Monthly Archives: November, 2017
Will the AT&T-Time Warner Merger Be Stopped?
The Justice department is suing to block the proposed merger between AT&T and Time Warner. The challenge of a so-called vertical merger is rare...
Broke States Trying New Tricks to Wrangle Lending
With faith quickly disappearing in the ability of Illinois and Connecticut to pay their general obligation debts, the states are employing a new method...
Orders Stacking up for Tesla’s Semi-Truck
Major shippers like Wal-Mart and shipping company J.B. Hunt are ordering Tesla's recently showcased new semi truck. The Wall Street Journal reports the truck...
Is Chinese Growth Running out of Steam?
Here Michael Pettis makes the case that China’s growth miracle has run out of steam.
China’s 19th Communist party congress ended last month with an...
Trust in Money, Store of Value
How is the trust level in our current monetary system as a “store of value?” Not good, especially if the price of bitcoin or...