VENEZUELA´S OIL INDUSTRY DECLINE BY THE NUMBERS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Venezuela’s Oil Industry Decline by the Numbers The United States is the biggest importer of Venezuelan crude oil, and its sanctions will...

THE FUTURE MIGHT NOT BELONG TO CHINA / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

The future might not belong to China Replicating the success of other high-growth economies is about to become far harder Martin Wolf ...

LAGGING BEHIND: ITALY´S SLUMP REFLECTS TROUBLE BOTH AT HOME AND ABROAD / THE ECONOMIST

Lagging behind Italy’s slump reflects trouble both at home and abroad The weak economy complicates a fraught fiscal position ITALY ...

NO LONGER THE LUCKIEST GENERATION: BOOMER FINANCES START TO ROLL OVER / DOLLAR COLLAPSE

No Longer The Luckiest Generation: Boomer Finances Start To Roll Over by John Rubino   We Baby Boomers timed it perfectly. We came ...

FREE, EASY AND LEGAL: HOW TO STREAM GREAT TV AND MOVIES WITHOUT SPENDING A DIME / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Free, Easy and Legal: How to Stream Great TV and Movies Without Spending a Dime In a world where Netflix, Hulu and HBO subscriptions sta...

ENTENTE NON-CORDIALE: CARLOS GHOSN´S CAR ALLIANCE IS STILL IN LIMBO / THE ECONOMIST

Entente non-cordiale Carlos Ghosn’s car alliance is still in limbo The former boss of Renault and Nissan dismisses his legal team as hi...

INVESTORS URGE TECH START-UPS TO HOARD CASH / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Investors urge tech start-ups to hoard cash VC groups say the slowing economy will make fundraising more difficult Aliya Ram and Tim Br...

E-COMMERCE: A NEW INITIATIVE AIMS TO MODERNISE GLOBAL TRADING RULES / THE ECONOMIST

E-commerce A new initiative aims to modernise global trading rules It will pit the world’s big powers against each other “SATISFAC...

OVER 60, AND CRUSHED BY STUDENT LOAN DEBT / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Over 60, and Crushed by Student Loan Debt Older Americans are struggling under the burden of student loans—their children’s and their ow...

THE WEF MEETING IN DAVOS / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Justin’s note: The 2019 World Economic Forum Annual Meeting is in the books. This is an elite conference that takes place at the end of ...