Tuesday, December 9, 2008

A strange alliance..........



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Visualizing Nuclear Proliferation .........



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Wasted.......



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Taxed.........




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No bonus for you.........


Merrill Lynch & Co. chief John Thain has suggested to directors that he get a 2008 bonus of as much as $10 million, but the battered securities firm's compensation committee is resisting his request, according to people familiar with the situation......Link

8 High-Tech Christmas Trees.........



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5 Government Programs That Backfired...




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Governor arrested..............

Gov. Rod Blagojevich and his chief of staff, John Harris, were arrested by FBI agents on federal corruption charges Tuesday morning.....Link

Monday, December 8, 2008

Anything for a game show...........


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Flashback............

Wasted.......



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Greek Riots..........

BoA set to lose billions in business...

In a stinging note of support for the laid off workers that have taken up residency in Chicago's Republic Windows & Doors factory, the Governor of Illinois has suspended business with Bank of America until it reissues credit to the shuttered company...Link

Fed approves Chinese bank.......

The US Federal Reserve said Monday it had authorized China Construction Bank, a leading Chinese state bank, to operate in the United States.Link