It's Normal for Regulators to Get Captured … I'm in Chicago this week, preparing to give a seminar on covering the policy process at the Institute for Politics. So I don't have much time to write about the secret Fed tapes that were released by "This American Life" last week. But I do want to make one point: This is not surprising. It's normal. – BloombergDomi...Read More
Mass default looms as world sinks beneath a sea of debt … As if the fast degenerating geo-political situation isn't bad enough, here's another lorry load of concerns to add to the pile. The UK and US economies may be on the mend at last, but that's not the pattern elsewhere. On a global level, growth is being steadily drowned under a rising tide of debt, threatening renewed finan...Read More
Why Beijing Is Buying [Gold] … If China were to convert a relatively modest part of its $4 trillion foreign exchange reserves into gold, the country's currency could take on unexpected strength in today's international financial system. It would be a gamble, of course, for China to use part of its reserves to buy enough gold bullion to displace the United States from its position as...Read More
Mass default looms as world sinks beneath a sea of debt … As if the fast degenerating geo-political situation isn't bad enough, here's another lorry load of concerns to add to the pile. The UK and US economies may be on the mend at last, but that's not the pattern elsewhere. On a global level, growth is being steadily drowned under a rising tide of debt, threatening renewed finan...Read More
Why Beijing Is Buying [Gold] … If China were to convert a relatively modest part of its $4 trillion foreign exchange reserves into gold, the country's currency could take on unexpected strength in today's international financial system. It would be a gamble, of course, for China to use part of its reserves to buy enough gold bullion to displace the United States from its position as...Read More
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More and more, it seems, people are waking up to the importance of graphite.Some of this simply reflects its increased demand as a raw material in the manufacture of brake pads, aerospace components and many other products. But graphite is also attracting attention for its increased use in new high-tech applications, according to Mike Kachanovsky, a freelance writer and analyst of junior mining an...Read More
Best of GaryAllan: https://goo.gl/ZXEDr1Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/FzMD86#GaryAllan #TheOne #Vevo #Country #OfficialMusicVideoMusic video by Gary Allan performing The One. (C) 2001 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Read More
Best of GaryAllan: https://goo.gl/ZXEDr1Subscribe here: https://goo.gl/FzMD86#GaryAllan #TheOne #Vevo #Country #OfficialMusicVideoMusic video by Gary Allan performing The One. (C) 2001 MCA Nashville, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.Read More
What did Plato believe about the soul? What are the three "horses" within our soul, and how do they influence our actions? In this video, the Rev. Dr. Jayme Mathias, pastor of Holy Family Catholic Church in Austin, Texas, explores Plato's philosophy of the soul and its faculties!Read More
How Eric Holder Failed the Economy … Attorney General Eric Holder, who plans to step down after more than five years in office, has efforts and achievements to be proud of, no doubt, but will probably be remembered above all for something he didn't do: prosecute top executives for their role in the 2008 financial crisis. – Bloomberg editorialDominant Social Theme: One of the hallma...Read More
Marijuana industry makes political donations … The entrepreneurs of the young U.S. marijuana industry are taking another step into the mainstream, becoming political donors who use some of their profits to support cannabis-friendly candidates and ballot questions that could bring legal pot to more states. The political activity includes swanky fundraisers at Four Seasons hotels and art aucti...Read More
How Eric Holder Failed the Economy … Attorney General Eric Holder, who plans to step down after more than five years in office, has efforts and achievements to be proud of, no doubt, but will probably be remembered above all for something he didn't do: prosecute top executives for their role in the 2008 financial crisis. – Bloomberg editorialDominant Social Theme: One of the hallma...Read More
Marijuana industry makes political donations … The entrepreneurs of the young U.S. marijuana industry are taking another step into the mainstream, becoming political donors who use some of their profits to support cannabis-friendly candidates and ballot questions that could bring legal pot to more states. The political activity includes swanky fundraisers at Four Seasons hotels and art aucti...Read More
Falling Out of Love With Gold … Gold has let down its loyal investors during the past year, declining by about 8 percent. It has failed to benefit, as one might expect, from a series of geopolitical crises and concerns that stocks are overvalued. It has even failed to keep up with government bonds, usually the other recipient of flight-to-quality trades. Moreover, it has responded weakly to...Read More
Hong Kong clashes, arrests kick-start plans to blockade city …. Violent clashes between Hong Kong riot police and students galvanized tens of thousands of supporters for the city's pro-democracy movement and kick-started a plan to lock down the heart of the Asian financial centre early on Sunday. Leaders and supporters of Occupy Central with Love and Peace rallied to support students who...Read More
Falling Out of Love With Gold … Gold has let down its loyal investors during the past year, declining by about 8 percent. It has failed to benefit, as one might expect, from a series of geopolitical crises and concerns that stocks are overvalued. It has even failed to keep up with government bonds, usually the other recipient of flight-to-quality trades. Moreover, it has responded weakly to...Read More
Hong Kong clashes, arrests kick-start plans to blockade city …. Violent clashes between Hong Kong riot police and students galvanized tens of thousands of supporters for the city's pro-democracy movement and kick-started a plan to lock down the heart of the Asian financial centre early on Sunday. Leaders and supporters of Occupy Central with Love and Peace rallied to support students who...Read More
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