Bank of America Reaches 16 Billion Dollar Settlement with Department of Justice
The Bank of America Corporation has been ordered to pay a $16.65 billion settlement to the Department of Justice for its role in selling toxic mortgage bonds to Americans before the 2008 financial...
View ArticleTop Universities to Offer Courses on CryptoCurrency
Duke University and New York University have recently begun offering courses on cryptocurrencies. NYU Professor Geoffrey Miller and Professor David Yermack are teaching “The Law and Business of Bitcoin...
View ArticleU.S. Commodities Commission to Hold Hearing on Bitcoin
On October 9 the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) will hold a public meeting on Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies. The Commission will host a panel which will examine Bitcoin and the...
View ArticleEcuador Opens National Electronic Money System
The Central Bank of Ecuador held a press conference on Christmas Eve announcing the launch of its national EMS or Electronic Money System. The system is designed to move the nation to a completely...
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Minimum Wage Will Rise in 21 States in 2015
Beginning January 1, 2015 twenty one states will see an increase in minimum wages. Alaska, Arkansas, Nebraska and South Dakota recently approved increases during the November election. Either other...
View ArticleEx-IRS Agent Joe Bannister on the Fraudulent Income Tax
Discussed in the video: Three Reasons why the Income Tax is a fraud…… 1. Most Americans do not earn “income”. 2. Most Americans are not liable to pay an income tax. 3. The 16th Amendment was not...
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Poll: Majority of Americans Ignorant of Federal Reserve’s Role, Do Not Want...
A new poll by Reuters shows that most Americans are largely ignorant to the purpose of the Federal Reserve, yet they believe the government should allow the Central Bank to run itself. A poll of 1,388...
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Economist Warns of Economic Downturn in Houston
Houston economist Barton Smith recently warned that Houstonians would face a housing downturn following recent drops in oil prices. Smith said in the next six months Houston will experience a...
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Protesters and Police Battle Outside European Central Bank
Protesters with the Blockupy alliance battled with riot police early Wednesday in Frankfurt, Germany at the opening of a new headquarters for the European Central Bank. An estimated seven thousand...
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Wikileaks Releases New Draft of Trans-Pacific Partnership
On Wednesday Wikileaks released a new draft of the secretive Trans-Pacific Partnership trade agreement. The investment chapter is dated January 20 and details how individual nations cannot show...
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