All posts categorized with economics

(Natural News) China was recently the largest holder of US treasury securities, but has now lost that title to Japan after China started selling their securities rapidly. Chinese authorities are sacrificing their coveted position with significant financial and diplomatic value. They are preparing to engage in a bigger battle, to protect the Yuan’s value from […]

(Natural News) Thanks to “gardening blogger” Arty G. Schronce from the Georgia Department of Agriculture you’ve probably overpaid for chicken meat in the past few years. The New York Times recently reported some significant flaws in the indexes that determine the price of chicken meat in grocery stores. As it turns out, the prices have […]

(Natural News) In the best of conditions, nursing is a difficult and often thankless job. But when hospitals become overcrowded and understaffed, the pressure begins to really take its toll. Nurses in Irish hospitals are reporting that they are losing sleep over fear of making mistakes due to hospital overcrowding and the extra responsibility and […]

(Natural News) In 2009, nearly 11 percent of the American population was receiving food stamp benefits, which are offered to those who fall below a certain income level or who live with disabilities. With a total American population of roughly 300 million people, over 33 million individuals were receiving help through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance […]

(Natural News) What investors had hoped would build into yet another 2.68 percent dividend yield for pharmaceutical behemoth Eli Lilly has turned into a massive financial letdown after trials of solanezumab, a supposedly promising experimental drug for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia, showed less than favorable efficacy in the latest clinical trials. Reports […]

(Natural News) An illicit, Planned Parenthood-style human organ trafficking network has been uncovered in Egypt, according to new reports, where some 45 people were recently arrested on charges of illegally buying and selling body parts harvested from humans. Yahoo! News reports that among those nabbed by authorities were doctors, nurses, organ-buyers, and their various middlemen, […]

(Natural News) The federal government just cannot stay out of the business of American citizens. Their constant need to overstep their boundaries and enforce ridiculous regulations has made it extremely difficult to make a living as a business owner in the United States. That sadly hasn’t prevented them from continuing this trend, which is worrisome […]

(Natural News) One of Donald Trump’s promises on the campaign trail was to lower drug prices significantly, much to the chagrin of the pharmaceutical industry that relies heavily on high-priced chemicals in order to stay in business. Trump waged war on Big Pharma quite some time ago, so it’s no wonder that they desperately wanted Hillary […]

(Natural News) Food safety experts have expressed serious concerns about an arrangement the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has made with the Chinese poultry industry. Though largely symbolic, according to reports, the American government has essentially given four major Chinese poultry producers permission to import U.S.-based chicken meat for processing, only to ship that chicken […]

(Natural News) If you’re familiar with TED Talks, you know that the motto for such talks is, “Ideas worth spreading.” Don’t believe it. In reality, it should be, “Ideas the elitist scientific and historical establishments feel are worth spreading.” Those with real alternative views and vision about such things as, say, naturopathic medicine and questioning […]