WHAT BORIS JOHNSON REALLY WANTS OUT OF BREXIT / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

What Boris Johnson really wants out of Brexit The UK prime minister is looking for an excuse to blame the EU for the breakdown of talks ...

WILL FANNIE AND FREDDIE BE A GIFT OF THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION? / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Will Fannie and Freddie be a gift of the Trump administration? Reprivatisation and profit harvesting plans have became more realistic J...

THE REAL CURE FOR INEQUALITY / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL REVIEW & OUTLOOK

The Real Cure for Inequality Income gains are now rising faster for low-wage workers. By The Editorial Board Photo: i Stock/Getty I...

JUUL AND THE DAMAGE DONE TO E-CIGARRETES / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Juul and the damage done to e-cigarettes The US is in danger of lurching from lax oversight of vaping to banning it unwisely John Gapper...

HOW T.BOONE PICKENS CHANGED CORPORATE FINANCE IN AMERICA / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood How T. Boone Pickens changed corporate finance in America An early proponent of debt-financed takeover bids found many follow...

WHY THE STATE IS A "PARASITE ON SOCIETY" / DOUG CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

Why the State Is a “Parasite on Society” By Doug Casey, founder, Casey Research Allow me to say a few things that some of you may find...

A WARMING WORLD: THE CLIMATE ISSUE / THE ECONOMIST

A warming world The climate issue Climate change touches everything this newspaper reports on. It must be tackled urgently and clear-hea...

WHAT COULD TIP THE BOND MARKET EQUILIBRIUM? / THE FINANCIAL TIIMES MARKETS INSIGHT

What could tip the bond market equilibrium? There are a lot of buyers standing in the way of a reversal John Plender It is a scenario...

HOW THE FEDERAL RESERVE COULD FIX THE REPO MARKET / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

How the Federal Reserve could fix the repo market Central bank urged to restart asset purchases to soothe short-term funding glitches Co...

SHOULD PROFANE CONTRACTS BE SANCTIFIED? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Should Profane Contracts Be Sanctified? Contracts are protected and sanctified by the courts, but they can be written in order to violate ...

THE TEMPORARY MEMORY LAPSE OF TRANSIENT GLOBAL AMNESIA / THE NEW YORK TIMES

The Temporary Memory Lapse of Transient Global Amnesia Those with T.G.A. do not experience any alteration in consciousness or abnormal mov...

MARCH OF THE MACHINES: THE STOCKMARKET IS NOW RUN BY COMPUTERS, ALGORITHMS AND PASSIVE MANAGERS / THE ECONOMIST

March of the machines The stockmarket is now run by computers, algorithms and passive managers Such a development raises questions abou...