US Financial News
US Financial News and Odds on the US Economy
BankUnited, Downey Financial Getting Hammered by Gamblers
UBS Cuts Offshore Banking for US Citizens
The Wall Street Journal reports that UBS will close private-banking operations for U.S. clients:
Intrade Adds Wachovia to Bank Closure Options
The online predictions market - Intrade - which is based out of Dublin, Ireland and takes bets from US citizens, today added Wachovia Bank to its growing list of banks with odds of closing.
US Banks to Fail: Prediction Market Lists Odds
Online gambling site Intrade had posted odds for a handful of US bank failure possibilities Tuesday, with very few bidders thus far.
Warren Cloud Death Casts Cloud Over Online Gambling Sector
His online casinos shut down with little notice
When Gambling911.com first reported two weeks ago that online casino pioneer Warren Cloud had prematurely passed awaymany found the news difficult to accept being that the father of one was only in his 30's when he suffered a massive heart attack while sailing off the coast of Spain.
Starbucks Doesn't Buck Trend: GM Sinks to Lowest Levels Since 1954
A recession is brewing. Coffee at more than 600 Starbucks stores will stop being brewed as a result.
