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Read more...Author Archives: Yves Smith
Hedge Fund Chatham Sends Nastygram Over NY Post Removal of “Parked Transaction” in Piece on Questionable Deals Involving American Media, Owner of National Enquirer. CalPERS Too.
Hedge fund Chatham is might upset about a phrase we picked up from a New York Post article on Chatham funds’ investment, including a CalPERS fund, in the parent of the notorious National Enquirer.
Read more...Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better?
The odd marriage of Lega Nord and Five Star held up longer than expected, but Italy is about to get a new government. How might that work out?
Read more...Removing Mini-Shampoos from Hotel Rooms Won’t Save the Environment
Why most corporate pro-environment measures are mere gestures.
Read more...Influential CalPERS Beneficiaries Charge Sacramento Bee With Biased Coverage
The sad decline of the Sacramento Bee, as demonstrated through its one-sided CalPERS reporting.
Read more...Links 8/23/19
The Fed Thinks the US Economy Is Fine. Do You?
Seeking reader input on the health of their economy.
Read more...Cheerleading for Austerity
Readying austerity talk just in time to condition voters for 2020.
Read more...It’s Raining Plastic, From the Pyrenees to the Rockies to the Arctic
On the extent of plastic exposure in the form of microplastics.
Read more...Hong Kong’s Economy Is Still Important to the Mainland, at Least Financially
Correcting misinformation about Hong Kong’s status sometimes bandied about by critics of its protestors.
Read more...Links 8/22/19
A Brush With A Notorious Cat, My Rabies Education And The Big Bill That Followed
A rabies ripoff.
Read more...Trump Never Had a Grand Strategy for China: They Were Just Tariff Tantrums
Trump’s tariff strategy is obviously incoherent, but other approaches like anti-trust to improve the US trade’s position are sorely wanting.
Read more...Amid Recession Warnings, Trump Reportedly Considering More Tax Cuts for Rich and Corporations
Trump proposes yet more tax breaks, which would do more for the stock market than for the real economy.
Read more...It’s Official: Parts of California Are Too Wildfire-Prone To Insure
California is leading a trend of climate-change-induced insurance redlining.
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