Sabers are rattling again in the ongoing joust between China and the United States. The latest thrust arrived this week, with five officers of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army indicted by …
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Michigan Governor Hungry for Chinese… Citizens, to Live in Detroit
by Bruce Haringby Bruce HaringThey’ve come up with a new plan to rescue bankrupt Detroit. They’re going to sell it to the Chinese. Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, who made a living in business before …
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Welcome to Situational Awareness, a weekly roundup of news from last week that will likely be causing sleepless nights in the future. #BRINGBACKWHOSEGIRLS? — Africa’s largest economy, the oil-rich Nigeria, this …
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It’s hard to work up much sympathy when you hear corporate executives lamenting about some economic problem that’s holding their business back. After all, they’re getting a seven-figure bonus to …
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Russian strongman Vladimir Putin struck back against Western sanctions, telling international multinational financial services companies Visa and MasterCard they must cough up a $3.8 billion USD “security deposit,” which they will forfeit …
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It’s called the Switzerland of South America. Its citizens are mostly of European stock. It is a Social Democracy that offers free education, legal marijuana, abortion, and same-sex marriage, and …
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This Winter put a damper on the economy, which is pretty amazing when you think about it. Even in the absence of epic snowstorms and traffic-snarling ice, winter has never …
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While Russian troops camp out on the Ukrainian border, pro-Russian insurgents inside the Eastern European nation are seizing town after town, this week claiming the eastern city of Luhansk. Obama …
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About half of private company employees, and almost every public employee, in the United States are covered by some sort of pension. In fact, part of the traditional lure of …
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One of the frustrating things about personal finance is watching people, smart people, make the same mistakes over and over. Those bad decisions happen at the personal level, then bubble …