FROM HANDSHAKE TO CLENCHED FIST: CEO ACTIVISM IN AMERICA IS RISKY BUSINESS / THE ECONOMIST

From handshake to clenched fist CEO activism in America is risky business Firms used to keep politics at arm’s length. What went wrong? If y...

EUROPEANS RAISE PRIVACY CONCERNS OVER DIGITAL CURRRENCY / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Europeans raise privacy concerns over digital currency ECB’s work on monetary innovation should ensure spending cannot be tracked, consultat...

GERMANY, MAY 8, 1945 / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Germany, May 8, 1945 By: George Friedman On May 8, 1945, Germany formally declared defeat in World War II.  As others have said, there was o...

CASH-RICH U.S. BANKS MOVE TO REDUCE CORPORATE DEPOSITS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Cash-rich US banks move to reduce corporate deposits JPMorgan Chase and Citigroup take unusual step to avoid additional capital requirement ...

THE $2.3 QUADRILLION GLOBAL TIMEBOMB / MATTERNHORN ASSET MANAGEMENT

THE $2.3 QUADRILLION GLOBAL TIMEBOMB By Egon von Greyerz Credit Suisse is hours from collapse and the consequences could be a systemic failu...