September 2, 2014
Black Sea Oil Claims Before and After Russia Annexed Crimea
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Hard hitting global and local news
Hard hitting global and local news
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Read the original: Eurozone Manufacturing PMI at 13-Month Low, with Germany Worse than Expected, Italy and France in Contraction
Bloomberg reports EU Vows More Russia Sanctions If War in Ukraine Worsens . European Union leaders agreed to impose tougher sanctions on Russia, possibly targeting energy and finance, if the war in Ukraine worsens. Leaders early today gave the European Commission a week to deliver proposals for the penalties.
The Seattle Times discusses the fine print in Expanded Medicaid’s fine print holds surprise: ‘payback’ from estate after death With an estimated 223,000 adults seeking health insurance headed toward Washington’s expanded Medicaid program over the next three years, the state’s estate-recovery rules, which allow collection of nearly all medical expenses, have come under fire. Medicaid, in keeping with federal policy, has long tapped into estates. But because most low-income adults without disabilities could not qualify for typical medical coverage through Medicaid, recovery primarily involved expenses for nursing homes and other long-term care.
Eli Rabett Eli Rabett Eli Rabett is a not quite failed professorial techno-bunny, a chair election from retirement, at a wanna be research university that has a lot to be proud of but has swallowed the Kool-Aid. The students are naive but great and the administrators vary day-to-day between homicidal and delusional. His colleagues are smart, but they have a curious inability to see the holes that they dig for themselves
More: Venezuelan Bolivar Plunges to Record Low on Black Market; Bond Default Coming Up in October?
More: Jane’s Defense Caught With Pants Down: Ukraine Admits Rebel Counteroffensive, Including March to the Sea
Saxo Bank chief economist Steen Jakobsen points out the 10-Year US treasury note is the cheapest 10-year government bond in the G7, with the interest rate spread near a record high. Spread of US 10-Year Note Yield vs. G7 Average Yield click on chart for sharper image Via email Steen says ..
Tweet The title above refers to a San Jose newspaper article . I’ve mentioned a while back that I’m running for re-election, and it turns out it’s going to be interesting
IMF chief Christine Lagarde Under Formal Investigation in French fraud case.