Long Term Real Interest Rates Fell Below Zero in all Euro Area Countries
Is praise of negative real interest rates in Europe making a virtue out of (mis)perceived necessity?
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Read more...Bill Black: Eric Holder is the Official Missing from Discussions of the Bidens’ Ukrainian Efforts
How the Bidens’ Ukraine scandal has been a big gift to Trump, but the biggest was Eric Holder’s refusal to prosecute bank executives.
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How Naked Capitailsm’s writers and readers stay ahead of the curve and influence the presee.
Read more...Announcing the First Winner of the Archie McCardell Award for Truly Horrendous Management: WeWork
Introducing serial leading company wrecker Archie McCardell, and noteworthy successors to him, with WeWork as a first object lesson.
Read more...Southwest Pilots Blast Boeing in Suit for Deception and Losses from “Unsafe, Unairworthy” 737 Max
Yet more deserved bad news on the Boeing 737 Max front.
Read more...Gene Editing Could Help Save the Planet — If Scientists Can Avoid the Typos
Gene editing does not always work as advertised. And that’s before getting to the fact that genetically modified crops have been found to be less robust than native strains.
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Read more...Brexit: Rejection
The Brexit walls are closing in on Johnson.
Read more...The California Workers’ Rights Bill Is a Start, but We Need a More Radical Approach to the ‘Gig Economy’
Stronger rights for Uber and Amazon workers are essential. But we must also address the economic context that makes insecure work a reality.
Read more...Links 10/5/19
Mark Ames: Why Finance Is Too Important to Leave to Larry Summers
A reprise of Mark Ames’ biting fundraiser classic.
Read more...Why Hospitals Are Getting Into the Housing Business
Hospitals have some long-term patients not for medical reasons, but because they have no where to go. Giving them interim housing looks like a better answer.
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