E In Defense Of Economic Sanity: An Essay On Investment Logic
Article By:
Adem Tumerkan
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Monday, October 27, 2014 4:22 AM EST
Markets are filled with constant tastes and values changing with commonly held precepts of how things should be. But what if those commonly held precepts are illogical to begin with? Discussing how investors and officials today are contradictory to economic, theory, reason and history.
Yellen's Trickle Down Dilemma
Article By:
Jesses-Cafe-Americain
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 5:49 PM EST
Even if real wages are stagnant, and consumers are tapped, the Banks have been saved and stand ready to loan from an abundance of freshly created money (that they can obtain for almost nothing).
Video: Up And Down Theater, “Everybody Needs Money!”
Video By:
Ellen Brown
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Sunday, October 26, 2014 7:18 AM EST
Ellen Brown shares this entertaining and humorous video by The Up and Down Theater . The troupe did an original comedy routine for the Santa Fe Public Banking Conference. Video Length 10:16.
Losing $1 Billion In A Day
Article By:
James Quinn
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Monday, October 20, 2014 1:30 PM EST
It couldn’t happen to a bigger pr*ck. It’s actually better. Good old Warren has lost $2.1 billion in this investment since April.
In this article: IBM
E*Trade Busted For Improperly Trading "Billions" Of Penny Stocks Over 4 Years
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, October 10, 2014 1:04 AM EST
As American stock markets become CYNK'd with ever shorter horizons and ever greater aspirations of 'getting rich quick,' E*Trade has been busted by the SEC for selling billions of penny stock shares to its customers.
In this article: ETFC
Don't Buy Stuff You Cannot Afford
Article By:
James Quinn
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Tuesday, October 7, 2014 7:24 PM EST
Classic SNL Video, timeless message
Video: Google Drops Out Of ALEC For A Very Surprising Reason
Video By:
Global Economic Intersection
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Sunday, September 28, 2014 9:53 AM EST
Redacted Tonight with Lee Camp discusses how tech giant Google changes its tune on the American Legislative Exchange Council. Video length 2:03.
In this video: GOOG
Humor: IFold
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Friday, September 26, 2014 7:16 AM EST
We suspect Samsung just won the internet with this...
In this article: AAPL
Too Soon: Urban Outfitters Selling Blood Splattered 'Vintage Kent State Sweatshirt'
Article By:
Richard Metzger
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Tuesday, September 16, 2014 7:19 AM EST
Companies love to stir up a lil’ controversy. Well Urban Outfitters did just that and is now facing a public backlash after offering for sale a “Vintage Kent State Sweatshirt” with red blotches that could be interpreted as blood stains.
In this article: URBN
How To Bend, Stretch, And Break The Law For Fun And Profit
Article By:
Bill Bonner
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Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:42 PM EST
Unlimited credit, which nobody earned, nobody saved, and nobody really ever expects to be paid back, is nobody’s problem. It creates unlimited opportunities for chicanery. Here, I describe a few. This is meant to entertain and inform, by the way, not to encourage criminality or recklessness.
How It Happened And What It Was Like To Spend Two Hours With Steve Wozniak, Founder Of Apple
Article By:
Hillel Fuld
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Monday, September 8, 2014 11:32 AM EST
Many years ago (ok, not that many but 5 years in virtual land is a lot!), I decided I was going to interview people who inspire me. Since then, I have been doing so as often as I can. Here are all my superstar interviews.
Babies Covered With Corporate Logos
Article By:
Richard Metzger
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Thursday, August 28, 2014 2:43 PM EST
Artist Dietrich Wegner’s preverbal infants festooned with corporate logos, known collectively as “Cumulous Brand.” It’s estimated that a child sees 40,000 television commercials in a typical year. Corporations have an intense interest in insinuating themselves into a newborn’s lif