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Europe: What Wall Street Is Missing
May 4, 2016 Global Economy
As the second largest member of the PIIGS pack, Spain was much reviled. But the country has rebounded despite anti-austerity bloviating. So much for Keynesian doomsaying … Bull Markets & Share Buybacks Backlash Explained
April 15, 2016 U.S. Economy
Share buybacks are an integral part of the market, pumping more than $2.7 trillion into Wall Street since 2009. With buybacks fading amid an earnings recession, the bull market may be on its last legs. Welcome to the Real Hunger Games
April 12, 2016 Commodities
Shifts in economic growth and weather patterns threaten to decimate world food production ... leading to soaring commodity prices and potential food riots. Apple vs. the FBI: The War on Privacy
February 22, 2016 Privacy Invasion
The government is going after Apple’s iPhone encryption with a vengeance. The “terrorism” flag is being waved, but it’s your privacy that’s really at stake. After all, can we really trust this breach of privacy will be “one time only”?The Flaw in Social Security
January 1, 2016 Retirement
Minimum-wage workers are rallying for a higher wage, which Congress is agreeing to raise. Social Security recipients, however, aren't so lucky...