Europe is awash in credit exhaustion, and so is China.
The signs are everywhere: credit exhaustion is global, and that means the global growth story is over: revenues and profits are all sliding as lending dries up and defaults pile up.
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These buildings are in almost every U.S. city. They range from three to seven stories tall and can stretch for blocks. They're usually full of rental apartments, but they can also house college dorms, condominiums, hotels, or assisted-living...
Comedian, writer, and television host Stephen Colbert feels cool about being Conan O’Brien’s friend. Stephen and Conan sit down this week to chat about bonding like brothers, growing a...
By store count, this is likely the largest retailer liquidation in the US: Payless ShoeSource is planning to file for bankruptcy again later in this month -- just 18 months after having emerged from its first bankruptcy. And this time, it will...
This tax-free break comes even though Amazon almost doubled its U.S. profits from $5.6 billion to $11.2 billion between 2017 and 2018. To top it off, Amazon actually reported a $129 million 2018 federal income tax rebate--making its tax rate...
JPMorgan Chase this morning announced the first cryptocurrency to be rolled out by a major U.S. bank. How will it be used? The new tokens, each of which represents a U.S. dollar, will help settle some payments between the bank's clients. CNBC...
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Former Fannie Mae Employee Found Guilty Of Making Millions On Shady REO Foreclosure Sales
This week, we speak with Joseph H. Davis, Ph.D. He is Vanguard Group’s global chief economist and head of Vanguard Investment Strategy Group; he is also a member of the senior portfolio management...
We must distinguish between the oft-lauded creative destruction of what is obsolete and destruction in pursuit of fleeting fashion.
I recently received an insightful email from a reader who had come across my archives of free-lance articles and...
The weekend is here! Pour yourself a mug of Danish blend coffee, grab a seat by the window, and get ready for our longer form weekend reads: • Super-tall, super-skinny, super-expensive: the...
Succinct Summations for the week ending February 15th, 2019 Positives: 1. Markets gain on the week, as Administration cuts a budget deal; 2. Vehicle sales, not really part of the holiday season,...
Former LandCastle Title CEO Nat Hardwick Sentenced to 15 Years In Federal Prison For $26 Million Scam
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Why Stock Buybacks Do So Little for Americans Instead of restricting share repurchases, expand the pool of people with a stake in markets. Bloomberg, February 07, 2019 Senators Chuck Schumer...
My end of week morning train reads: • Will India Outrun Cocky China? The subcontinent has the best economic growth, but the world’s No. 2 economy sports a big lead. (CIO) • Do Investors Care At...
Electric car designs continue to evolve. The Byton Concept car is as much a rolling mobile iPad as it is an SUV. A giant wraparound display and integrated steering wheel screen are part of this...
The smart money is liquidating assets, paying off debt and moving capital into collateral that isn't impaired by debt or speculative valuations.
The Federal Reserve's sudden return to "accommodative" dovishness in response to the stock market's...
Say what you will about the 2016 midterms, but turnout was record setting: Source: FiveThirtyEight
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The giant Inside ETF conference just wrapped up in Hollywood Florida. It is an immense affair, with 2400 attendees, plus a 100 exhibitors taking over the Diplomat hotel.1 This is the 3rd...
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