“Exceptional” America Is Number 1 Again
…but this is a list you do not want to be at the top of… As The Burning Platform’s Jim Quinn so eloquently exclaims… Thank God for the Department of…
The Hidden Agenda Behind Saudi Arabia’s Market Share Strategy
Submitted by Dalan McEndree via OilPrice.com, Do the Saudis have an oil market strategy beyond pumping crude to defend their market share? Are they indifferent to which countries’ oil industries…
The Recognition Of China’s NPLs Has Begun: A Chinese Bad Loan Is Trying To Find A U.S. Buyer
After repeated warnings about China’s soaring non-performing loans on this site (here, here and here), which have underscroed the basis of Kyle Bass’ “big trade for 2016”, namely shorting China’s…
Is This Debt’s Last Rattle?
Submitted by Raul Ilargi Meijer via The Automatic Earth blog, What we see happening today is why we called our news overview the “Debt Rattle” 8 years ago. The last…
Why Most Investors Hate Gold
The move in gold, up 17% year to date, is important, according to ConvergEx’s Nick Colas… We’ll be blunt: most financial asset investors really hate gold. Anything – even leaving…
Paul Craig Roberts: Are Americans Too Insouciant To Survive?
Authored by Paul Craig Roberts, When one looks at the deplorable state of the world, one cannot help but wonder at the insouciance of the American people. Where are they?…
Nigerian Military Releases 275 Cleared #BokoHaram Suspects In Borno
Press Statement As part of the efforts of the Nigerian military towards ensuring equity, fairness and rule of law, some suspected members of Boko Haram Terrorist who were arrested, thoroughly…
Gay Pride Kilt Case to Appear in 9th Circuit
A rather interesting case involving a “not compliant” leather-gladiator gay pride outfit will be marching itself to the Ninth Circuit in March. Will Walters’ selective enforcement suit has already scandalized…
A Lawyer’s Guide to HTGAWM Season 2, Episode 10: Hallucibaby
When last we met, we finally found out who shot Annalise. And if her bleeding body wasn’t enough, Shonda Rhimes threw two more on the pile, and then one off…
3 Newish Tech Start Ups Looking to Change the Legal Industry
If you missed your flight to NYC for this year’s Legaltech New York conference, there’s no need to miss out on some of the legal innovations that were presented there.…