Why “Disgusting” Rome Sends Trains Filled With Trash To Austria
Authored by Bethany Bell Rome has been struggling to cope with a rubbish crisis and Austria has spare capacity at a waste-to-energy plant near Vienna. So a deal has been…
Japan Is Dumping A Record Amount Of Foreign Bonds: Here Are The Implications
Back in February, around the time Bloomberg caught up to what we had been discussing for the past year, namely the historic dumping of US Treasurys by offshore official investors…
Ludwig von Mises’ Century Of Validation
Authored by EconomicPrism’s MN Gordon, annotated by Acting-Man’s Pater Tenebrarum, Seeing the Light It has been said that “the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over…
What’s The Oldest Business In Your State?
Is the oldest business in your state a mom-and-pop shop, or a famous megabrand? Today’s infographic from Busy Beaver Button Co. maps the diverse range of companies that claim to…
Welcome To The Corporatocracy
Authored by Robert Gore via Straight Line Logic blog, The interests of Washington and large corporations have merged so completely they are now inseparable. America’s large corporations and its government…
Here Is The Simplest Reason Why The Reflation Trade Is About To Fizzle
Forget Trump, forget China, forget oil, forget central banks unwinding their balance sheets, forget Reuters trial balloons: there is a far simpler reason why the ‘reflation trade’ is about to…
5 Head Scratchers
By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.at Market dislocations occur when financial markets, operating under stressful conditions, experience large widespread asset mispricing. Welcome to this week’s edition of “World Out Of Whack” where…
Detroit Is A Stark Reminder Peak America Was Over 50 Years Ago
Submitted by Stock Board Asset The most common saying amongst the baby boomer generation is “America is not like it was when I was growing up”. Have you ever wondered…
Massive Corruption: Nigerian Intelligence Agencies Create Confusion Over $43 Million Hidden In Lagos Home As VP Prepares To Submit Report
Vice President Prof. Yemi Osinbajo during the Growth and Employment Project (GEM), Aso Villa Demo Day (AVDD) Grant Signing Ceremony, 4th April 2017. Photo: Novo Isioro. Nigerian Intelligence agencies are…
World Bank Tired Of Explaining How Nigeria Spent Recovered Abacha Loot. SERAP May Rather Attack The Nigerian Government
A group of Nigerian activists, under the banner of the Socio-Economic Rights and Accountability Project (SERAP), has been asking the World Bank to disclose how funds looted by former military…