9 Things That Are Far Worse Now Than In 2008
If you haven’t seen the 2015 Best Picture nominee, The Big Short, I strongly recommend it. The Big Short is based on Michael Lewis’ book which examines how such an extraordinary financial crisis gripped the world in 2008, and the…
Flint water crisis hearings at Congress reveal failure of US government
Rick Snyder This article titled “Flint water crisis hearings at Congress reveal failure of US government” was written by Oliver Milman in Washington, for theguardian.com on Thursday 17th March 2016 21.49 UTC Three bruising congressional hearings into the Flint water…
WATCH: Elizabeth Warren Gives Zero F*cks After GOPer Says She Should Be ‘Neutered’
According to one Republican congressman on the House Committee on Financial Services, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a warrior for the middle class and advocate for Wall Street reform, should be ‘neutered.’ Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-Mo.) called Warren “Darth Vader.” Politico reports: Luetkemeyer…
Here is What Draghi And The ECB Have Just Unleashed Upon The World
Greetings, Here is What Draghi And The ECB Have Just Unleashed Upon The World On the heels of yesterday’s announcement by Draghi and the ECB, today one of the greats discussed what the ECB has just unleashed upon the world….
Negative Interest Rates – The War On Liquidity
Negative Interest Rates – The War On Liquidity by Ashish Shah, Douglas J. Peebles – Alliance Bernstein As policymakers try to support the real economy and protect the banking system, they’re unwittingly conducting a war on market liquidity. We think…
Prostitution Surges in Russia Due to Financial Crisis
Prostitution in Russia is surging in the wake of the country’s financial crisis, Russian radio RSN reports. The number of women and men having sex for money—which is illegal in Russia—has risen by 20 percent as a result of the…
2015 Was Worse Than 2008 For Hedge Funds
2015 Was Worse Than 2008 For Hedge Funds 2015 was worse than 2008 for hedge funds in crowded stocks, according to the March 15 issue of the Bloomberg Brief Hedge Fund edition. It’s been widely reported that many of the…
World Happiness Report 2016 – Denmark Reclaims Top Spot
Lola Gayle, STEAM Register There’s been an upset this year in the lead rankings for the world’s happiest country. The World Happiness Report 2016 Update (PDF), which ranks 156 countries by their happiness levels, has been released in advance of…
Shaky Data Leaves Experts Fearful Of Global Recession
American CEOs downgraded their growth expectations for the economy this year and said they are pulling back on hiring as experts remain fearful of a global economic slump. A plurality of corporate leaders expect to cut jobs over the next…
Top Trends Forecaster Predicts The Economic Collapse Of 2016
Top Trends Forecaster Predicts The Economic Collapse Of 2016 by Nathan McDonald, Sprott Money Global uncertainty abounds. Conflicts, depressions, crashing stock markets. This is all part of our everyday financial life, but yet the world keeps on ticking. The banking…