Is the US moving closer to banning encryption?
The US Senate has published a draft law to force tech companies to show encrypted messages to security services. The Compliance with Court Orders Act would force companies to hand over what is called “intelligible” or non-encrypted data, if they…
Federal Reserve Took Money From The Poor And Gave It To The Top 25%
Federal Reserve Took Money From The Poor And Gave It To The Top 25% by John Mauldin, Mauldin Economics When the next recession hits the US, the Federal Reserve will likely want to print more money to relieve the suffering….
All Those ‘No Aid To Puerto Rico’ Ads Are From Hedge Funds
If you have your television on at any time, you’ve likely seen the “don’t let Congress bail out Puerto Rico” ads. The claim is any move by Puerto Rico to declare bankruptcy is harmful to Americans on the mainland. They…
Exposed: Coal Companies Secretly Funding Climate Science Denial
Reposted with permission from Alternet. Peabody Energy, the nation’s largest investor-owned coal company, declared bankruptcy Wednesday. Among the many consequences, the company’s court-ordered disclosures are likely to yield hard evidence of Peabody’s direct links to climate science denial. After all,…
Negative Interest Rate Policies Are Dangerous To Your Wealth
Negative Interest Rate Policies Are Dangerous To Your Wealth by Chris Brightman, Research Affiliates Key Points Investors are wise to be concerned by zero and negative interest rate policies promulgated by central bankers, because starting yields predict future investment returns….
Senator Feinstein’s Encryption Bill Angers Californians
The long-awaited bipartisan encryption bill proposed by Senators Richard Burr (R-N.C.) and Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) officially made its debut on Thursday, but the court of public opinion made its verdict when it was leaked last weekend. Both the leaked and…
Microsoft sues feds over secrecy orders on customer data
SEATTLE — Microsoft sued the U.S. government on Thursday, arguing that a law that can be used to prohibit technology companies from telling customers when law enforcement comes looking for their data is overly broad and unconstitutional. When law enforcement…
Media noise hides a glaring weakness in oil
By G.S. Early I’m a contrarian. That means when people are telling me to stay away from some sector, I am inversely intrigued. What I mean is, the louder they shout, the more interested I am. I should be screaming…
Big Money At Risk On A Tiny Island
The effects of Puerto Rico’s $70 billion debt crisis are being felt far from the island’s shores, generating big financial industry spending in Washington D.C. as lawmakers consider a debt restructuring plan. Over the last few years, hedge funds and…
CEX.IO Bitcoin Exchange Launches Ethereum Trading
Bitcoin Press Release: CEX.IO Bitcoin exchange launched trading Ethers, currency used by the Ethereum decentralised platform that runs smart contracts. CEX.IO users are now able to buy and sell ETH for Bitcoins and US Dollars. April 13th, 2016, — Following…