Sunday, 8 August 2010

Goldman Made Between $11 And $16 Billion In 2009 Trading CDS And Other Derivatives
As part of its most recent FCIC grilling, David Viniar left the political theater a month ago with a homework assignment to disclose all of the firm’s derivative profits, as well as provide granular detail on its derivative trades.

Lavish Obama vacation in time of economic turmoil raises eyebrows
Japan Redux: A Video Case Study Of The Upcoming U.S. Lost Decade

‘There wasn’t much blood about’: Detective who found weapons expert David Kelly’s body raises questions over his death
The police officer who discovered the body of Dr David Kelly has spoken out for the first time – and revealed that there was ‘not much’ blood on or near the Government scientist.

Mexico drug cartels thrive despite Calderon’s offensive
Nearly four years after President Felipe Calderon launched a military-led crackdown, the cartels are smuggling more narcotics into the U.S., amassing bigger fortunes and extending dominion at home.

Taliban kills 10 medical aid workers in northern Afghanistan
Gunmen killed 10 members of a medical team, including six Americans, traveling in the rugged mountains of northern Afghanistan, demonstrating the reach of insurgents far from their traditional havens and shocking the expatriate community here.