How China Took Center Stage in Bitcoin’s Civil War
A delegation of American executives flew to Beijing in April for a secret meeting just blocks from Tiananmen Square. They had come to court the new kingmakers in one of the strangest experiments in money the world has seen: the…
Donald Trump’s Candidacy Is The Third Biggest Risk To The Global Economy. Here’s Why.
In March, the Economist Intelligence Unit, a research and intelligence firm, listed the possibility of a Donald Trump presidency as the sixth greatest risk to the global economy. By June, Trump’s candidacy had climbed up the ranking. He now stands…
Why Europe Could Be Facing Another Severe Banking Crisis
Europe Is Facing Another Severe Banking Crisis The following is a guest post from Jonathan Rochford, CFA Portfolio Manager of Narrow Road Capital Pty Ltd. Value Interview: Narrow Road Capital [Pt. 1] Value Interview: Narrow Road Capital [Pt. 2] The…
This economist thinks China is headed for a 1929-style depression
This economist thinks China is headed for a 1929-style depression Investors Edge – 1929-style depression Andy Xie isn’t known for tepid opinions. The provocative Xie, who was a top economist at the World Bank and Morgan Stanley, found notoriety a…
What Investors Can Learn From The Strange Saga Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac
Shaky Ground: What Investors Can Learn From The Strange Saga Of Fannie Mae And Freddie Mac Bethany McLean, Contributing Editor – Vanity Fair, Chicago Many observers believe that the policies of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac led to the financial…
The Rise and Fall of the White Working Class
The demise of the White Working Class by Stephen W. Campbell It’s an election year and if the past is prologue, cable news outlets will devote significant attention to the Democratic Party’s struggles with white, working-class voters, despite the party’s…
Another Market Meltdown?
My father loved the United States. I still remember how impressed he was by the scale of the highways, the size of the department stores, the bigness of the cars and houses, the way Americans put three scoops of ice…
Wiretap requests spiked by 17 percent during 2015, encryption rarely encountered: Report
Not a single one of the 4,148 wiretaps requested by state and federal authorities were denied during 2015, a government report revealed Thursday. The Wiretap Report, an annual review released by the Office of the U.S. Courts, indicates investigators experienced…
FortuneJack Launches LuckyJack, a Brand New Bitcoin Casino Game
Bitcoin Press Release: The new LuckyJack Bitcoin giveaway promo game by FortuneJack gives 10 lucky players the chance to win a total of up to 1000 mBTC every day. July 1, 2016 Curacao – FortuneJack, the leading Bitcoin game platform…
Lisk Financial Ecosystem Grows – Gets Listed on ShapeShift and Other Services
Bitcoin Press Release: The blockchain application platform Lisk now has its digital currency LSK listed on various exchanges and financial services like ShapeShift, Yuanbao, or CoinPayments. Adoption is steadily growing through payment processors and online merchants. June 30, 2016 Aachen,…