Author Archives: Yves Smith
Current Kentucky Retirement Systems Trustees Considering Throwing Predecessors Under the Bus to Get Blackstone and KKR
Is a pension fund management revolution brewing in what would seem to be the most unlikely place, that hotbed of corruption, the Kentucky Retirement Systems?
Read more...Why We Should Not Be Surprised Trump Could Do a Deal Over Nuclear Weapons with North Korea
Believe it or not, Trump has had a long standing interest in nuclear proliferation.
Read more...Callling All Twin Cities Residents! Be Sure to Swing by the Minneapolis Meetup Tomorrow PM, Saturday March 31
A reminder about the Minneapolis meetup this evening: Locals, be sure to stop by!
Read more...Gaius Publius: How to Turn Off Third-Party Data Access to Your Facebook Account
A how-to for people who can’t give up on Facebook but want to reduce their snooping exposure.
Read more...Trumponomics, the Left and the Return of Protectionism
Antipathy for all things Trump, including Trumponomics, is leading some “progressive” economists to change their positions on “free trade”.
Read more...Links 3/29/18
Millennials Are Waiting For The End Of Capitalism
Not surprisingly, Millennials are not in very good financial shape…..
Read more...Bank Enthusiasm for Blockchain Waning
Blockchain hype is finally meeting commercial realities.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Tesla Slammed by Tesla (and Moody’s)
Tesla’s bubble is starting to deflate.
Read more...The Necessary Transience of Happiness
Questioning the modern obsession with happiness.
Read more...Links 3/28/18
Why Not to Expect Much from US Trade Talks With China
Why the Trump trade threats towards China aren’t likely to be terribly productive.
Read more...Job Guarantee Winning More Fans on the Left and Right
The Job Guarantee is (finally) a topic that can be discussed in polite company.
Read more...Over One Fifth of Student Borrowers Used Loans to Gamble on Cryptocurrencies
A new category of cryptocurrency sucker, and even worse, leveraged traders to boot.
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