The world is dotted with states and territories that make a specialty of providing services whose purpose is to facilitate ways to hide assets … Not all of what they do is illegal but so much of it is that the whole system needs changing. - Transparency International Press ReleaseThe so-called Panama Papers stolen from the Mossack Fonseca law firm specializing in shell companies has caused...Read More
The $1 Trillion Short Underlying Stocks’ Spring ... Short interest reaches highest level since 2008 despite gains … Level is contrarian bullish, sets up powerful rally, says BofA ... A funny thing has happened in the U.S. stock market, where rather than loosen their grip bears have grown ever-more impassioned. They've sent short interest to an eight-year high and above $1 trillion, by...Read More
The $1 Trillion Short Underlying Stocks’ Spring ... Short interest reaches highest level since 2008 despite gains … Level is contrarian bullish, sets up powerful rally, says BofA ... A funny thing has happened in the U.S. stock market, where rather than loosen their grip bears have grown ever-more impassioned. They've sent short interest to an eight-year high and above $1 trillion, by...Read More
IMF warns of emerging market risk to U.S. stock markets ... Major emerging markets, led by China, are increasingly likely to spread fear to financial markets, leading to poor stock performance in the U.S. and other developed countries, the International Monetary Fund said. -MarketWatchThe IMF is back at work spreading fear. That's not what we are supposed to think of course. We're supposed to b...Read More
IMF warns of emerging market risk to U.S. stock markets ... Major emerging markets, led by China, are increasingly likely to spread fear to financial markets, leading to poor stock performance in the U.S. and other developed countries, the International Monetary Fund said. -MarketWatchThe IMF is back at work spreading fear. That's not what we are supposed to think of course. We're supposed to b...Read More
Potash Corp. has temporarily halted production at two mines in order to reduce overall output by about 400,000 metric tonnes. Capstone Mining began laying off employees at its Minto mine in the Yukon in preparation for a shutdown. Based on the Investor's Digest of Canada survey of stock analysts' advice on more than 1,000 Canadian companies, analysts seem to approve of the measures. Both mining st...Read More
A Warning for Gold Bugs: This Rally Won't Last ... Gold prices surged 16.5% in the first quarter ... Gold investors should enjoy the party while they can. -Wall Street JournalThis small article is incorrect in some big ways.It's negative about gold despite the surge (or perhaps because of it) and predicts gold is headed back down against the dollar.It also claims that "gold doesn't have any intrin...Read More
A Warning for Gold Bugs: This Rally Won't Last ... Gold prices surged 16.5% in the first quarter ... Gold investors should enjoy the party while they can. -Wall Street JournalThis small article is incorrect in some big ways.It's negative about gold despite the surge (or perhaps because of it) and predicts gold is headed back down against the dollar.It also claims that "gold doesn't have any intrin...Read More
"By virtue of exchange, one man's prosperity is beneficial to all others." – Fre??de??ric Bastiat.It remains one of the most powerful metaphors in economics. In 1850 Fre??de??ric Bastiat gave the world the story of the broken window. The son of a shopkeeper accidentally breaks a pane of glass in the shop. A crowd gathers at the scene.Pretty soon, the onlookers jump to the conclusion that it'...Read More
NASA’s Bolden: Mars mission is ‘closer than ever’ ... In the movie, “The Martian,” Matt Damon was a fictional astronaut stranded on Mars. In reality, the head of NASA says astronauts could set foot on the Red Planet within the next twenty years. “We think we’re on the right trajectory to get humans to Mars in the 2030’s,” NASA Administrator Cha...Read More
"By virtue of exchange, one man's prosperity is beneficial to all others." – Fre??de??ric Bastiat.It remains one of the most powerful metaphors in economics. In 1850 Fre??de??ric Bastiat gave the world the story of the broken window. The son of a shopkeeper accidentally breaks a pane of glass in the shop. A crowd gathers at the scene.Pretty soon, the onlookers jump to the conclusion that it'...Read More
NASA’s Bolden: Mars mission is ‘closer than ever’ ... In the movie, “The Martian,” Matt Damon was a fictional astronaut stranded on Mars. In reality, the head of NASA says astronauts could set foot on the Red Planet within the next twenty years. “We think we’re on the right trajectory to get humans to Mars in the 2030’s,” NASA Administrator Cha...Read More
Introduction: Anthony Wile is an active investor, business strategist and consultant, financial markets commentator, publisher and author. Having lived and worked in several leading financial centers around the world, he has established an international network of asset managers, banks, family offices and financial analysts, as well as institutional investors and securities firms.Now at The Wile...Read More
Introduction: Anthony Wile is an active investor, business strategist and consultant, financial markets commentator, publisher and author. Having lived and worked in several leading financial centers around the world, he has established an international network of asset managers, banks, family offices and financial analysts, as well as institutional investors and securities firms.Now at The Wile...Read More
Once in a while in our lives we come across a book or an article, perhaps an interview, that causes us to pause and really consider our positions on a particular topic, to question our conclusions and perhaps even adjust our way of looking at and thinking about the issue. In even rarer instances we make changes in the way we live because of such an influence.Libertarian philosopher Tibor R. Machan...Read More
There's A Huge New Corporate Corruption Scandal. Here's Why Everyone Should Care. Bribery fuels political instability - and it's a propaganda tool for terrorists. - Huffington PostThe Huffington Post and Fairfax Media seem to have taken over the Internet with their huge story on corruption in the oil industry.Here’s how they summarize it:A Fairfax Media and Huffington Post investigation has...Read More
Once in a while in our lives we come across a book or an article, perhaps an interview, that causes us to pause and really consider our positions on a particular topic, to question our conclusions and perhaps even adjust our way of looking at and thinking about the issue. In even rarer instances we make changes in the way we live because of such an influence.Libertarian philosopher Tibor R. Machan...Read More
There's A Huge New Corporate Corruption Scandal. Here's Why Everyone Should Care. Bribery fuels political instability - and it's a propaganda tool for terrorists. - Huffington PostThe Huffington Post and Fairfax Media seem to have taken over the Internet with their huge story on corruption in the oil industry.Here’s how they summarize it:A Fairfax Media and Huffington Post investigation has...Read More
One promising new approach is to keep track of the vaccine myths circulating in cyberspace and rebut each one as it appears. This requires tracking information from search engines and following anti-vaccination websites and parents' forums. – EconomistThe battle against anti-vaccine websites and individuals is about to intensify.Rather than fighting on just a PR front, authorities are now p...Read More
One promising new approach is to keep track of the vaccine myths circulating in cyberspace and rebut each one as it appears. This requires tracking information from search engines and following anti-vaccination websites and parents' forums. – EconomistThe battle against anti-vaccine websites and individuals is about to intensify.Rather than fighting on just a PR front, authorities are now p...Read More