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CJR Daily (Free subscription) | yesterday
The Financial Times runs one of those no-context, let's-quote-one-source-with-obvious-bias stories it likes to do, this one on global food corporations saying it's foolish for countries to try to be self-sufficient in their food supply, even in the wake of the massive disruptions of last year. Unsurprisingly, the multinational corporations tout free trade as the answer. This from Cargill: “Promoting...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
BHIMAVARAM: The three-day State-level conference of the Andhra Pradesh Rytu Sangham (APRS), which concluded here on Monday, demanded that the government pull out of the Association of South East Nations (ASEAN) trade agreement. ...
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Free Advice (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
I finally am practicing what I preach: I just got off the phone with Vanguard and told them to sell all my shares of my IRA "Global Equity Fund." I had been planning on doing this for a few weeks, when I realized I was being an idiot for having money sit in stocks when I have a few credit cards rolling over at Biblically illegitimate APRs. So I'm drinking my tea this morning--if I...
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Brilliant at Breakfast (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... incomes, namely the credit card companies who largely wrote the bill. They were still able to hike APRs up to 36% and even the subsequent credit card reform bill of this year does little to alleviate these crushing Tony Soprano-like interest rates. It only forces the credit card companies to give you a little more notice before capriciously jacking up your APR whether or not you’re...
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Welcome Back to Pottersville (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
... incomes, namely the credit card companies who largely wrote the bill. They were still able to hike APRs up to 36% and even the subsequent credit card reform bill of this year does little to alleviate these crushing Tony Soprano-like interest rates. It only forces the credit card companies to give you a little more notice before capriciously jacking up your APR whether or not you’re...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/08/2009
BHIMAVARAM: The Andhra Pradesh Rytu Sangham (APRS) on Sunday heavily came down on the State government for its reported failure to provide water to the Godavari delta for the ensuing rabi operations. ‘Withdraw ...
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
BHIMAVARAM: The stage is set for the start of a three-day State conference of the Andhra Pradesh Rytu Sangham (APRS) here from Saturday. B. Balaram, general secretary of the organising committee, said all arrangements were in place for ...
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The Business Insider (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
... a flurry of alleged bad behavior on the part of card issues, ranging from shock cut-offs to insane APRs. It's like they're making it too easy for their haters. Join the conversation about this story » See Also: Ridiculous: Bank Of America Charging 279% Interest 100% Of Credit Cards Being Offered Online Involve Practices That Will Be Banned Now Chase Is Jacking Up Credit Card Fees (JPM)...
