Here is the key to investigating Donald Trump ... We were successful because we collaborated with other journalists. Now it is time for the media to join forces once again - especially given the threat Trump poses trump towers 'We are faced with a story that is too big and too important to handle on our own.'The Guardian claims it "broke" the story of the Panama Papers and can use the same t...Read More
EU states should guarantee minimum income for citizens ... The European Commission wants all EU member states to introduce minimum wages and incomes for their workers and unemployed, the head of the EU executive president said on Monday, in an effort to combat growing social inequality and poverty. The Commission, which has limited powers in the area of social policy, is preparing an overhaul of...Read More
Investor's Digest technical analyst Brian Hoffman says trading in gold and silver mining stocks is likely to be quite volatile until it is clear where the precious metal prices head from the mid-December levels. Gold and silver bullion prices will likely bounce around before support levels firm and a rally can unfold.First, there was Brexit, with the United Kingdom voting to leave the European Uni...Read More
The Bre-X Minerals scam was practically made for the big screen. In 1997 many surely felt like they were living something out of a movie when 200 million ounces of "gold" evaporated from the Busang project in Indonesia, along with billions of investors' dollars and one Filipino geologist.Ripe with drama, the famous fraud is littered with greed, deception, high stakes, boardroom battles, lawsuits,...Read More
While Trump fans are happy to see the antagonism, others worry about Trump’s long-term damage ... Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, a...Read More
Shipping crisis puts German banks under pressure ... The flailing container shipping industry is a massive problem for state banks, particularly in northern Germany. Some fear that skyrocketing risk provisions may cost taxpayers billions of euros. A report published on Sunday by German public broadcaster ARD has suggested that the northern German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein may ha...Read More
While Trump fans are happy to see the antagonism, others worry about Trump’s long-term damage ... Donald Trump's "running war" on the media is continuing into his presidency, with statements over the weekend calling into question the extent to which information from the White House can be trusted. White House press secretary Sean Spicer on Monday will hold his first daily press briefing, a...Read More
Shipping crisis puts German banks under pressure ... The flailing container shipping industry is a massive problem for state banks, particularly in northern Germany. Some fear that skyrocketing risk provisions may cost taxpayers billions of euros. A report published on Sunday by German public broadcaster ARD has suggested that the northern German states of Hamburg and Schleswig-Holstein may ha...Read More
We need an alternative to Trump’s nationalism. It isn’t the status quo. The answer to neoliberalism's Waterloo cannot be the retreat to a barricaded nation-state and the pitting of 'our' people against 'others' fenced off by tall walls.The Guardian has suggested that progressive internationalism should be the antidote to populism around the world. It says that one cannot fight Trump's...Read More
We need an alternative to Trump’s nationalism. It isn’t the status quo. The answer to neoliberalism's Waterloo cannot be the retreat to a barricaded nation-state and the pitting of 'our' people against 'others' fenced off by tall walls.The Guardian has suggested that progressive internationalism should be the antidote to populism around the world. It says that one cannot fight Trump's...Read More
The Ways That Pop Economics Hurt America ... Someone needed to write a book about how economic theory has been abused in American politics. And someone finally did. James Kwak's "Economism" is a very important and timely book, and anyone who is interested in public affairs should pick up a copy and read it. Kwak, a law professor at the University of Connecticut, spins a tale of how simple supp...Read More
The Ways That Pop Economics Hurt America ... Someone needed to write a book about how economic theory has been abused in American politics. And someone finally did. James Kwak's "Economism" is a very important and timely book, and anyone who is interested in public affairs should pick up a copy and read it. Kwak, a law professor at the University of Connecticut, spins a tale of how simple supp...Read More
Xi portrays China as global leader as Trump era looms ... China will build a “new model” of relations with the United States, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday in a speech that portrayed China as the leader of a globalized world where only international cooperation could solve the big problems. -ReutersWith Trump focusing on domestic problems, China is stepping up to become an int...Read More
Xi portrays China as global leader as Trump era looms ... China will build a “new model” of relations with the United States, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday in a speech that portrayed China as the leader of a globalized world where only international cooperation could solve the big problems. -ReutersWith Trump focusing on domestic problems, China is stepping up to become an int...Read More
Donald Trump is committed to globalisation. Davos told Elite in Europe and US have misunderstood trade stance says Anthony Scaramucci … A senior member of Donald Trump's team insisted that the president-elect was committed to globalisation, open trade and Nato, despite recent comments that unsettled America's allies. -FTDonald Trump either misunderstand what globalism is, or he’s not...Read More
Donald Trump is committed to globalisation. Davos told Elite in Europe and US have misunderstood trade stance says Anthony Scaramucci … A senior member of Donald Trump's team insisted that the president-elect was committed to globalisation, open trade and Nato, despite recent comments that unsettled America's allies. -FTDonald Trump either misunderstand what globalism is, or he’s not...Read More
British Politician Warns Trump 'CIA Is Plotting Assassination' - British politician George Galloway has warned Donald Trump the American deep state is engaged in a "soft coup d'etat" and the CIA is planning to assassinate him. "There is a clear and present danger on his life.” -Your News WireGeorge Galloway is a somewhat popular but wildly leftist, English politician who says thing that othe...Read More
British Politician Warns Trump 'CIA Is Plotting Assassination' - British politician George Galloway has warned Donald Trump the American deep state is engaged in a "soft coup d'etat" and the CIA is planning to assassinate him. "There is a clear and present danger on his life.” -Your News WireGeorge Galloway is a somewhat popular but wildly leftist, English politician who says thing that othe...Read More
Sometimes the People Need to Call the Experts … The government about to take over in Washington has more billionaires than the Boston of Buckley's time, but it seems willing to test the theory that academics can be dispensed with for the most part. – BloombergThis article says that people ought to run the country except when “experts” do a better job, and that’s a lot...Read More
Sometimes the People Need to Call the Experts … The government about to take over in Washington has more billionaires than the Boston of Buckley's time, but it seems willing to test the theory that academics can be dispensed with for the most part. – BloombergThis article says that people ought to run the country except when “experts” do a better job, and that’s a lot...Read More