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Tag Archives: banking
A Solution to the Financial Crisis? Sharia!
Italian economist Loretta Napoleoni (of Rogue Economics fame), blames the lingering financial crisis in part on the American War on Terrorism, which inaugurated an allegedly “suspicious attitude…toward Muslim investors.” She goes further though, and argues that the only solution to … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged academia, academics, bankers, banking, case studies, clients, despotism, dictatorship, Economics, finance, financial crisis, gendr, home loans, islam, Islamic finance, Italian, Loretta Napoleoni, married women, marxism, Marxist, medieval, militarims, Muslim, North Korea, property rights, rogue economics, scholars, sharia, social responsibility, Somalia, Soviet Union, UNM, Vermont, War on Terrorism, women
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Three Banks to Rule the World
The winners of the global financial turmoil look to be three American ‘superbanks’: JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Wells Fargo. The institutions have all grown to occupy such a predominant position in the marketplace, that all three recently … Continue reading
Posted in Economics
Tagged Asia, Bank of America, banking, banks, democracy, domestic deposits, Europe, exports, financial crisis, housing crisis, JP Morgan Chase, markets, recession, superbanks, Wells Fargo
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Anders Aslund on the Russian Economy
After forcefully savaging the Russian invasion of Georgia, controversial Swedish economist Anders Aslund lays out ten reasons he expects an impending economic collapse in Russia. Each point is sound, although some are more problematic than others. Particularly cogent are the … Continue reading
Posted in Economics, Foreign affairs
Tagged Anders Aslund, banking, commodities, East Asia, Economic Development Ministry, economy, efficiency, finance, GDP, Georgia, industry, invasion, investors, Mechel, Medvedev, Moscow Times, oil, Putin, Renationalization, Russia, Russneft, UBS, United Heavy Machineries, VSMP-Avisma, World Bank, WTO
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Stick to Foam Peanuts
A Kansas family noticed that the shipping materials used by a Texas company were composed of shredded personal checks. The family was able to tape the shards back together, revealing numerous account numbers. The company says they’ve been using shredded … Continue reading
Posted in Around the Web
Tagged account numbers, Add new tag, banking, checks, fraud, identity theft, Kansas, Texas
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