THE EUROPE QUESTION IN 2016 / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Europe Question in 2016 Nouriel Roubini NEW YORK – At the cusp of the new year, we face a world in which geopolitical and geo-ec...

TIME FOR A RIGOROUS NATIONAL DEBATE ABOUT SURVEILLANCE / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL OP EDITORIAL

Time for a Rigorous National Debate About Surveillance Post-9/11 measures have been weakened or discarded. A coherent new approach is nee...

UNMANAGEABLE MONEY, PART 2: HEDGE FUNDS KEEP LOSING -- AND CLOSING .. AND WHY IT MATTERS / SAFE HAVEN

Unmanageable Money, Part 2: Hedge Funds Keep Losing -- And Closing -- And Why It Matters By: John Rubino How do you make money in a w...

CHRISTIANS IN THE MIDDLE EAST: AND THEN THERE WERE NONE / THE ECONOMIST

Christians in the Middle East And then there were none Fed up and fearful, Christians are leaving the Middle East .   Cryin’ Chris...

ELECTIONS HAVE CONSEQUENCES / THE NEW YORK TIMES EDITORIAL

Op-Ed Columnist Elections Have Consequences Paul Krugman   You have to be seriously geeky to get excited when the Internal Revenue...

FINANCIAL FRIDAYS: THE STOCK MARKET IS LYING / SEEKING ALPHA

Financial Fridays: The Stock Market Is Lying by: James Altucher Summary   - The news, media, blogs etc. are all lying to you.....

THE GREAT MALAISE CONTINUES / PROJECT SYNDICATE

The Great Malaise Continues Joseph E. Stiglitz .   NEW YORK – The year 2015 was a hard one all around. Brazil fell into recession. C...

THE BIG MAC INDEX: AFTER THE DIPS / THE ECONOMIST

The Big Mac index After the dips Big currency devaluations are not boosting exports as much as they used to .               MIG...

$590 BILLION ...GONE IN A DAY / CASEY DAILY DISPATCH

$590 Billion…Gone in a Day Justin Spittler Oil just hit a fresh 11-year low. The price of oil dropped 6% today. It’s now down 68% si...

THE TROUBLE WITH CHINA / BARRON´S MAGAZINE

Up and Down Wall Street The Trouble With China Stock-market bulls’ hope that the big emerging nation will save the global economy by e...

BRAZIL´S CRISIS: IRREDEEMABLE ? / THE ECONOMIST

Brazil’s crisis Irredeemable? A former star of the emerging world faces a lost decade . THE longest recession in a century; the ...