Do This, But Never Do This
Do This: If you haven’t read Decisions, then what are you waiting for? Get it; read it! Review by Nomi Prins, author of All the Presidents’ Bankers and It Takes a Pillage “Janet Tavakoli is a born storyteller with an…
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Middle East a Powder Keg as Saudi Bombing of Yemen Resumes
Middle East a Powder Keg as Saudi Bombing of Yemen Resumes – Saudi operation in Yemen enters new phase as U.S. and Iranian Navies gather in the Gulf of Aden – Saudi’s blame Houthi rebels and Iran for Saudi bombardment…
Wedges and Triangles: Big Move Ahead?
The central bank high is euphoric, the crash and burn equally epic. Just out of curiosity, I called up a few charts of key markets: stocks (the S&P 500), volatility (VIX), gold and the U.S. dollar (UUP, an exchange-traded fund…
11-Year-Old Kansas Boy Taken Away from Mom Due to Her Use of Cannabis Oil to Treat Crohn’s Disease
Taking a child away from its parents is one of the most serious and emotionally traumatizing things you can do. Anyone tasked with such extraordinary power should take the responsibility extremely seriously. Unfortunately, that’s not how Child Protective Services (CPS) in Kansas…
Central Bank Governor Veers Off Script, Sees “Illusion of Liquidity” & “Asset Bubbles,” Dreads Crash
Agustín Carstens, governor of the Bank of Mexico and chairman of the IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee, is an absolute insider at the top echelons of international finance and central banking. He’s not an opponent of QE and interest…
Currency Wars Back As Russia Buys Gold – One Million Ounces of Bullion in March Alone
Currency Wars Back As Russia Buys Gold – One Million Ounces of Bullion in March Alone – Russia buys one million ounces and increases gold reserves by another 2.6% in March – Russia sees gold as important monetary and strategic…
Meet Cyber P3 – The U.S. Military’s Public-Private Partnership to Create Corporate/Government “Cyber Soldiers”
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that whenever you hear the term “public-private” partnership, brace yourself for a screw job of epic proportions. It’s in exactly the same vein as the classic observation uttered by the late…
Meet Cyber P3 – The U.S. Military’s Public-Private Partnership to Create Corporate/Government “Cyber Soldiers”
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years, it’s that whenever you hear the term “public-private” partnership, brace yourself for a screw job of epic proportions. It’s in exactly the same vein as the classic observation uttered by the late…
Fund Manager: Economy is Entering Crash Mode!
The business inventory to sales ratio is starting to mirror the stock market and the dollar and go parabolic. Given that the economy appears to be entering “crash mode,” and given that the money supply is now almost 5x higher…
Fund Manager: Economy is Entering Crash Mode!
The business inventory to sales ratio is starting to mirror the stock market and the dollar and go parabolic. Given that the economy appears to be entering “crash mode,” and given that the money supply is now almost 5x higher…
Disrupt or Be Disrupted
Either join the disruptors or prepare to be disrupted. Disruptive technology is a tiresome cliche, as every Twitter/ AirBnB/ Uber/ Skype/etc. wannabe start-up declares itself disruptive. That the vast majority of self-congratulatory start-ups are over-hyped and derivative should not distract…
Disrupt or Be Disrupted
Either join the disruptors or prepare to be disrupted. Disruptive technology is a tiresome cliche, as every Twitter/ AirBnB/ Uber/ Skype/etc. wannabe start-up declares itself disruptive. That the vast majority of self-congratulatory start-ups are over-hyped and derivative should not distract…