If you thought the United States unemployment rate of 7.8 percent, or 12.2 million jobless Americans, was bad then look at the latest report from the International Labour Organization (ILO), a United Nations agency based in Geneva, Switzerland. It projects a really bad year for much of the world. Since 2007 when the global economic […]
Archives for January 2013
A Visual History of Gold: From mining to investment
VisualCapitalist.com published an in-depth five-part infographic titled “A History of Gold.” It highlights its history, the supplying and mining of gold, its uses and demand, using it as an investment and 2012’s gold deposit rankings. As a reporter, I’ve covered quite a bit of infographics over the past couple of years, but this is the […]
Inside Ron Paul’s portfolio: gold and silver stocks
A few publications have gotten their hands on retired Texas Republican Congressman Ron Paul’s portfolio. Most of his portfolio consists of gold and silver stocks. What should be interesting is to see Paul supporters flock to these stocks now and potentially increase the trade value. Here are the 15 stocks: – Barrick Gold – Goldcorp […]
Ron Paul: Far too many Americans view federal debt as a nonissue
Former Texas Republican Congressman and three-time presidential candidate Ron Paul published an op-ed piece in the EurAsia Review on Monday, in which he talks about the federal debt and the latest conception of minting a $1 trillion platinum coin to help tackle the enormous debt levels. In the next several weeks, the Republican leadership and […]
Canadian taxpayers paid expenses for CEOs travelling with prime minister to China
The governing Conservative Party of Canada is in trouble Monday as the Canadian Press reported that taxpayers covered the expenses of the nation’s top CEOs when they travelled with Prime Minister Stephen Harper during last year’s trip to China. According to the Foreign Affairs Department, expenses include accommodation, meals, local transportation and “miscellaneous items.” It […]