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May 21

Full-Fledged European Bank Run; ECB Deposit Insurance is

  One chart is all it takes to prove a full-fledged European bank run on the banks is well underway…

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May 20

Vox populi

The Amazons decided the holiday was just too nice to do more logarithms, and announced they’d be catching rays au…

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May 20

First Time Ever – Majority of Unemployed Have

Those who think the answer to the unemployment problem is more education might be surprised to learn the Majority of…

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May 19

Italy Deploys 20,000 Law Enforcement Officers to Protect

Italy Deploys 20,000 Law Enforcement Officers to Protect Individuals and Sensitive Sites The Atlanta Journal Constitution reports Italy deploys 20,000…

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May 19

Dr. Frankenstein’s Europe

"Had I right, for my own benefit, to inflict this curse upon everlasting generations? I had before been moved by…

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May 19

The Daily Reckoning May 19th

Expatriation in the Wake of the Facebook IPO The Maryland House of Delegates just voted to raise taxes. Should we…

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May 18

Run

Three and a half years ago Peter and his GF sold their condo for $295,000. “We’ve been renting ever since,”…

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May 18

The Bionic Man

Having returned from my latest business trip at 1:30 AM this morning, I suspect today's musings will be somewhat less…

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May 18

Market Frowns on Facebook

Today was all about Facebook’s rather dismal market debut. From screw-ups with 2-hour delayed confirmations from the NASDAQ out of…

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May 18

Spanish Bad-Loans Ratio at 8.37 Percent, a 17-Year

It's time for another roundup on Spain. Every day is time for another roundup on Spain. Today's report is on…

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May 18

How the U.S. Dollar Will Be Replaced

Gary Gibson, Orlando, Florida... A dollar collapse doesn’t require the Federal Reserve “printing” with abandon. Oh no, dear patron. All…

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May 18

My Wife Joanne Has Passed Away; Stop and

Yesterday afternoon, my wife, Joanne went on to a better place. For those still on this planet, please remember to…

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May 17

Excess Etc.

Would you pay $1,488,000 for the little house below in Van’s Kitsilano neighbourhood (not the best, not the worst), with…

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May 17

Government’s War on Vital Innovation

We are unabashed technophiles here. Technology has improved the lives of people everywhere to an astonishing extent over the past…

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May 17

Charles Schumer Tells Americans They Can’t Leave So

We wrote about Facebook co-founder, Eduardo Saverin, defecting from the US last week ("The Great Defection From The West").  Apparently…

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May 17

Spanish Bank Debt With ECB Up 15.7% in

Courtesy of Google translate, please consider the following bleak reports from Spain. Spanish Bank Debt With ECB Up 15.7% in…

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May 17

Precious Metals Market Manipulation?

By Doug Casey, Casey Research For many years now, a meme has been floating around that the prices of gold…

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May 17

Manipulating the World Economy Or Just Understanding How

Some people will never admit a mistake. No matter what I say, they just will not believe me. I have…

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May 17

Overseas Companies Are Worth A Look

With uncertainty in Europe spooking investors away from any asset perceived as risky, many Americans have become wary of overseas…

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