Dear friends, I’d like to let you know about an important conference that will take place in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 29: “Death by Sanctions: The Conference to Ban Economic Sanctions,” sponsored by the Committee to Ban Economic Sanctions of the National Association of Muslim American Women. The Conference to Ban Economic Sanctions September 29, […]
Archive | September 18, 2009
The Financial Crisis One Year On
Exactly one year ago, the Wall Street investment bank Lehmann Brothers was allowed to go bust, in a move that is generally seen to have brought on the global financial crisis. Shock waves hit the financial markets; stock markets collapsed in waves of contagion across the world; credit seized up in most developed and many […]
Higher Energy Prices Push CPI Up 0.4 Percent in August
The overall CPI rose by 0.4 percent in August, driven by a 4.6 percent jump in energy prices. The core CPI increased by just 0.1 percent for the second consecutive month. The overall CPI has risen at a 4.9 percent annual rate for the last quarter, compared to a drop of 1.5 percent over the […]
