The New York Times [registration] reports that the Carlyle Group and the NASDAQ Stock Market, Inc. (NASDAQ: NDAQ) are selling out to one of the countries -- United Arab Emirates -- from which two 9/11 hijackers -- Marwan al-Shehhi and Fayez Benihammad -- hailed.
Specifically, the government of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates' capital, will buy 20% of Carlyle Group, valuing it at $20 billion. While yesterday, NASDAQ announced that is was selling 19.9% of itself to Borse Dubai, the Dubai government-controlled exchange.
But not a peep of protest is emerging from the White House. And why should it protest? This is the decade where it's better to be a barrel of oil -- or a country that sits on oil -- than to be an American. After all, the price of oil is up 242% to a record $82 a barrel since its January 2001 price of $24 a barrel. Meanwhile, since 2001, the median family income adjusted for inflation has stagnated. Bernanke's bailout has slashed the dollar to record low levels against the Euro -- and since oil is traded in dollars -- that means people who drive will be paying more than ever.
Why is gold making a new high, trading at $1,118.00 per ounce?
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