THE CORPORATE UNDEAD: WHY COVID-19 WILL MAKE KILLINJG ZOMBIE FIRMS OFF HARDER / THE ECONOMIST

  The corporate undead Why covid-19 will make killing zombie firms off harder Easier access to credit and government support means they will...

CHINA´S LEADERS CAN´T BE TRUSTED / PROJECT SYNDICATE

China’s Leaders Can’t Be Trusted Four examples of the Chinese leadership’s duplicity and mendacity demonstrate that the last thing the world...

DOES ECONOMIC GROWTH BOOST STOCK PRICES ? / THE ECONOMIST

 Buttonwood Does economic growth boost stock prices? There is sense to the current combination of pessimism and high stock prices The late 1...

STORE LANDLORDS FACE A BATTLE FOR A CUT OF ONLINE SALES / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Store Landlords Face a Battle For a Cut of Online Sales Commercial landlords are increasingly exposed to the fluctuations in their tenants’ ...

THE VICE TIGHTENS ON THE DOLLAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Vise Tightens on the Dollar In the second quarter of this year, the US experienced the sharpest plunge in domestic saving on record, dat...

WEIRD / CREDIT BUBBLE BULLETIN

Weird  Doug Nolan  The President is diagnosed with COVID-19, with rapidly worsening symptoms prompting a Friday evening Marine One flight to...

WIRECARD: THE SCANDAL SPREADS TO GERMAN POLITICS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Wirecard: the scandal spreads to German politics Angela Merkel and other leading politicians continued to lobby for the payments group even ...

FEELING THE PULSE: AMERICAN BANKS´ EARNINGS WILL GAUGE CUSTOMER´S FINANCIAL HEALTH / THE ECONOMIST

Feeling the pulse American banks’ earnings will gauge customers’ financial health Is the pandemic leading to a marked rise in defaults on lo...