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…may transfer your commission for this transaction. After I receive that information, I will respond with detailed information about safeguards that will be used to protect the funds. Yours Faithfully…

Credit Default Swaps Again

…keep up with US banks if they are regulated Banks oppose plan to raise capital requirements on CDS SIFMA Global SmartBrief | 09/10/2008 The European Commission’s proposal to increase capital…

Report on oil speculation

…be out probably by tomorrow from Commodity Futures Trading Commission. Of course, there has to be an ulterior motive: Critics said Mr. Masters is trying to buoy his own investing…

2 Banks Will Buy Back $17 Billion in Securities

…Securities Board. Each group would exact a $50 million penalty. The federal Securities and Exchange Commission also participated in the settlement talks but elected not to exact a penalty, pending…

Money = Wind, Bush and Fox News?

…Public Utility Commission puts the cost of power from new nuclear plants at 15 cents per kWh. It also puts the cost of coal (without carbon capture and storage) at…

Soc Sec XX: Reframing the Trust Fund

…examine the years from 1957 to 1965 we see a real Pay/Go system, with some years showing small surpluses while other years showing somewhat higher deficits with a result in…

Soc Sec XVII: Cap Increases & Donut Holes

by Bruce Webb Andrew Biggs at his site Notes on Social Security Reform spotted and copied a remarkable article from the WSJ under the title Obama’s Social Security Plan Draws…

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Rock the Vote clues young voters in: President Bush has nominated von Spakovsky — a champion of voter suppression — to serve on the Federal Election Commission. Because of his…