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SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- Leaders of 20 major economies on Friday refused to back a U.S. push to make China boost its currency's value, keeping alive a dispute that raises fears of a global trade war amid criticism that cheap Chinese exports are...
Thomas Jefferson was born at Shadwell, among the hills of Virginia, on this day in 1743. A favorite amongst the founding fathers, he is also one of my favorite authors. Jefferson distinguished himself as a horticulturist, statesman, architect, archaeologist...
The Gilded Age ended on this day in 1933, the end of the gold standard in the US. Gold had dominated monetary systems for about a hundred years, the thinking being that limiting money to the supply of gold would enforce discipline on the various governments...
On this day in 1792, 24 brokers, merchants, and auctioneers gathered under a buttonwood tree in Manhattan's Castle Garden (now Battery Park) and signed a very brief document known as the Buttonwood Agreement. A quarter century later it was incorporated...
Those that live in Sunnyside know that the most contentious issue currently in front of our Council is the Stormwater Assessment Fee, which went into effect this year. I don’t normally blog about issues that are in front of Council (that may change...
BERNARD L. MADOFF PLEADS GUILTY TO ELEVEN-COUNT CRIMINAL INFORMATION AND IS REMANDED INTO CUSTODY Lev L. Dassin, the Acting U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York, Joseph M. Demarest Jr., the Assistant Director-in-Charge of the New York Field...
I received this from a friend of mine today, it says everything I wanted to, so I will stop here. --- Dear IRS, I'm sorry to inform you that I'm not going to be able to pay the taxes owed on April 15th, but all is not lost. I paid these taxes...
If you are like me, you are probably wondering exactly where did the $350B of the first round of TARP money go. Well that’s one of the Financial Industries closest guarded secrets; however the Washington Times reported today that some of that money...