Bill Black: Bitcoin Frauds Keep Growing
Another area where bitcoin hype exceeds reality.
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EU to Members: Prepare for No Deal Brexit
An official “put on your life jackets” Brexit warning.
Read more...More Sound and Fury: Trump Foreign Corrupt Practices Act Enforcement Record Extends Prior Trend
Trump enforcement actions extend prior Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trend, targeting foreign companies, and diverting federal prosecutorial resources.
Read more...Why It Matters If Fracking Companies Are Overestimating Their ‘Proved’ Oil and Gas Reserves
Comprehensive analysis of why it matters that fracking companies are overestimating their ‘proved’ oil and gas reserves– as allowed under an SEC rule change.
Read more...Leaked Memo by Larry Sonsini Shows Sonsini and CalPERS Violating Fiduciary Duty With Proposed Private Equity Outsourcing Scheme
A leaked memo written for CalPERS by Silicon Valley attorney Larry Sonsisi not only reflects poorly on him and CalPERS, but also validates concerns about corruption.
Read more...Cryptocurrencies Are Lousy Investments
A skeptical look at the prospects for cryptocurrencies.
Read more...Some Bankruptcy Judges Finding Ways to Give Desperate Student Borrowers Relief
Some bankruptcy judges recognize that the typical application of the “undue hardship” for discharging student debt is too stringent and are finding wriggle room.
Read more...Brexit: An 11th Hour Referendum Headfake to (Again) Blame the EU for the Goverment’s Failings?
Gaming out a Brexit scenario.
Read more...Trump After 500 Days: More Lifetime Federal Judges
The Trump administration has successfully seated a record number of lifetime federal judges, in part because his predecessor left so many positions pending.
Read more...Golden State Killer Suspect Arrest Opens Floodgates for Law Enforcement Use of DNA Websites
Police are casting their DNA-matching efforts wider via genealogy websites.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Deutsche Bank CoCo Bonds Plunge, Shares Hit Record Low, after US Entity Makes FDIC’s “Problem Bank List”
Double whammy regularity revelations wallop Deutsche bonds and shares, raising the old question: When will she buckle?
Read more...Unsafe At Any Speed Redux, Self-Driving Cars, and Legal Liability
Senators seek information on testing protocols for self-driving cars; mandatory arbitration for further lawsuits involving such vehicles looms as a threat.
Read more...Meet the Economist Behind the One Percent’s Stealth Takeover of America
Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual lynchpin of the Koch-funded attack on democratic institutions, argues Duke historian Nancy MacLean.
Read more...Do Fewer Settlements by Pharmaceutical Companies Mean Even Less Accountability for Their Execs?
Drug company settlements with the Feds, which never were very tough to begin with, are also becoming less frequent.
Read more...Eyewitness Sketches Provide ‘Stormy’ Results, Can Lead to False Convictions
On the shortcomings of eyewitness memories, and in particular, forensic sketches based them.
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