Smaller Businesses Dread the Wrath of US-EU “Free-Trade” Deal by Don Quijones • Feb 18, 2015 • 5 Comments Like most modern trade deals, TTIP isn’t about “free trade.” It’s about protecting Big Business. SMEs are crying foul.
Money Is Bailing Out of Canada by Wolf Richter • Feb 17, 2015 • 27 Comments The floodgates opened in December.
The “Vultures” Are Still Circling by Bianca Fernet • Feb 16, 2015 • 2 Comments The infamous hedge funds are back with new antics to claw back from Argentina what they (and US courts) think is theirs.
Reckless Stock-Market Leverage Intoxicates Politicians by Wolf Richter • Feb 15, 2015 • 7 Comments OK I get it, this is the Fed’s America. But what if it comes unglued?
Spanish Judge Violates Global Rule, Makes Bank President & Former IMF Chief Pay for Financial Crimes by Don Quijones • Feb 15, 2015 • 10 Comments But who is going to bail out the defendants?
The Fracking Bust Hits Home by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2015 • 5 Comments Never before has drilling for oil collapsed this far this fast.
Something Rotten Is Piling Up in this Economy by Wolf Richter • Feb 13, 2015 • 15 Comments Gets even worse: total business inventories balloon to Lehman-Moment levels.
A Correction in Silicon Valley Will Send Out Shockwaves by Contributor • Feb 12, 2015 • 9 Comments The GoPro guy is stuffing everyone with stock; maybe he knows something we don’t.
Oil Bust Hits Office Construction Boom, Banks, Suppliers – But Hey, “So Far” No Apocalypse by Wolf Richter • Feb 12, 2015 • 8 Comments “Not pushing the panic button by any means” – Texas Department of Banking.
Oil-Price Debacle Is Far From Over by Wolf Richter • Feb 11, 2015 • 1 Comment It was another bad-hair day for oil.