How Bombardier Inc suppresses information about how much government funding it receives
Bombardier Inc. has gone to great lengths to suppress the release of information about the government funding it receives, heading to court 10 times in nine years, often citing competitive concerns. Court records and access-to-information documents obtained by the Financial…
Refugee Crisis Creating “Significant Problems” for Greek Economy
Europe’s refugee crisis is posing great challenges for the Greek economy and the debt-laden country needs sizable help to cope with the migratory pours, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development said on Thursday. While Greece is struggling to meet…
10 Warning Signs of A Dangerous Stock Market
10 Warning Signs of A Dangerous Stock Market While many investors may be breathing a sigh of relief thanks to the bounce off the February low, with the S&P up 11% since the start of February – it’s still not…
Ukraine’s corrupt oligarchs betray youths fighting for democracy
ANALYSIS/OPINION: Corruption in Ukraine is the cancer that is slowly eating away at the rotting flesh of its dying democracy. In spite of the Orange Revolution of 2004 and the Maidan Revolution a decade later, when hundreds died and thousands…
Economic Woes Ripple To Russia Regions
IVANOVO, Russia — Avtokran is a company on the edge of disaster. The large Russian machinery manufacturer, which saw demand for its mobile cranes collapse as economic crisis gripped the country in late 2014, is still battling hard to avoid…
Joe Scarborough: GOP Economics ‘Never Trickles Down’ (VIDEO)
Explaining the appeal of Donald Trump, MSNBC morning host Joe Scarborough admitted this morning that the benefits of the Republican Party economic platform “never trickle down” to rank-and-file voters. ‘The problem with the Republican Party over the past 30 years…
60% Of The Financial System Now Has A Bailout Guarantee
60% Of The Financial System Now Has A Bailout Guarantee by Jeffrey A. Miron, Foundation For Economic Education More than Half of Private Liabilities Are Backed By the Government According to many politicians and pundits, new financial regulation adopted since…
FCC To Propose Subsidized Internet For Low-Income Households
The internet may be an essential tool in the modern world, but it’s often out of reach for low-income households in the United States. To address the problem, the Federal Communications Commission plans to partially pay for high-speed internet access…
Wall St. Meets Hollywood: 9 Biggest Grossing Business Movies
Hollywood’s fascination with banking and Wall Street can be traced back decades and includes some of the most popular films made. At least as far back as 1933, bankers have been central to some movie plots. “American Madness” of that…
Quantum Computer Factors Numbers, Could be Scaled Up
TEHRAN (FNA)- Researchers report that they have designed and built a quantum computer from five atoms in an ion trap. The computer uses laser pulses to carry out Shor’s algorithm on each atom, to correctly factor the number 15. The…