Category Archives: Regulations and regulators

Trump EPA Poised to Weaken Obama Methane Rule, Despite Possibility of Later CRA Overturn

Trump EPA to weaken Obama methane rule, acceding to fossial fuel pressure, despite the Congressional Review Act, which may kick in aft Nov.

Why International Financial Regulation Still Falls Short

Financial regulators still don’t like to tame bubbles even after seeing how costly it is when they go boom. Shame, that.

Hubert Horan: The Airline Industry Collapse Part 3 – Recovery Expectations Were Always Dreadfully Wrong

Not only is the airline industry in desperate shape, but its executives have made its bad situation worse, increasing resolution costs for all bagholders.

Vaccine Research on Covid-19: An Update

A clinical and not very cheery look at the state of Covid-19 vaccine play.

Public Health Experts Fear a Hasty FDA Signoff on Vaccine

Experts have the willies about the rush to get a Covid-19 vaccine approved.

Plastics in Oceans Will Triple By 2040, Absent Immediate Drastic Action

Unless we take drastic steps NOW- and stop allowing plastics pushers to set the agenda- plastics in the world’s oceans will triple in twenty years, by 2040.

Boeing 737 Max Ungrounding Pushed Back Again; WSJ Sources Say Early 2021

Moar bad news for the 737 Max.

COVID-19 Mistakes to Avoid: Don’t Conflate Contact Tracing with Contact Tracing By App

Big Tech and Big Pharma each has a dog in the COVID-19 fight and wish to replace what has worked before and is working now with technofixes.

Next Showdown in Congress: Protecting Workers vs. Protecting Employers in the Pandemic

Next showdown in Congress over CoVID-19 relief legislation: protecting workers or shielding employers from lawsuits.

Wolf Richter: The Great American Shale Oil & Gas Massacre: Bankruptcies, Defaulted Debts, Worthless Shares, Collapsed Prices of Oil & Gas

The day of reckoning has arrived in oil and gas. A record number of companies have filed for bankruptcy. with the epicenter in Texas.

Let the Predation Begin! CFPB Rolls Back Obama-Era Payday Loan Protections

Payday loan abuses are baaack, thanks to a full bore lobbying effort.

NY Department of Financial Services Fines Deutsche Bank Over Jeffrey Epstein Abuses; Where Are the Feds?

Deutsche Bank revealed again as being overly accommodating to clients who play fast and loose….this one Jeffrey Epstein.

Will the E-Money Boom Make the UK a Hub of Money Laundering?

Quelle suprise! E-money is facilitating financial fraud. And the UK’s FCA is unduly accommodating.