Archive - Mar 21, 2015
Fred Feldkamp on Fraud and True Sale
Submitted by rcwhalen on 03/21/2015 10:57 -0500Fraud grows in good times because rescission is rarely sought (or granted) when asset values rise. Fraud is not a problem, till it is.
Hedge Funds Exploit Patent Laws To Push Down Biotechs
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2015 09:15 -0500Thanks to changes in patent laws implemented in 2012, hedge funds can now challenge patents for the bargain price of just $23,000 in a process that is now far more efficient than it once was. Some funds may be employing the strategy to drive down the prices of biotech stocks they're short.
There’s Brussels And Then There’s Real People
Submitted by Tyler Durden on 03/21/2015 08:28 -0500There’s only one thing that can save the Union now: for Merkel to show compassion, with the Greeks, and with all other weaker members. And to stop the anti-Greek propaganda, immediately. Or else. It’s nonsense to pretend that this is merely a business issue, as is made clear by Parenteau above: there is very clearly plenty space to negotiate solutions with Greece that preserve everyone’s dignity. Refuse that, and you can kiss the EU goodbye. There’s alot more that plays into this than mere money issues. Ignore that, and you might as well dismantle the Union right now.
