Category: Government Money
UK has run out of money
The Government ‘has run out of money’ and cannot afford debt-fuelled tax cuts or extra spending, George Osborne has admitted. In a stark warning ahead of next month’s Budget, the Chancellor said there was...
3 doomsaying experts who foresee economic devasation ahead
Gerald Celente, a trend forecaster at The Trends Research Institute, says Americans should brace themselves for an “economic 9/11″ due to policymakers’ inability to solve the world’s financial and economic woes. The coming meltdown,...
Police, Border Patrol, other agencies looking to expand drone use at home
The aerospace industry forecasts a worldwide deployment of almost 30,000 drones by 2018, with the United States accounting for half of them. “The potential … civil market for these systems could dwarf the military...
Global Opposition Grows against EU Emissions Law
A European Union law to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from airlines traveling to and from Europe has drawn a joint protest from 23 non-EU countries and sparked talk of a global trade war. The...
U.S. weighs release of oil reserves, world frets about Iran
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is considering a release from its strategic oil reserves, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Friday, acknowledging the harm that supply disruptions from Iran could have on the...
7 states sue over Obama birth control coverage rule
The rule, announced as part of the federal health care law, has come under fire from religious groups that object to the use of contraceptives, sterilization and abortion-inducing drugs. In response to the criticism,...
Chinese investors to tread more carefully in Africa
(Reuters) – China’s oil and commodities firms are set to tread more carefully in Africa after being stung by kidnappings, seizures of cargo and, most recently, the expulsion of a chief executive. But they...
Europe’s banks bleed from Greek debt crisis
(Reuters) – The scars of Greece’s debt crisis were laid bare in heavy losses from a string of European banks on Thursday, and bosses warned the region’s precarious finances would continue to threaten economic...
Doctors filmed agreeing illegal abortions ‘no questions asked’
Women are being granted illegal abortions by doctors based on the sex of their unborn baby, an undercover investigation by The Daily Telegraph reveals. Doctors at British clinics have been secretly filmed agreeing to...
