The Alarming “Sense Of Pauperization” in France by Wolf Richter - Dec 6, 2012 9:39 pm A “new era”: 48% of the French consider themselves living in poverty or on the way to it.
Making Heroes of Those Who Slash Jobs by Wolf Richter - Dec 5, 2012 9:39 pm While real wages dropped 1.4%
Serial Government Defaults In The Eurozone by Wolf Richter - Dec 4, 2012 10:20 pm “Voluntary” and methodical, at taxpayer’s expense
The Relentless Eurocratic Power Grab by Wolf Richter - Dec 1, 2012 12:58 pm “The euro has profound economic advantages and is the most powerful symbol of European integration,” said 11 EU foreign ministers. What were they smoking?
Nationalizations Take Off In France by Wolf Richter - Nov 29, 2012 9:27 pm Dominoes are lined up. Next in line: one of the world’s largest (but dying) shipyards.
Censored: Poverty Report in Germany by Wolf Richter - Nov 28, 2012 10:27 pm Rising inequality might “jeopardize social cohesion”
From Horrid To Merely Dismal: Feeling Better About The New Reality by Wolf Richter - Nov 27, 2012 9:32 pm Consumer Confidence up to a level not seen since February 2008—a level that caused people to tear their hair out at the time
“The Euro Will Blow Up Europe Instead Of Bringing It Together” by Wolf Richter - Nov 26, 2012 8:29 pm The price of the euro as a “romantic icon”
Lehman Brothers Rears Its Ugly Head In Germany by Wolf Richter - Nov 23, 2012 11:11 pm Hedge funds, allegations, and arm-twisting. But it beats the alternative....
The Worldwide Spectacle Of Banning San Francisco’s Naked Soul by Wolf Richter - Nov 21, 2012 9:06 pm “Ban” in the San Francisco sense....
Stimulating The Public Sector, Suffocating the Private Sector: A French Dichotomy by Wolf Richter - Nov 20, 2012 11:35 pm Granular details seeping from every crack in France’s picturesque veneer
Sacrificing The Will Of The People On The Altar of The Euro by Wolf Richter - Nov 19, 2012 7:22 pm Certainly, don’t let the riffraff decide.
Putin and Merkel Tango in Moscow, Gazprom Stirs Up Old Ghosts, But Deals Are Signed by Wolf Richter - Nov 17, 2012 3:10 pm Re-cementing their “strategic partnership” despite a resurgence of repressive, antidemocratic tendencies
Ouch! The Bundesbank Slaps The Fed In The Face by Wolf Richter - Nov 15, 2012 12:27 am With impeccable timing