. Egan-Jones Ratings Co. downgraded its credit rating for the United States today, dropping the rating down a notch to AA-. The agency said that the third round of large-scale asset purchases (QE3) by the Federal Reserve has the possibility of weakening the US Dollar, which would push up inflation. News broke early Friday morning [...]
. Fox Business anchor Stu Varney released a video on Youtube this morning talking about what happens when Ben Bernanke makes the decision to “print up a storm” – as he essentially did in yesterday’s Fed Announcement. Varney lamented that the American middle class can not be happy because the Fed announcement has not only [...]
The Forex Charts Powered by Forexpros – The Leading Financial Portal. After the Fed’s announcement of QE (quantitative easing), and subsequent press conference by Fed chairman Ben Bernanke, the US Dollar has fallen to a 4-month low against the euro and Swiss franc. With speculation that the dollar will fall and the euro will rise [...]
On Thursday evening, The House of Representatives passed a joint resolution that is a 6 month spending bill that will keep federal agencies running through the end of the budget year, and past the elections in November. This bill was passed by a vote of 329-91, with 9 not voting. This short-term budget band-aid allows the avoidance [...]
. In light of yesterday’s news about the death of US Ambassador to Libya, an Indianapolis suburb has had their school website hacked by a group claiming to represent the group “All Muslims Of The World”. The text on the website said the following: “This breakthrough in response to the film and graphics depicting the [...]
. President Obama will address the media live at 10:35 AM EDT, presumably to address the attack on the US Embassy in Benghazi, Libya that resulted in the death of US Ambassador Chris Stevens, and three others. JOIN THE LIVE CHAT VISIT WHITEHOUSE.GOV ___
. A Libyan official has told the Reuters news agency, ”The American ambassador and three staff members were killed when gunmen fired rockets at them.” When asked about the report, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland told Fox News that they have no information at this time about the report. The U.S. ambassador to Libya is J. [...]
We were not white or black, legal or illegal, Jewish, Islam or Christian. We were not the haves or the have-nots, the 1% or the ninety-nine, we weren’t prideful elitists or gun-totin’ rednecks. We were, just, Americans. We honor the thousands who died and the many Americans who have served and are currently serving in [...]
. Last night in Montreal, Quebec, Canada during the live broadcast of WWE’s professional wrestling program “Monday Night Raw”, wrestling legend Jerry “The King” Lawler suffered a heart attack as he was providing commentary for the live television program. Viewers at home had virtually no knowledge of what was going on until fellow WWE commentator [...]
Democrats have shown just how far off the sanity cliff they’ve gone in their video to open the Democratic National Convention. Just to repeat, the narrator says, “Government is the only thing that we all belong to…we’re together as a part of our city, or our county or our state. Or our nation.” There’s [...]
. Chuck Norris Fact #49: Chuck Norris won a staring contest with his eyes closed . ___
. On August 16th, 2012, former Marine Brandon J. Raub was arrested at his home by the FBI, US Secret Service, and the Chesterfield County (VA) Police department. [Video below] What was this Iraq and Afghanistan veteran arrested for – without a warrant? The posts on his Facebook page. Reportedly, the posts on his page [...]
As a part of President Obama’s “We Can’t Wait” initiative, seven nationally and regionally significant solar and wind energy projects will be expedited, including projects in Arizona, California, Nevada, and Wyoming. According to a statement released from the White House, this is “part of a Presidential Executive Order issued in March of this year, the Office [...]
For years, the current White House occupant has foisted the concept that more affluent Americans do not pay their fair share of taxes. That may make for an effectively memorable campaign stump slogan, but as is so often the case with the “progressive” Democrat’s reelection campaign statements, the rhetoric does not align itself with reality. [...]
A national poll showing a 59/35 percent disapproval rating demonstrates how declining confidence in American economic performance has led business owners to turn on the White House. With the Oval Office insisting that the country cannot afford to continue the current tax rates for individuals making over $200,000 and couples making more than $250,000, aka [...]
