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June 12, 2012 New York City There are consequences to being flat broke. There are consequences to investing any level of confidence in a financial system underpinned by debt and the creation of paper currency. There are consequences for ignoring reality and pretending that everything is normal. This is one of them:
June 11, 2012 London It’s common in financial markets for investors to conflate what we call ‘volatility’ with what we term ‘risk’. They are not exactly the same thing. More specifically, volatility is an inevitable by-product of investing in a financial market. As JP Morgan (the man, not the bank)
On Thursday, Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke addressed congress and their concerns over low interest rates and the stagnant economy. Throughout Bernanke’s entire conversation, one of the few accurate statements he made was, “a trillion there, a trillion here” won’t solve the growing deficit, which was quite contrary to his past
In 2002, Tom Cruze stared in the sci-fi action flick Minority Report. Cruze played a futuristic cop that had access to psychics that could predict crimes before they occurred. Once, thought to be only fiction, new computer and camera technology are combining to make crime-prediction a reality. The New American
In the 21st century, digital privacy has become a serious issue for both internet users and the government. As a result, authorities are becoming more proactive in electronically spying on suspected criminals. In a recent paper entitled “Gagged, Sealed & Delivered,” U.S. Magistrate Judge Stephen Smith reveals the gross number
India’s woes over the weakening Rupee have made them desperate to try and spur growth. Like most countries that hit an economic slump, Indian officials are now proposing more public investment in infrastructure. This solution however historically fails to improve economies that are already struggling. BBC further reports: “India plans
Colonization hasn’t occurred in Africa since the Europeans ravaged the continent in the late 19th century. Recently, China’s new wealth has them also looking to Africa for investment in their rich natural resources. So far, China has been investing in infrastructure in the new country of South Sudan, which is
June 8, 2012 en route to San Francisco When you hear two politicians in the US going toe to toe arguing about public finances (i.e. money that isn’t theirs), they’ll often cite numbers published by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). In political circles, the CBO is considered an honest broker… an objective
When Wikileaks was launched in October of 2006, the world was stunned with the amount of highly secured information on government activity that was suddenly available to the general public. Since then, there has been serious litigation over the leaks with much publicity surrounding Julian Assange. Recently, a rogue hacking
In a feeble attempt to quite dissenters, the Kremlin unanimously passed legislation that would increase the punishments for protestors who “violate public order”. The move was pushed by Russian leader Vladimir Putin who has been the subject of public outcry since he returned to power. Unfortunately the legislation is expected
Despite unions’ premise as a democratic body that only has its members’ best interests in mind, they have often been corrupted and hijacked to only benefit the union bosses. Wisconsin governor Scott Walker set a historic precedent recently in breaking up his state’s public-sector unions that were leading to state
Shortly after the announcement that they would be warning Chinese users if they are about to search for flagged terms, Google will now also be alerting Gmail users if there account had been subject to “malicious activity” by third-parties, primarily Governments. This move is a large leap forward in Google’s
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