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“When governments fear the people, there is liberty.  When the people fear the government, there is tyranny.” -Author unknown, but darn sure historically accurate. So, many of you probably read James Traub’s article this week.  It seems to have caused quite a stir. ‘Elites’ Called To Arms: “It’s Time To Rise Up Against The Ignorant […]Read More

As many millennials have resorted to living with their parents in order to save on expenses, it turns out that “the other half” are out driving luxury cars. Millennials (described as ages 19-34) who aren’t living at home are are choosing premium cars and SUVs as their ride of choice ABC News reports. Bentley, the […]

By Nick Colas of Convergex Summary: Our basket of unorthodox economic indicators shows a U.S. economy that is growing, but at a very slow pace and with a notable sense of social unease.  On the plus side, used car prices are defying all expectations by remaining robust – that helps trade-in values for new car […]

Call it a case of tragic irony. Earlier today, Tesla reported (with a one day delay so that perhaps its stock wouldn’t get clobbered ahead of quarter end rebalancing) that a 40-year-old Ohio man, named Joshua Brown, was killed when his 2015 Model S drove under the trailer of an 18-wheeler on a highway near […]

Every quarter there is always a fallback narrative put forth as to why companies fail to meet earnings expectations, and we now have that narrative for the rest of 2016 (and perhaps through 2025): Brexit. As we discussed yesterday, as we enter into Q2 earnings season the main focus on all earnings calls will be […]

Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, Democracy no longer exists in the West. In the US, powerful private interest groups, such as the military-security complex, Wall Street, the Israel Lobby, agribusiness and the extractive industries of energy, timber and mining, have long exercised more control over government than the people. But now even the semblance of […]

MTN Nigeria Ltd on Wednesday announced that it had won a 10-year radio spectrum licence for mobile broadband services. The 2.6GHz band is expected to guarantee superior performance for wireless networks, especially 4G LTE services. MTN was said to be the only bidder for the license which will cost about N18.96 billion. By being the sole winner […]Read More

Now that the euphoria of the introduction of a flexible exchange rate is gradually winding down, the realities are that the depreciation of the Naira by over 40 percent has jerked up the foreign exchange loans in commercial banks balance sheets. The implication of this is a further dampening of assets quality and endangering Non performing Loans […]

The Central Bank announced on Thursday that it was setting aside a sum of N2.5 billion for members of the National Youth Service Corps. According to reports the funds will be disbursed to the corps members under the Youth Entrepreneurship Development Programme (YEDP). The CBN claims it is targeting to create one million jobs through the […]

The Supreme Court’s October 2015 Term, which ended this week, was not like many others. Sure, there were the high-profile, landmark cases, disputes over civil rights, affirmative action, abortion. But there were also events, inside and outside the Court, that sometimes seemed to overshadow the Supreme Court’s legal work. Here’s a quick look back at […]Read More

Maybe you’re ready to make the switch from firm practice to in-house work. Or perhaps you’re already an in-house attorney, looking to transition to a new position elsewhere. Either way, you’re on the hunt for a new job. While an in-house job search isn’t entirely different from finding other jobs, it does require a specific […]Read More

  Alleged Reports Circulate Online  Abuja – The Wife of the President, Aisha Buhari has cancelled her scheduled trip to the United States of America for the World First Ladies Conference holding at Colorado , reports NewsDay. Many had hoped Aisha Buhari would have used the opportunity of the visit to put to rest the controversies […]