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New Evidence: First Americans Likely Came from Europe, Not Asia

October 26th, 2012
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Econintersect:  Professor Dennis Stanford, of the Smithsonian Institution in Washington DC, and Professor Bruce Bradley of the University of Exeter,have pubnlished a book "Across Atlantic Ice" (University of California Press, Berkeley, 2012) that revie… more »

Bank of America: Sued for Defrauding Government

October 24th, 2012
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Econintersect: Preet S. Baharara, U.S. attorney for Southern District of New York in Manhattan, has announced the filing of a civil complaint against the Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) charging the firm with defrauding the federal government.  The suit was b… more »

Cyber Wars Escalating

October 24th, 2012
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Econintersect:  Over the past several weeks and extending back two years massive cyber attacks have been causing major internet problems.  There have been attacks on Iranian nuclear facilities coordinated by the U.S. and Israel according to a report in T… more »

China: PMI Improves Sharply but Still Below 50

October 24th, 2012
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Econintersect:  The HSBC (Hong Kong and Shanghai Bank, NYSE:HBC) preliminary PMI (Purchasing Managers' Index) reading for October has risen from 47.9 , final reading for September, to 49.1 in October.  The early reading, referred to as the flash PMI indi… more »

Prudential: Too Big to Fail?

October 23rd, 2012
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Econintersect:  A leading insurance industry website has reported that Prudential (NYSE:PRU) is close to being classified as a SIFI (systemically important financial institution).  If the process is completed Prudential will join the mega banks, MetLife… more »

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