The $800 million ATP Titan.

Paul Buhlman swears the president’s ban on deepwater drilling killed his oil company. The whole story is a bit more complex.

via As ATP Oil Files For Bankruptcy, CEO Blames Obama For Company’s Collapse – Forbes.

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via Mark Zuckerberg Wealth-o-Meter – The Wall Street Journal.

For German Chancellor Angela Merkel and her ilk, it’s going to be a steamy August and an even steamier September and October with political battles left and right, to be fought mano a mano, as the Eurozone debt crisis and the growing bailout rebellion in Germany are migrating from parliamentary discussions, closed-door meetings, and shaky EU summit—21 of them so far—to electoral politics. Voters may finally have a say.

via Testosterone Pit – Home – German Bailout Rebellion: “We Have Euro-Anarchy”.

http://www.scribd.com/doc/102918753/CITI-Why-Zero-is-the-Place-to-Start-PPT-Aug-2012

http://www.scribd.com/doc/102841811/UBS-Technical-Analysis-Weekly14-08

With the media doing it’s best to convince America that Romney’s selection of running mate was a bad choice that will hurt his prospects because he’s so extremely extreme, it’s worth keeping in mind the caliber of man that Obama, in his infinite wisdom, selected for his running mate (perhaps to make himself look smart by comparison?).

via Boy, that candidate for Vice President sure is extreme. And racist… And stupid. – Uncommon Sense.

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