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By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On April 13, 202011:51 AM Eastern
The Fed seems to think that the $2.3 trillion in extra save-the-world money it announced on Thursday will do the trick.
And for now, at least, Wall Street seems to agree.
Well, I have news for...
By Juan M. Villaverde On April 8, 202002:36 PM Eastern
In times of crisis, the ever-present balancing act between security and privacy always rises to the surface.
Sure, some sacrifices to privacy are considered “justified” in the short term. But...
By Sean Brodrick On April 7, 202005:41 AM Eastern
The market enjoyed a great rally yesterday as the spread of COVID-19 cases showed signs of flattening out in the hardest-hit area: New York City. But big rallies are part and parcel of any bear...
By Jon D. Markman On April 6, 202001:00 PM Eastern
The COVID-19 crisis is pushing supply chains and logistics networks to their limits. Something has to give soon.
On Friday, Amazon.com (AMZN) signed an agreement with the Canadian government to...
By Sean Brodrick On April 2, 202006:15 AM Eastern
Just a few weeks ago, we saw gold and miners thrown out the window as investors sold anything and everything in order to regain liquidity.
It seemed like gold bull market was dead. But a funny...
By Mike Larson On April 1, 202002:39 AM Eastern
It’s official. We just closed out the worst quarter for stocks worldwide since the depths of the Great Financial Crisis.
We knew a bear market was bound to happen sooner or later. The...
By Martin D. Weiss, Ph.D. On March 30, 202010:45 AM Eastern
Rarely does the establishment press make frightening forecasts — let alone a doomsday scenario that begins in just 48 hours.
But that’s precisely what the Wall Street Journal has just done.
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By Mike Larson On March 25, 202002:11 PM Eastern
We may be living in a “worst-case” scenario.
That’s exactly what it sounds like. The absolute worst outcome to any threat that an analyst, investor, policymaker or economist can dream up could...
By Mike Larson On March 18, 202008:24 AM Eastern
During the midst of the Great Financial Crisis ... in July 2008 ... then-Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson made a stunning declaration.
Speaking before Congress as the government-backed mortgage...
By Juan M. Villaverde On March 11, 202005:00 PM Eastern
When nearly all else fails, Bitcoin (BTC, Rated “A-”) could among the last things standing.
It is not connected or correlated to stocks in any way.
It does not rely on the financial stability...