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The Mechanical Fed: Fast for a Robot, Slow for a Dog
Submitted by testosteronepit on 04/03/2012 17:26 -0500Even Zhou Xiaochuan, Governor of the mighty People’s Bank of China, is worried....
A New Beginning in Japan: Glimmers of False Hope
Submitted by testosteronepit on 04/02/2012 19:45 -0500And a double-edged sword....
No More Viagra For Mario Monti And His Ilk
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/31/2012 19:52 -0500They've got to be kidding: abstinence hell is coming to Italy’s technocrat reformers and professional politicians, unless....
Greece: Now They’re Not Even Trying Anymore
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/30/2012 18:51 -0500As Monti said, "The financial aspect of the crisis is over." For the moment. But the problems are worse than ever.
The Beer War on American Soil
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/28/2012 19:41 -0500It’s tough out there. The giants are losing. But there is an astonishing winner....
Huawei (or China) Slams into US National Security Concerns, Again
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/27/2012 18:33 -0500Another deal gets dissolved. But threats abound. And it's only going to get worse.
Sarko Spam, “Muslim by Appearance,” and Self-Destruction
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/26/2012 20:10 -0500Sarkozy is grasping at straws ... and created a new classification of people in France and maybe even in the whole entire world.
Gold Confiscation, Inflation, And Suddenly Virtuous Central Bankers
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/25/2012 22:17 -0500When the world's central bankers speechified in DC, ironies abounded. But off to the side, Turkey had just floated a plan to grab its people’s gold.
Liquid Economic Indicators: The Wine Debacle
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/24/2012 12:06 -0500More vertigo-inducing than all of the Eurozone bailout mechanisms combined.
Now They Have Another Speculative Bubble in China: Art
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/22/2012 21:16 -0500And the US fell to second place. Nothing is gradual in modern China.
The Nightmare of the European Auto Industry
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/22/2012 12:28 -0500Bailed-out but un-restructured. And now Fiat-Chrysler CEO is crying for help as EU car sales crash.
Monuments instead of Education
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/20/2012 19:02 -0500And vague smells of extortion.
A Revolt, the Quiet Japanese Way
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/18/2012 12:36 -0500Contamination, power shortages, and scandals: the people confront the almighty nuclear power industry. But no easy way out.
Inflation Even in the Cost of Corruption
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/16/2012 18:52 -0500There's a lot of it even in Germany, but it finally has a way of measuring it
The $10-Per-Gallon Gas Has Arrived, In Paris
Submitted by testosteronepit on 03/15/2012 14:35 -0500Just as the CEO of Total had predicted last December—talking his book.


