FTC Likely Sees Substantial Harm In Equifax Hack
The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday it’s investigating the recently revealed hack of sensitive information on 143 million Americans from … Read more
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The Dollar’s Trump Slump
Already in 1965, Valery Giscard d’Estaing, President Charles De Gaulle’s minister of finance, complained about the “exorbitant privilege” that the … Read more
Employment Continues Climbing With 156K New Jobs
The economy is continuing to experience employment growth with the addition of 156,000 new jobs in the month of August, … Read more
The CFPB’s Class-Action Lawyer Enrichment Rule
We’re on your side. That is the motto of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, which was created during the Obama … Read more
Congress Asked To Investigate Google Influence In Firing Of Think Tank Critic
Congress should investigate the firing of a prominent Google critic from an influential think tank funded by the search giant, … Read more
Anti-Fossil Fuel Activists Issue Yet Another Dubious Study About Exxon
As their campaign against ExxonMobil stalls both in legal courts and the court of public opinion, green activists are attempting … Read more
Elon Musk And The Power Of Celebrity
Agents of change are not always welcome. Seldom, in fact. Take Elon Musk, unquestionably an agent of change and not … Read more
Court Limits DOJ Warrant for Data on Visitors to Anti-Trump Website
A federal court on Thursday limited a Department of Justice search warrant for data on visitors to an anti-Trump website, … Read more
Right And Left Spar Over Censorship Of Sites, With A Twist
Conservative and liberal digital rights activists have taken opposite sides in the debate over whether tech companies like Google should … Read more
Iraqi Turkeys In The Market – Mania In The International Debt Markets
A Wall Street adage that might best characterize these days of ultra-easy monetary policy in the world’s major economies is … Read more
Dealing with North Korean Crisis
North Korea has launched another long-range missile that may have the range to hit parts of the United States. This … Read more
Fracking Opens Possibilities for Growth of U.S. Natural Gas Exports
As anyone pulling into a gas station can attest, fracking has dramatically changed the American energy market. The development of … Read more
Rare Earths Are China’s Most Potent Weapon In A Trade War
In October 1973, the world shuddered when the Arab members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries imposed an oil … Read more
Illinois and Connecticut Face Pension Collapse
It’s shocking to see the budget horror stories coming out of two of the nation’s leading states. Illinois and Connecticut … Read more
Beware Of Greeks Bearing Bonds
If ever one were to doubt that today’s global bond markets are excessively frothy, one need look no further than … Read more