INVESTORS ARE UPBEAT / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Wall Street's Best Minds Greg Valliere: Investors Are Upbeat There’s optimism about the economy. And while Trump is mocked, his po...

HYPERINFLATION CHRONICLES, PART 1: EINSTEIN´S SCRIBBLE, NEWMAN´S WATCH, AND DOT-BLOCKCHAIN / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

  Hyperinflation Chronicles, Part 1: Einstein’s Scribble, Newman’s Watch, And Dot-Blockchain When governments create insane amounts of m...

1987 STOCK MARKET CRASH ANNIVERSARY PREDICTIONS; RUBBISH AS USUAL / SAFE HAVEN

1987 Stock Market Crash Anniversary Predictions; Rubbish as usual By: Sol Palha     Stubbornness does have its helpful features. You...

MURDEROUS LATIN AMERICA POLICE NEED TO START POLICING THEMSELVES / THE ECONOMIST

Murderous Latin American police need to start policing themselves Cops unable to quell violence may lose their inhibitions about taking p...

SAUCE FOR A BRUSSELS GOOSE / THE ECONOMIST BUTTONWOOD COLUMN

Buttonwood Sauce for a Brussels goose Billions depend on the choice of a discount rate DIVORCES are rarely easy. In the 16 months s...

THERE ARE ALTERNATIVES: LATE BREXIT OR NO BREXIT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES COMMENT & ANALYSIS

There are alternatives: late Brexit or no Brexit Two years was never going to be long enough to repatriate responsibilities by Philip S...

WHY LUCK IS THE SILENT PARTNER OF SUCCESS / KNOWLEDGE@WHARTON

Why Luck Is the Silent Partner of Success Why do the rich underestimate the role of luck in their success? Why does that mindset hurt ...

HOW I LEARNED TO LOVE BITCOIN, PART TWO / CASEY RESEARCH

Doug Casey: How I Learned to Love Bitcoin, Part II By Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research In all of Africa, most of South America, and...

RUSSIA UNDER VLADIMIR PUTIN: A TSAR IS BORN / THE ECONOMIST

Russia under Vladimir Putin A tsar is born As the world marks the centenary of the October Revolution, Russia is once again under the r...

ENDOWMENTS BOOM AS COLLEGES BURY EARNINGS OVERSEAS / THE NEW YORK TIMES

Endowments Boom as Colleges Bury Earnings Overseas American universities are using offshore strategies to swell their coffers, skirt taxe...

THE NORTH CAUCASUS: RUSSIA´S SOFT UNDERBELLY / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

The North Caucasus: Russia’s Soft Underbelly Summary In last week’s Deep Dive on the South Caucasus , we explained how the regio...