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Hilarious Transcripts of Fed Minutes from 2008 Reveal Completely Clueless Fed

MishTalk

Today the Fed released minutes of meetings at the start and during the great financial crisis. Here is a list of FOMC Transcripts and Other Historical Materials, 2008 Notes I purposely cherry picked statements of various Fed governors. percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3 percentage point to GDP growth in 2008 and 0.3

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Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. Non-Manufacturing Services ISM Fails to Meet Expectations; New Orders Plunge. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140).

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Spain on Track to Meet Budget Targets Says Economy Minister; Data Strongly Suggests Otherwise

MishTalk

On September 16, Spain''s economy minister, Luis de Guindos, said Spain on Track to Meet Budget. Spain is on track to meet the 2013 budget deficit target it agreed on with its European Union partners and should emerge from recession before the end of the year, the economy minister said on Monday. Spain Budget Deficit Soars.

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IMF Chief Under Investigation in French Fraud Case; Meet David Lipton (an Obama Clone), Lagarde's Possible Replacement

MishTalk

IMF chief Christine Lagarde has been put under formal investigation by French magistrates for alleged negligence in a political fraud affair dating from 2008 when she was finance minister. IMF chief Christine Lagarde Under Formal Investigation in French fraud case. Does it matter if Lagarde is forced out of the IMF? Not at all.

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The age old tale of financial crises

Tom Spencer

The story of the 2008 financial crisis begins somewhere shortly after the death of Jesus Christ himself. The 2008 financial crisis saw Ben Bernanke, the then chairman of the Federal Reserve, providing money to banks across the United States following the collapse of the housing market and subsequent defaults of mortgage backed securities.

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Cybersecurity 101: How to defend against cyber-attacks

Tom Spencer

WannaCry, the ransom-ware, targeted computers running on Windows XP and Windows 7, an outdated operating system which Windows no longer supported in terms of security updates ( Trendall, 2008 ). Training employees in the basics of cybersecurity can be done through meetings and by creating a cybersecurity guidebook for your organisation.

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Scranton Needs 117% Property Tax Hike to Balance Budget

MishTalk

Get Involved The State of the Unions Finances: A Citizens Guide. Scranton taxpayers could face a 117 percent increase in taxes next year as the citys finances continue to spiral out of control. December 2008 (85). November 2008 (78). October 2008 (108). September 2008 (140). August 2008 (93).