GiantUSRetailertoAcceptBitcoin http://feedly.com/k/Jbg5hD Overstock.com – the American internet retailer with over a billiondollarsperyear in sales – will accept Bitcoin starting in 2014. As Overstock CEO Patrick Byrne told the Financial Times: I think a healthy monetary system at the end of the day isn’t an upside down pyramid based on the whim of a government official, but is based on something that they can’t control. If … Seguir leyendo Giant US Retailer to Accept Bitcoin

Average 30-YearMortgageRateHits 4.47% (NotCountingFees); AffordabilityCheck http://feedly.com/k/1fsXIA3 USA Today reports Average 30-yearmortgageratemovesupto 4.47% Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on the 30-year loan increased to 4.47% from 4.42% last week. The average on the 15-year fixed loan rose to 3.51% from 3.43%. A government report issued Wednesday showed that U.S. builders broke ground on homes in November at the fastest pace in more than … Seguir leyendo Average 30-Year Mortgage Rate Hits 4.47% (Not Counting Fees); Affordability Check

EU28 surplusupto 153 bn euro in 2012 http://feedly.com/k/18TLf3W EU28 international trade in services increased in 2012, with EU28 exports of services to the rest of the world rising by 9%, from 609 billion euro in 2011 to 662 bn in 2012, and EU28 imports by 6%, from 478 bn to 509 bn. As a result, EU28 trade in services recorded a surplus of 153 bn … Seguir leyendo EU28 surplus up to 153 bn euro in 2012

83 NumbersFrom 2013 That Are AlmostTooCrazyToBelieve http://feedly.com/k/1kfmd7q SubmittedbyMichaelSnyderofTheEconomicCollapseblog, During 2013, Americacontinuedtosteadilymarchdown a self-destructivepathtowardoblivion. As a society, ourdebtlevels are completelyandtotallyoutof control. Ourfinancialsystem has beentransformedintothelargest casino ontheentireplanetandourbigbanks are behavingeven more recklesslythantheydidjustbeforethelastfinancial crisis. WecontinuetoseethousandsofbusinessesandmillionsofjobsgetshippedoutoftheUnitedStates, andthemiddleclassisbeingabsolutelyeviscerated. Duetothelackofdecentjobs, povertyisabsolutelyexploding. Governmentdependenceisatanall-time highandcrimeisrising. Evidenceof social and moral decayisseeminglyeverywhere, andourgovernmentappearsto be goinginsane. Ifwe are goingtohaveanyhopeofsolvingtheseproblems, the American people need to take a long, hard look in the mirror and finally admit how bad … Seguir leyendo 83 Numbers From 2013 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe