Oct. 28 2010 | Shares of Halliburton plunged after tests showed the company's cement mixture used to seal BP's oil well in the Gulf was unstable. CNBC's Eamon Javers has the story.
Friday, October 29, 2010
BP Knew Gulf Rig Cement Mix Flawed
RussiaToday--October 29, 2010--An investigation into the Gulf of Mexico oil spill has revealed that BP and its contractor were aware of flaws in the cement mix used to build the rig. A US presidential commission says that could have caused the blowout. The report also claims four separate lab tests were carried out - but only one showed that the cement was suitable for deepwater drilling. The April rig explosion killed 11 workers and caused the worst environmental disaster in US history.
Bob Chapman the Bankers made outsized profits via fraud
Bob Chapman on A Marines disquisition, 28 oct 2010
Bob Chapman wrote in the International Forecaster of the 27th Oct 2010 ...."...Bankers made outsized profits via fraud. The question now is, who is going to jail? Government will jail the little guys as always and the big fish will swim away. Let’s hope this time it is different.
Even the NY Fed wants to financially pursue Bank of America and Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac want to pursue Wells Fargo for burying them with toxic waste known as CDOs, ABS and MBS. If many mortgages are forced back to the creators, that will force the banks into insolvency or another public bailout, we will call TARP2. This kind of action will send the public into spasms and it could lead to major demonstrations. They are sick and tired of the financial world being bailed out and the public getting nothing. ...."
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