Mike Barrett
Natural Society
March 21, 2012
Are genetically modified foods making you sick and fat? Monsanto’s genetically modified creations have been pegged for causing a plethora of environmental and human harm, but are they also contributing to one of the country’s fastest growing health problems? A study published in the International Journal of Biological Sciences shows that GM food is indeed contributing to the obesity epidemic.
While being one of the first to report on a comparative [...]
From Bloomberg:
Stem cells grown from patients’ own cardiac tissue can heal damage once thought to be permanent after a heart attack, according to a study that suggests the experimental approach may one day help stave off heart failure.
In a trial of 25 heart-attack patients, 17 who got the stem cell treatment showed a 50 percent reduction in cardiac scar tissue compared with no improvement for the eight who received standard [...]
From breitbart:
Delta Air Lines is eyeing a bid for bankrupt rival American Airlines, a source close to the matter said on Thursday, despite doubts that the proposed mega-carrier would win regulatory approval.
Atlanta-based Delta, the world’s second largest airline after recently merged United-Continental, has enlisted investment firm Blackstone to craft a potential bid, the source said.
American Airlines declared bankruptcy in November, as it struggled to slash its debt burden and costs.
Bankruptcy, a common tactic in [...]
http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/ct-met-rezko-sentencing-1122-20111122,0,7545749.story
Antoin “Tony” Rezko was sentenced today to 10½ years in prison for extorting millions of dollars from firms seeking state business or regulatory approval while he was a top fundraiser and adviser to then-Gov.Rod Blagojevich.
Rezko’s daughter broke down sobbing in the courtroom as U.S. District Judge Amy St. Eve handed down the sentence.
“You were engaged in a very, very serious offense, Mr. Rezko” the judge said as she imposed the [...]
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By Mike Whitney
October 21, 2011 “Counterpunch” – -Why is Bank of America moving derivatives from Merrill Lynch to an insured subsidiary? Is it because the derivatives could blow up at any time leaving Merrill with gigantic, unsustainable losses? If that’s the case, then it would make perfect sense to shift them into a depository institution that’s covered by the FDIC. That way, the taxpayers would wind up paying for the damage [...]
This story from Bloomberg just hit the wires this morning. Bank of America is shifting derivatives in its Merrill investment banking unit to its depository arm, which has access to the Fed discount window and is protected by the FDIC.
This means that the investment bank’s European derivatives exposure is now backstopped by U.S. taxpayers. Bank of America didn’t get regulatory approval to do this, they just did it at the request [...]
Federal Reserve Now Backstopping $75 Trillion Of Bank Of America’s Derivatives Trades
This story from Bloomberg just hit the wires this morning. Bank of America is shifting derivatives in its Merrill investment banking unit to its depository arm, which has access to the Fed discount window and is protected by the FDIC.
This means that the investment bank’s European derivatives exposure is now backstopped by U.S. taxpayers. Bank of America didn’t get regulatory [...]
LONDON—News Corp.’s tabloid reporting scandal swelled anew Tuesday, as allegations about the possible hacking of a dead teenager’s phone unleashed public outrage and placed the company’s top U.K. newspaper executive in the hot seat.
News Corp. has been under pressure for several years amid investigations into the use of private detectives by its News of the World tabloid to break into the mobile-phone voice mail [...]
According to the annual report released by metals consultancy GFMS Limited for The Silver Institute, the annual industrial demand for silver will grow from about 487.4 million ounces recorded in 2010 to 665.9 million ounces in 2015. While emerging technologies are expected to contribute significantly to this demand, it is apparent that established uses will still be the major demand driver.
The highest end users of [...]
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According to the annual report released by metals consultancy GFMS Limited for The Silver Institute, the annual industrial demand for silver will grow from about 487.4 million ounces recorded in 2010 to 665.9 million ounces in 2015. While emerging technologies are expected to contribute significantly to this demand, it is apparent that established uses will still be the major demand driver.
The highest end [...]
Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange withdrew their $11 billion proposal to acquire NYSE Euronext after discussion with the U.S. Justice Department.
“We took the decision to withdraw our offer when it became clear that we would not be successful in securing regulatory approval for … Read more @ WSJ
From WSJ:
LONDON—A new erection-enhancing condom product, dubbed “Viagra for condoms,” is nearing regulatory approval and could be on sale in Europe by the end of the year.
Analysts say the condoms, which contain a gel that helps men maintain a firmer erection for longer, could make a significant splash in the condom market, where innovation is rare and patent-protected inventions are hard to come by.
The product [...]
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