Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Making Profit Should Not Now Be the Primary Goal of a Business: Being Net-Zero Carbon Should Be

Central banker Mark Carney argues for green economy gradual transition, Can’t get too much in the way of almighty profit.

California’s New Transparency Law Reveals Steep Rise In Wholesale Drug Prices

Drug price data in Califorinia shows mind-boggling increases in wholesale prices since 2019. Of course, the industry claims that that information is misleading.

EU Adopts Right to Repair for Household Appliances

European Commission approves right to repair regulations for household appliances: a start, but much less than what’s necessary to reduce waste, combat climate change, and save consumers money.

Unsustainable California: No Easy Remedy for PG&E Blackouts, Fire Risks

California prototypically lead the US. It’s PG&E infrastructure failure and lack of good remedies to escalating wildfire risks are the latest example.

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.

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.

Greenpeace Report: How Companies Still Have it Wrong on Plastic Pollution “Solutions”

Greenpeace publishes report on woeful state of plastic pollution “solutions”.

Federal Appeals Court Issues Mixed Decision on Net Neutrality

Parsing a mixed ruling on net neutraliity.

Libra Unraveling: Network of “Partners” Like Visa and Mastercard Refusing Even to Give Lip Service

Quelle surprise! Facebook’s touted Libra partners are getting cold feet.

Mark Carney’s Trojan Unicorn — Are Central Banks Considering Stealth Nationalization in Sovereign Digital Currencies?

Mark Carney talks about digital soverign currencies. But is he really describing nationalization? And if so, whither the commercial banks?

Brexit: Out of Runway

How long can Johnson keep his Brexit deal fantasy going?

Wolf Richter: Treasury’s Weak Denial Acts as Confirmation: US Weighs Crackdown on Capital Flows to Chinese Companies, Stocks & Bonds, Listed in the US or China

Stocks of Chinese companies listed in the US have turned into a fiasco.

Why Cheaper Drugs from Canada Likely Won’t Cure What Ails US

Why importing drugs from Canada is a band-aid on a gunshot wound.

Wolf Richter: How Employees & Employers Get Bled by Health Insurance

Health insurance costs will kill you if your medical issues don’t get you first.

Trump’s Fannie/Freddie Privatization Giveaway: Why GSE Reform Is Hard

GSE reform is baack! Or not.