Monday, April 19, 2010

It's the economy (Weekend Edition, April 17-18, 2010)

A little ash and they worry about a crash, BC contemplates an expansion of hydro through Site C and Portugal steps up into the debtors line up, some of the items of interest from the weekends newsgathering.

Globe and Mail-- As volcanic ash spreads in Europe, threats to economic recovery seen
Globe and Mail-- Lumber prices at highest in three years
Globe and Mail-- Potash Corp.’s Bill Doyle dims hopes for new mines
National Post-- My confidence in the SEC is restored
National Post-- Copyright bill to be tabled this spring: heritage minister
National Post-- Hockey pooling? Budget for it
Vancouver Sun-- Decision looms on $6.6 billion Site C dam project
Vancouver Sun-- Working to beat the HST deadline
New York Times-- Chávez Says China to Lend Venezuela $20 Billion
New York Times-- Looters in Loafers
USA Today-- Toyota backs off fight, set to pay $16.4M fine
USA Today-- U.S. shuts 8 more banks; 50 total have been closed this year
Guardian UK online-- Chancellor Brown left public finances 'ill-prepared for the crunch'
Guardian UK online-- Labour and the Tories are just too scared to take on the bankers
Times online-- Northern Rock cover-up inquiry widens
Times online-- British economy will surge next year
Telegraph UK online-- Volcanic ash cloud: British Airways fly in the face of ban
Telegraph UK online-- No prospect of any more German rescues as Portugal hits a brick wall
Telegraph UK online-- Pound falls after Nick Clegg's election debate success
Melbourne Herald Sun-- Airline stocks set to hit turbulence
Melbourne Herald Sun-- $13 billion windfall in GST
Sydney Daily Telegraph-- Poker giants turned in bankrupt internet tycoon Daniel Tzvetkoff
People's Daily-- Exchange rate largest concern for Chinese exporters
People's Daily-- EU becomes largest export destination of China's trade hub
China Daily-- China should decide RMB's future: economist
China Daily-- Rules are tightened for house purchase
Times of India-- Air India to resume flights to US through alternative routes
Times of India-- Tatas-owned JLR reviewing UK plant closure plan: Report

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

YES IT MAY APPEAR TO BE A CHICKEN LITTLE REACTION,,HOWEVER ECONOMIC TENSION IS EXTREMELY HIGH BECAUSE NOBODY BELIEVES THE SUPPOSED RECOVERY IS REAL..THE RECOVERY IS FROM MONEY PRINTING AND A HOST OF OTHER MANUFACTURED REASONS..THE RECENT SYSTEM EXPANSION IS STRETCHED LIKE AN ELASTIC BAND READY TO SNAP..THE ARRIVAL OF ANY BLACK SWAN (VOLCANO,GOLDMAN ETC) IS PLENTY ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN THE EUPHORIA..PEOPLE ARE MORE FREAKED THAN EVER..THEY INTUITIVELY KNOW PLENTY IS WRONG AND EVEN A SMALL UPSET, GEO-POLITICAL OR NATURAL,PERCEIVED OR REAL, COULD SEND THE HERD TO THE EXITS