Mon 2010-04-26 14:55 EDT

When Outsourcing Fails: One in Five German Firms Leaving China - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News - International

SPIEGEL ONLINE, Hamburg, Germany

Citing fast-climbing labor costs and pesky production quality problems, a growing number of German companies are doing an about face and pulling their manufacturing operations out of China. Some are searching for countries with lower wages while others are returning production to Germany...

German Firms Leaving China; International; news; Outsourcing Fails; Spiegel Online.

Culture of Life News Mon 2010-01-04 16:52 EST

The Horrors Of The Carbon Trade Derivatives Beast

Elaine Supkis

There are many ways of fixing things. Using the right tools is important. The international bankers have chosen a very nasty tool for fixing both global warming and dealing with the Hubbert Oil Peak: wild derivative futures markets modeled on the goofy OTC --CDS market! The thing that just destroyed international banking. We mustn't forget that the reason we had a banking meltdown was due to the sudden climb in energy prices beginning with the invasion of Iraq.

Carbon Trade Derivatives Beast; Culture; horror; Life News.

Thu 2009-02-26 00:00 EST

Hussman Funds - Weekly Market Comment: How to Climb Out of the Global Financial Hole - February 17, 2009

John P. Hussman

2009; climbed; February 17; global financial hole; Hussman Funds; weekly market comments.

Mon 2008-06-30 00:00 EDT

Angry Bear: Broken Clock Day

Thomas Friedman accidentally tells truth: "Since President Bush came to office, our national savings have gone from 6 percent of gross domestic product to 1 percent, and consumer debt has climbed from $8 trillion to $14 trillion."

Angry Bear; Broken Clock Day.