Behind Every Great Woman
Among the 80 or so customers crammed into Bare Escentuals, it’s easy to spot Leslie Blodgett. It’s not merely her … Read more
Business
An Exit Strategy From the Euro
The euro can be phased out the same way Europe’s individual currencies were. The bonds of troubled member states would … Read more
The Myth of Europe
The euro crisis isn’t really about money. It’s about the fiction that Europeans ever existed at all. Also Read: The … Read more
Wall Street Prepares to Take Big Pay Cut
A dismal year means Wall Street is about to take a big hit to its wallet. As banks prepare to … Read more
Is Ron Paul 2012’s Black Swan?
Courtesy of Bill Buckler of The Privateer The Great Non Debate For five years, the writing on the wall has been … Read more
Taxpayers owe $385 billion in 2006 taxes: IRS
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. taxpayers owe an estimated $385 billion in unpaid taxes for 2006, up about a third from the “tax … Read more
MF Global Inquiry Turns to Its Primary Regulator CME
Federal authorities investigating the collapse of MF Global have expanded their inquiry to include the actions of the CME Group, the … Read more
Recent Tweets
I don’t think changing the tick size will change the fact that there are games surrounding trading. It will change … Read more
China Wants MORE Short Selling
China is poised to unveil measures to bolster the country’s nascent short-selling industry in an effort to deepen its capital … Read more
China: Full Scale Riots Breaking Out
See article here – https://www.valuewalk.com/2012/01/china-faces-social-unrest-from-housing-woes/ for background of potential riots. By Thomas There are generally three types of riots (after increasing severity): … Read more
China faces social unrest from housing woes
A laborer works at a construction site for new houses in Huaxi, China. Analysts say falling prices in the housing … Read more
Chinese Government Facing ‘Demographic Tsunami’
I have been talking about this before it was cool. One of the BIGGEST drivers of economic growth is healthy … Read more
Iraq holds back on Exxon’s Kurdish deal
The Iraqi government announced on Wednesday that it will respect existing contracts with ExxonMobil Corp in the south of the country after … Read more
The Strategic Value of Free Passage of Oil Through the Strait of Hormuz For the United States
According to a report published by the BBC News January 2, 2012, the Iranian state media reported the test-firing of … Read more
War Imminent in Straits of Hormuz? $200 a Barrel Oil?
The pieces and policies for potential conflict in the Persian Gulf are seemingly drawing inexorably together. Since 24 December the … Read more