Tag: psychology

False Thesis of the Day: Huge Cash Pile Puts Recovery in Hands of Corporations; Cash Cow Revisited
January 23, 2014 0

False Thesis of the Day: Huge Cash Pile Puts Recovery in Hands of Corporations; Cash Cow Revisited

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Anousha Sakoui, M&A Correspondent for the Financial Times says Huge cash pile puts recovery in hands of the few . The pile of unspent corporate cash that has built up since the start of the financial crisis is being held by an increasingly concentrated pool of companies that will be crucial to hopes of a pick-up in business investment to stimulate the world economy.

U.S. Postal Workers’ Union Criticizes Staples-Run Post Offices; French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Again; PATCO Solution
January 21, 2014 0

U.S. Postal Workers’ Union Criticizes Staples-Run Post Offices; French Air Traffic Controllers Strike Again; PATCO Solution

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Via translation from Les Echos , please consider Air Traffic Controllers Strike Again in Late January Air traffic controllers are on strike from January 27 to 31, with a black day 29. They oppose a proposed Brussels lower royalties. Three months after strike against the plans of the European Commission for the "Single European Sky", the French air traffic controllers will strike again, for the same reasons, from 27 to 31 January

French Banks Face €285 Bn Capital Shortfall, Germany €199 Bn, Spain €92 Bn; Mish French Fine Update
January 20, 2014 0

French Banks Face €285 Bn Capital Shortfall, Germany €199 Bn, Spain €92 Bn; Mish French Fine Update

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French Banks Face €285 Bn Capital Shortfall, Germany €199 Bn, Spain €92 Bn; Mish French Fine Update At the risk of incurring another nonsensical fine for quoting someone on leverage and capital ratios of French banks, please consider European Banks Face $1 Trillion Gap Before Review . European banks have a capital shortfall of as much as 767 billion euros ($1 trillion) before the European Central Bank’s probe into the financial health of the region’s lenders, according to a study. French banks show the biggest gap of 285 billion euros, followed by German lenders with as much as 199 billion euros, Sascha Steffen of the European School of Management and Technology in Berlin and Viral Acharya at New York University said in their study dated Jan.

Obama’s Message On NSA Translated
January 17, 2014 0

Obama’s Message On NSA Translated

By News Desk

Earlier today, President Obama gave a long-awaited and long-winded speech on the NSA. The Washington Post has the transcript . Here are my thoughts: Obama says we need more "balance" between security and liberty.

Singapore Set for Icelandic-Style Property Bubble Meltdown; Hype or Reality?
January 16, 2014 0

Singapore Set for Icelandic-Style Property Bubble Meltdown; Hype or Reality?

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First, please consider the article Why Singapore’s Economy Is Heading For An Iceland-Style Meltdown . Like Iceland in its heyday, Singapore’s economic stability and vitality – on the surface at least – has made it the envy of the world at a time when most Western economies are languishing with feeble growth, and high rates of unemployment and poverty.