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The Bad Breath of the Eurozone “Recovery”
Submitted by testosteronepit on 11/09/2013 16:08 -0500It wasn’t “disenchantment,” explained Euro Disney CEO Philippe Gas, but an “economic problem.”
Current Markets A Wealth Manager's Nightmare
Submitted by testosteronepit on 11/05/2013 12:35 -0500“How Can I Explain To My Clients Afterwards That We Had A Third Crash In 15 years?”
Japan’s Most Hated Outfit, TEPCO, Reports Fat Profit (From Taxpayer Bailout Money)
Submitted by testosteronepit on 11/01/2013 11:41 -0500The bailed-out owner of the Fukushima nuke, famous for its lackadaisical handling of the fiasco and its stinginess with the truth, reported earnings. It was a doozie.
Last Hope For Holiday Shopping Frenzy: The Few Who Can Splurge
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/26/2013 13:01 -0500All bets are off.
Wallowing in Fed-Induced Stock Market Delirium, Even Texas Instruments Admits: Stocks Are Overpriced
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/22/2013 14:14 -0500Stocks balloon, we’re incessantly told, because revenues and earnings rise. But what if they sag for years, and the stock still balloons?
NSA Revelations Kill IBM Hardware Sales in China
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/17/2013 13:13 -0500IBM tried to come up with a panic-free explanation for the sudden collapse of hardware sales in China, but the Chinese government had warned of the coming fiasco in mid-August
ECB’s Draghi: Knowing Too Much About Our Big Banks Could Set Off A Panic
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/15/2013 12:12 -0500Time runs out on Italian and Spanish banks. But the truth is fatal.
“Yellen Props Up Stocks” And Other Delirious Data Points
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/11/2013 12:19 -0500Stock market now held up by its one and final prop, a jerry-rigged, haphazard device with destructive side effects.
The End Of Nuclear Energy In Japan?
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/04/2013 12:41 -0500The zero-nuclear option has a hugely popular and powerful backer in Shinzo Abe’s own party: former Prime Minister Koizumi
Supercars In The US, Japan, and China: How QE And Corruption Boosted Sales
Submitted by testosteronepit on 10/02/2013 12:18 -0500Crashing luxury sales in China is a hard-to-swallow concept for the industry.
Great Start in Germany: DAYS After Election Victory, Merkel’s Party Breaks Campaign Promise Of “No Tax Hikes”
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/28/2013 12:25 -0500In record-breaking time, categorical promises that resulted in a phenomenal victory in the September 22 election turned out to be lies
First Cracks (And Losses) In The Insane LBO Craze
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/26/2013 13:04 -0500Another signal for investors around the world to buckle their seatbelts.
Mostly Cloudy With Occasional Drones In The Afternoon
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/22/2013 10:15 -0500Privacy has been traded in for corporate profits, governmental controls, spookily personalized ads, and harebrained hype about increased security
Revenge of the Japanese Zombie Banks
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/17/2013 11:58 -0500Plowed $2 trillion of their Japanese deposit base into investments overseas then wondered why the economy at home languished
“A difficult second half”: Fabulous Excuses By Clothing Retailers As Sales Fall Apart
Submitted by testosteronepit on 09/14/2013 11:41 -0500Not just “softness in the female business”
