i feel a news fugue coming on
Lousiana congressman William Jefferson (D-New Orleans) is the subject of a recently released FBI affadavit detailing evidence of extensive corruption, allegedly receiving millions of dollars in bribes to help promote or accelerate the regulatory approval of a variety of business dealings. He is said to have stored nearly $100,000 in cash in his freezer. [Link]
Finnish cartoon death metal band, a parody of itself that has become an extremely divisive issue in their native country, won the European music competition known as ‘Eurovision Song Contest,’ beating out competitors from dozens of genres representing countries across Europe. When they entered, a Finnish member of the European Parliament was quoted as saying that “Lordi could embarass Finland when it takes the EU presidency in July 2006.” About their win, the lead singer says: “It just goes to show that Europe is not such a bad place.” [Link]
The New York Stock Exchange, itself a recent entry into the realm of the publicly traded, has made what is now the frontrunning offer for the European exchange ‘EuroNext.’ In doing so it has leapfrogged several suitors, including the German Deutsche Börse, and looks poised to take control of the largest platform for exchange of European corporate equities. [Link]
Financial speaker Larry Williams, who claims to be “the only futures trader in the world to repeatedly trade $1 million of his own money live at seminars around the globe” was arrested in Australia on charges of evading the taxes due on proceeds from his ten books - “nine on futures and stock trading and one on the true whereabouts of Mount Sinai.” [Link]
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