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Submitted by Jeffrey Snider via Alhambra Investment Partners, The old adage is that strong and sustained economic growth cures many ills, if not all of them, so it is unsurprising that so many central banks would be so determined to create it. They are, surprisingly, limited in that endeavor as they always stop one step […]

By now, the only people in the world who are not aware that Vancouver has been overrun by Chinese “hot money-parking” oligarchs, who rush to buy any and every available real estate leading to such grotesque charts as the following showing the ridiculous surge in Vancouver real estate prices… … are officials from the prvincial […]

Joining the ranks of “broke lawyers” who can cancel their student debt, “Americans with disabilities have a right to student loan relief,” now according to Ted Mitchell, the undersecretary of education, said in a statement. Almost 400,000 student loan borrowers will now have an easier path to a debt bailout as Obama primes the populist […]Read More

The Central Bank of Nigeria, (CBN) on Tuesday said it plans to raise N167.51 billion ($843.67 million) in treasury bills with maturities ranging between 3-month and 1-year on April 20. The apex bank aims to raise N36.78 billion in the 3-month paper, N35 billion in the 6-month note and N95.73 billion in the 1-year debt, […]

Few would expect so much drama to be played out over a sewer system contract, but the case of Flovac v. Airvac, is a clear exceptions. The First Circuit heard and affirmed a lower district court’s summary judgment in favor of Airvac on the plaintiff’s Sherman Antitrust claims. Sewage and Contracts The procedural background of […]

There’s a long tradition of Supreme Court justices returning to law schools to talk about the law, spread some SCOTUS wisdom, and even delve into politics occasionally. But in the last few weeks of this very unusual Supreme Court term, it seems as though the justices are stopping by law schools more than ever. And […]

When it comes to useful robots, we’re still a few years away from getting a real-life version of Rosie, the robot maid from ‘The Jetsons.’ (A Roomba will have to do.) And indeed, we may never get the metal heaps promised by 60’s era futurism. But, with advancements in artificial intelligence and natural language processing, […]Read More

As any corporate lawyer knows, compliance can be a major business expense — one so big that many businesses simply shoot first and pray for the best. The fact that federal employment and discrimination laws are so expansive means guaranteed job security for corporate lawyers. But last month, the EEOC released a single page fact […]

When Dave DeFazio graduated from law school in 1996, he planned on moving to San Francisco to start his legal career. Instead, he spent his summer working as a river guide in Jackson Hole, Wyoming. And he never made it to San Francisco, staying in Jackson Hole to work as a lawyer and ranch hand […]

President Muhammadu Buhari Tuesday in Beijing called on the Nigerian and Chinese business communities to work harder to reduce the trade imbalance between both countries which is currently in China’s favour. Speaking at the opening of a Nigeria-China Business/Investment Forum, President Buhari said that trade and economic relations between both countries must be mutually-beneficial and […]

The Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) has given the Department of State Security Services (DSS) seven days to prove to the world, with evidence and clips, how its members killed and buried Hausa/Fulani herdsmen in Abia State. The group challenged the DSS to show where the shallow graves are located, failure of which the IPOB […]

Lagos State Governor Akinwunmi Ambode says the new Mile 12 Market will be ready in six months time. The governor said this on a tour of Imota and Agbowa area of Lagos. Speaking at the site of the proposed Mile 12 Market in Imota, Ambode told traditional rulers and stakeholders in the area that Mile […]