“Welcome to Hell”: Barcelona Taxi Drivers Prepare for Uber’s Return by Don Quijones • Mar 17, 2018 • 37 Comments Uber has struck a more conciliatory approach this time, but taxi drivers are not convinced.
Deutsche Bank Just Never Disappoints by Wolf Richter • Mar 16, 2018 • 24 Comments Even bigger loss than reported 6 weeks ago, cost cuts abandoned, bonuses quadrupled.
Despite Years of ECB’s QE (Ending Soon), Italy’s “Doom Loop” Still Threatens Eurozone Financial System by Don Quijones • Mar 15, 2018 • 26 Comments Even banks outside Italy have an absurdly out-sized exposure to Italian sovereign debt.
Toxic Debt Still Plagues Spanish Banks (and Taxpayers Will End Up Paying for It) by Don Quijones • Mar 11, 2018 • 18 Comments Years after Crisis Was “Solved.”
Cash Refuses to Die, But the €500-Note Is a Goner by Don Quijones • Mar 8, 2018 • 46 Comments War-on-Cash Backlash.
European Court of Justice Deals Heavy Blow to “Corporate Sovereignty Clause” by Don Quijones • Mar 7, 2018 • 17 Comments Beginning of the end for “Investor-State Dispute Settlement” clauses that have become toxic to democracies?
The Oligopolization of Food Supply Hits a Snag by Don Quijones • Mar 3, 2018 • 53 Comments Three companies to control 60% of the world’s seed and pesticide markets.
Will Italy’s Banking Crisis Spawn a New Frankenbank? by Don Quijones • Feb 28, 2018 • 19 Comments “Operation Overlord.”
A New Cunning Plan to Allay Banking Jitters is Hatched in Spain by Don Quijones • Feb 27, 2018 • 22 Comments But there’s a problem with the plan.
“It’s Not only Carillion that’s Built on Sand, it’s our Whole System of Corporate Accountability” by Don Quijones • Feb 25, 2018 • 51 Comments The construction & services giant collapsed even as KPMG signed off on its financial statements; now they deny any responsibility.
