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Are You Keeping Up? Are You Keeping Up?I have been breaking my own rule lately, I haven't kept up as well with current events as I would like. None the less, I am finally getting to writing an update on some interesting things going on in our very busy world. I encourage you to continue keeping up with world events, because there are some very interesting things happening that WILL affect your future-and it would benefit you to understand ... Wednesday, 30 June 2010 READMORE |
News You Should Check Out News You Should Check OutThere is a great deal as always to keep up with in the news these days, but I have a few updates on some trends you should keep your eye on. These trends include Israel and the Middle East, the global financial crisis, Russia and China, and the push toward globalization.In regard to Israel, we are slowly seeing a deterioration of ties with the U.S. This is an important trend to ... Tuesday, 16 March 2010 READMORE |
Headlines and Trends Headlines and TrendsThere are many trends in our world that you should be watching closely. I try to point them out as often as I can, and many of them are in the news almost daily. Here are a few that are very important to monitor: Israel and threats against it, Iran and it's nuclear progression, Russia and it's relationship to Muslim majority nations, China and it's growing power, the U.S. and it's declining power, ... Tuesday, 16 February 2010 READMORE |
Global Uncertainty More Global UncertaintyAs we move further into 2010 it is clear that global uncertainty is continuing to rise. Just in the last week the news out of Europe and the Middle East has escalated quite a bit. The information is challenging to keep up with, but there are a few stories and trends that I think you should know about. First, there is new economic fear gripping Europe. Greece is essentially bankrupt and Spain ... Monday, 8 February 2010 READMORE |
Economic Update Economic Update: Here is a list of headlines that give you a little feel for where our economy is at right now. It is always hard to get a real feel for an accurate look at things, so as always I want you to research for yourself as well. Based on what I see, 2010 is turning into a continuation of 2009 policies. The new budget is breaking records for new debt, Congress has and ... Wednesday, 3 February 2010 READMORE |
The Middle East in 2010 The Middle East in 2010 Update: Israel summons all her ambassadors to Jerusalem for the first time ever and Iran will launch a counterattack if Israel strikes. The epicenter is rumbling, and there is more than a good chance it will affect each of us in the next year. As always, I encourage everyone to keep their eyes on what is happening in the Middle East because as this region goes, so goes the rest ... Wednesday, 30 December 2009 READMORE |
Dollar Slide The Dollar SlideIf you watch the news it is becoming more common to hear about the value of the dollar. Unfortunately, the news is not good. The world is watching the dollar very closely as it continues to be de-valued by our government's spending and printing. You can scan any number of headlines showing how vulnerable the U.S. dollar is, and why other nations and central banks are moving away from our currency.Central banks lead ... Friday, 6 November 2009 READMORE |
Oil and the Dollar Oil and the DollarThere is some disturbing news for the dollar in the news. It seems that with the de-valuing of the dollar taking place through excessive borrowing and printing by our government, other nations are looking for ways to move away from the risk of a falling dollar. As I have written before, there have been many calls for the replacement of the dollar as the world reserve currency, and now there is even ... Saturday, 10 October 2009 READMORE |
A Greater Europe A Greater EuropeThe pace of world news is hard to keep up with, and I believe things are only going to continue to move more quickly. This week we have seen so much happen in the world that it is almost impossible to keep up. There have been many natural disasters such as tsunamis and earth quakes that have caused immense damage and killed many in Indonesia and the Philippines. This week America met face ... Saturday, 3 October 2009 READMORE |
A New Economic Order A New Economic Order? Here we are again. There is a gathering of the nations again this week in Pittsburgh at the G20 summit, and once again a new world order is being discussed. In fact, our very own government is proposing a new economic world order. Reuters reports this: "The framework drafted by U.S. policy makers foresaw analysis of G20 members' economic policies by the International Monetary Fund to figure out if they were ... Wednesday, 23 September 2009 READMORE |
September Deadline September DeadlineThe United States and other world powers have given Iran a time limit on negotiations over it's nuclear program. That deadline is nearly here, and Iran is not cooperating. As could have been expected, Iran won't engage in dialog about it's nuclear program, but has said it will engage in talks on many other subjects. BBC states: "Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said on Sunday that Iran is ready to discuss global issues with world ... Wednesday, 16 September 2009 READMORE |
Interesting HeadlinesInteresting HeadlinesAs always there is a lot happening in our world. Here are just a few headlines that should provoke you to thought. Keep in mind that these headlines are simply from one day of news in our world. Things are happening fast and I hope you are paying attention. There is too much at stake to not be aware of current events taking place.UN wants new global currency to replace dollarThe dollar should be ... Wednesday, 9 September 2009 READMORE |
The Middle East Dilemma The Middle East DilemmaUpdate: Iran has enough uranium to build at least 2 bombs: At a dinner party at our home, advisor to Israeli PM Netanyahu warns Iran situation “very serious” Read the full story on Joel Rosenberg's weblog.The Middle East continues to puzzle those who want to push forward the peace process. There have been many developments over the summer and the situation between Iran and its proxies (Hezbolla and Hamas), and Israel continues to ... Tuesday, 1 September 2009 READMORE |
Remission from RecessionRemission from RecessionMaking sense out of economic news is difficult. The last few weeks have brought improvement to the American markets, as well as an increase in rhetoric regarding the recession soon coming to an end. Is this really the truth? Are we on the brink of a recovery? You'll have to do some research and decide, but I'll give you a few insights I have found that may whet your curiosity.Just as I titled ... Monday, 24 August 2009 READMORE |
What's China up to? What's China Up To?We don't tend to hear much news about China, but there are many reasons to be interested in what this nation is doing. I'm sure you are aware of how much we rely on China for our goods, but we actually rely on the Chinese for much more than just our goods, and the facts now rising suggest that America may soon be replaced as the world's only superpower.If you pay any ... Tuesday, 18 August 2009 READMORE |
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