact of US economy on global markets 04:56 Strategy: agriculture, currencies; financials 05:21 China “buying reserves” in commodities 06:34 Aluminum Corp., Alcoa stake in Rio Tinto 08:07 Microsoft’s bid for Yahoo; “shorting the ETF” 10:06 Recommends renminbi, “safest” for long-term Running time 10:38