$500,000 Bali Villa is Biggest Bitcoin Purchase Ever

MtGox Lost 'Barely 386 Bitcoins' Due to Cyber Attacks - Not 850,000

US takes stand on bitcoin, says it’s property and not currency

Extra Food Banks Aren't Needed Because Restaurants Are Busy, Says Tory Councillor

Revealed: The high-street shops that do not pay their garment workers a living wage

Most of its workers cannot afford to live with dignity; they earn no more than €£5 a day in an industry worth more than €£28bn across Europe, the report points out.

Ukraine’s IMF Deal Means Greece-Like Depression

Ukraine is a suitable case for IMF treatment now Doctor Putin is on holiday in Crimea

"The IMF realises that these reforms may cause considerable hardship for millions of Ukrainians, in a country where the average GDP per capita is $3,867."

Political corruption seen as 'major problem' by most Europeans

Three quarters of Europeans think corruption is a "major or widespread" problem in their political institutions, according to research published Tuesday (25 March).

The US Is Now Spending 26% Of Available Tax Revenue To Pay Interest

By the 19th century, the Ottoman Empire had become a has-been power whose glory days as the world’s superpower were well behind them.

They had been supplanted the French, the British, and the Russian empires in all matters of economic, military, and diplomatic strength. Much of this was due to the Ottoman Empire’s massive debt burden.

In 1868, the Ottoman government spent 17% of its entire tax revenue just to pay interest on the debt.

The Congo Still Ravaged by U.S.-Funded Conflict and Plunder

The Rwandan/Ugandan invasion has opened up the DRC’s wealth to unlimited plunder by Western mining companies...

Bank Accidentally Deposits $31k in Teen's Account, Hero Teen Spends It

Earlier this month, a bank teller accidentally deposited $31,000 into a teenager's bank account. The teen did the sensible thing and immediately started buying shit, spending more than $25,000 in just ten days.