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US Home Prices Are Rolling Over (in one Chart)

The numerous outfits that attempt to measure home price levels and movements in the US all come up with different numbers, and often frustratingly so, in part because they measure different things. Some measure actual cities, others measure the often multi-county area of the entire metroplex. So the absolute price levels differ, and timing may…

EU Targets Russian Energy Influence

The EU has the grand task of preparing for energy shortages.

Palace Revolt in Eurozone’s Largest Bank

Don Emilio Botín, undisputed Capo of Spanish banking, died. He’d transformed a regional bank into Grupo Santander, one of the world’s biggest baddest megabanks. Now the true owners are getting nervous.

Even Treated Fracking Wastewater Still Too Toxic

What the heck are we going to do with the vast quantity of toxic, radioactive wastewater fracking produces?