Deadpool Bad parents, Playing God with Markets, and Overvalued Equities
Deadpool Bad parents, Playing God with Markets, and Overvalued Equities by Jeffrey Miller, Partner, Eight Bridges Capital Management September 3rd, 2016 Photo by leyla.a Wade Wilson : I had another Liam Neeson nightmare. I kidnapped his daughter and he just…
NSO charges $650,000 to hack 10 iPhones – report
Israeli company NSO Group Technologies Ltd., which develops sophisticated mobile phone hacking software, capable of extracting information from any mobile device, anywhere, now finds itself the victim of a ‘hack’ of a different kind. Internal company documents, including employee email…
Social security funds to use blockchain
Blockchain technology will be used in China’s social security system because it can facilitate trade and lower transactions costs, according to Wang Zhongmin, vice-chairman of the National Council for Social Security Fund. “There’s no doubt that blockchain technology will be…
Cryptocurrency use decentralized control
Cryptocurrency use decentralized control A cryptocurrency (or crypto currency) is a medium of exchange using cryptography to secure the transactions and to control the creation of additional units of the currency. Cryptocurrencies are a subset of alternative currencies, or specifically…
Obama still thinks Pacific trade deal can pass Congress
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama expressed renewed optimism that his trade pact with Pacific Rim nations would still be approved by Congress, despite widespread political opposition that has left the 12-nation deal all but dead. Both Democrats and Republicans have…
Newt Gingrich Accuses The Clintons Of Being Grifters
If I had to pick one person who would be at the top of my list as the last human being on the planet who should ever say one word about someone else supposedly being a grifter, Newt Gingrich may…
BuzzFeed Exposes Corporate ‘Super Courts’ That Can Overrule Government
BuzzFeed is running a very important investigative series called “Secrets of a Global Super Court.” It describes what they call “a parallel legal universe, open only to corporations and largely invisible to everyone else.” Existing “trade” agreements like NAFTA allow…
She Never Committed a Crime. But Albuquerque Seized Her Car, And Won’t Give It Back.
Arlene Harjo had let her son borrow her car time and time again, and never had any issues. But in April, Arlene’s son, Tino Harjo, was arrested for drunk driving, and police seized the car he was driving. The 2014…
Phil Richardson: Why a problem in a German bank could spell trouble for everyone
By Phil Richardson Deutsche Bank (DB) is not just a German Bank for Germans. With offices in 47 countries, it is a major player in the global economy, and has been almost since its inception in 1881. I pay little…
35 Days in Jail for Bouncing a $29 Check? No Justice for the 99%
Nikki Petree was released last Thursday after spending 35 days in county jail for bouncing a $28.93 check five years ago. Judge Milas Hale, who is accused of running a modern-day debtors’ prison in Sherwood, Ark., sentenced the mother to…