By Mitch Gurney
April 2009
In my recent articles I’ve been exploring the global agenda of U.S. multinational corporations (U.S.MNC) and the impact of their outsourcing our manufacturing and jobs abroad, demonstrating that our “imports” are mostly American branded products that contribute to a growing trade deficit that began in the late 1970’s, an obligation U.S taxpayers [...]
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Because of the situation, the World Health Organization planned to consider raising the world pandemic flu alert to 4 from 3. Such a high level of alert — meaning that sustained human-to-human transmission of a new virus has been detected — has not been reached in recent years, even with the H5N1 avian flu circulating in Asia and Egypt, and would “really raise the hackles of everyone around the world,” said Dr. Robert G. Webster, a flu virus expert at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis.
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It’s with a certain amount of sadness that I write this review, as I’ve been a loyal Norton customer for years and sold thousands of dollars of their software as it emerged as the best anti-virus software on the market. Some of their utilities are top-of-the line, however lately, Norton Anti-Virus has been failing on several levels.
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How taxpayers are funding globalization
By Mitch Gurney
April 2009
For U.S. MNCs it is no longer about country first and never will be unless it benefits their bottom line. The globe is their marketplace and consequently they do not perceive the global marketplace and its labor force in terms of borders or along political party lines. [...]
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By Mitch Gurney, April 2009
Yesterday the following news release was featured on Yahoo Finance:
“Accounting board gives companies more leeway in valuing assets, starts in current quarter”
“These new rules were sought by the American Bankers Association, and not surprisingly will allow banks to increase their reported profits and strengthen their balance sheets by allowing them [...]
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