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Why Aren’t Companies Spending More? The tax cut gave companies ample means to significantly increase capital spending, but so far they d...

MILLENIALS ARE WAITING FOR A $30 TN INHERITANCE THAT MIGHT NOT COME / SAFE HAVEN

Millennials Are Waiting For A $30T Inheritance That Might Not Come By Fred Dunkley There was a time when there was no question that ...

WILL POPULISTS STALL EUROPE: ITALY´S NEW GOVERNMENT IS BAD NEWS FOR THE EURO / DER SPIEGEL

Will Populists Stall Europe? Italy's New Goverment Is Bad News for the Euro Two populist parties are set to take over the governmen...

WHY IT MAKES SENSE TO INVEST IN TREASURY BONDS / THE ECONOMIST

Buttonwood Why it makes sense to invest in Treasury bonds A true diversifier pays off when you really need it—when trouble strikes . ...

THE GERMAN RULES TRAP / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The German Rules Trap Zaki Laïdi PARIS – Europe has a new German problem. Unlike in the past, it stems neither from hegemonic ambiti...

WHY WE DREAM / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Why we dream Are our night-time visions a window into the mind or a form of biological housekeeping? Clive Cookson © Simon Pemberton...

THE TRUMP TRADE: WHY CORPORATE AMERICA LOVES DONALD TRUMP / THE ECONOMIST

The Trump trade Why corporate America loves Donald Trump American executives are betting that the president is good for business. Not i...

NEW YORK PROPERTY JITTERS HERALD DECLINES ELSEWHERE / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

New York property jitters herald declines elsewhere Some treat housing like a tradeable asset and chase yields. But what happens next? ...

WHY REINVENT THE MONETARY WHEEL? / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Why Reinvent the Monetary Wheel? Robert Skidelsky LONDON – Slumps have always been boom times for monetary experiments, and the econ...

POLAND PREPARES FOR CONTIGENCIES / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Poland Prepares for Contingencies By Jacob L. Shapiro The staring contest between Poland and the European Union continues. The issue n...