Oxygen Becomes a Scarce Resource in Latin America’s Two Largest Economies
In the case of Mexico, criminal gangs are taking full advantage of the medical oxygen shortage, with deadly consequences.
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Why Is Everyone Talking About Squatters’ Rights in Covid-Ravaged Spain?
Squatters versus landlords: the battle lines are drawn as this once-in-a-lifetime crisis threatens to create a whole new generation of olvidados.
Read more...Perhaps It’s Time to Start Worrying About Italy Again
The causes for concern surrounding Italy are growing, even as the ECB keeps a tight lid on its bond yields, pushing its debt servicing costs lower as its debt explodes higher.
Read more...Cash in the Time of Covid: Down But Not Out
Physical cash should still have an important — albeit diminished — role to play in the economy of the future.
Read more...Workers’ Wages: The Next Frontier in the Financialization of Just About Everything
As the virus crisis bites deeper and deeper into workers’ wages and household finances, big money is pouring into workplace finance initiatives.
Read more...Wall Street Mega-Landlord Blackstone Prepares to Reap the Spoils of Another Crisis
Blackstone was a big winner of the last crisis. Now, it hopes to repeat the feat, albeit using a somewhat different playbook.
Read more...City of London Frets About Life After 2020
The City’s vast financial services sector benefited hugely from the creation of the euro. Now, a large part of that business is at risk.
Read more...This Is What Can Happen When a Cross-Border Bank Merger Goes Horribly Wrong
As Banco Sabadell’s disastrous acquisition of UK TSB has shown, a bank merger can founder due to botched IT integration.
Read more...Big Banks Grow Bigger and Smaller Banks Disappear, As Mergers Return to Crisis-Hit Eurozone
A fresh wave of bank failures and mergers are set to trigger a new round of consolidation of the Eurozone’s banking system
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