Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm

Earl downgraded from hurricane to tropical storm

"ISM Non-Manufacturing Index declines in August" and related posts

Calculated Risk

The August ISM Non-manufacturing index was at 51.5%, down from 54.3% in July - and below expectations of 53.0%. The employment index showed contraction in August at 48.2%.
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KT Corp: To Start Offering IPhone 4 In S Korea On Sept 10

KT Corp: To Start Offering IPhone 4 In S Korea On Sept 10

"German Military Study Warns of a Potentially Drastic Peak Oil Crisis" and related posts

Green Car Congress

Der Spiegel. A study by a German military think tank, leaked on the Internet, has analyzed how peak oil might change the global economy.
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U.S. Govt says no leaking oil at Mariner platform

U.S. Govt says no leaking oil at Mariner platform

"August Employment Report: 60K Jobs ex-Census, 9.6% Unemployment Rate" and related posts

Calculated Risk

From the BLS: Nonfarm payroll employment changed little (-54,000) in August, and the unemployment rate was about unchanged at 9.6 percent, the US Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today.
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"Federal Reserve Balance Sheet Update: Week Of September 1" and related posts

zero hedge - on a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Six months after our last update on the Federal Reserve's balance sheet in visual form, it is time to resume updating readers on what the biggest balance sheet in America looks like, especially since now that Fed is back in the monetization business.
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Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling-court document

Judge denies bail for former Enron CEO Skilling-court document

U.S. inspectors don’t find oil leaking at platform

U.S. inspectors don't find oil leaking at platform

"Burger King To Be Bought By 3G" and related posts

Daily Markets

Burger King Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BKC), the world's second-largest hamburger chain after McDonald's Corp. (NYSE:MCD), announced that it is being acquired by a private investment firm 3G Capital for $24 per share, or $4.0 billion, including the ...
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