Finance
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The Perversity of the Equifax Data Breach and What We Must Do | Stephen Farrington, MS, PE
Photo: Courtesy my.opera.com. Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0)Stephen Farrington, MS, PE -- Founder/Chief Technologist, Transcend Engineering and Technology, LLC Sept. 13, 2017 The credit reporting industry sta ...
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Harvey Wasn’t Just Bad Weather. It Was Bad City Planning | Peter Coy and Christopher Flavelle
A family in Katy, just west of Houston, floats on an inflatable mattress. PHOTOGRAPHER: PHILIP MONTGOMERY FOR BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK Houston exulted in sprawling, hands-off growth. That’s no way to p ...
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Trump, Russia and a Shadowy Business Partnership | Timothy L. O'Brien
Donald Trump (ABC News) An insider describes the Bayrock Group, its links to the Trump family and its mysterious access to funds. It isn't pretty. June 21, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- The special counsel’s i ...
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Fed Raises Rates, Maintains Forecast for One More Hike | Christopher Condon
Central bank maintained outlook for one more increase in 2017 Policy makers set out details for shrinking the balance sheet June 14, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Federal Reserve officials forged ahead with an ...
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Why You Still Can’t Trust Your Financial Adviser | Ben Steverman
Illustrator: Josh Freydkis With the Fiduciary Rule in doubt, seeking professional advice on your money remains a dangerous proposition June 7, 2017 (Bloomberg) -- Your new financial adviser has a wel ...
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Financial Oligarchy vs. Feudal Aristocracy | Ismael Hossein-Zadeh and Anthony A. Gabb
The Gleaners. Jean Francois Millet. 1857. Oil on canvas. Feb. 12, 2016 (CounterPunch) -- Under the feudal mode of production, peasants were often allowed to cultivate plots of land for themselves on ...
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If China Can Fund infrastructure with Its Own Credit, So Can We | Ellen Brown
May 17, 2017 (Web of Debt) -- May 15th-19th has been designated “National Infrastructure Week” by the U.S. Chambers of Commerce, the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE), and over 150 affiliate ...
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Extreme Vetting, But Not for Banks | Matt Taibbi
Trump proves he is a tool for Wall Street after all Feb. 3, 2017 (Rolling Stone) -- Donald Trump, the man who positioned himself as the common man's shield against Wall Street, signed a series of ord ...
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The Real “Takers” in America: The Unproductive, Rent-Extracting Rich | Michael Lind
Dec. 29, 2016 (Evonomics) -- You don’t have to be a Tea Party conservative to believe that the economy is threatened when there are too many “takers” and not enough “makers.” The “takers” who threate ...
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IMF Head Christine Lagarde Convicted in French Negligence Trial | Gaspard Sebag
Christine Lagarde-- Lagarde won’t face fine, prison term in case, judge says -- IMF head faced negligence charge for arbitration payout Dec. 19, 2016 (Bloomberg) -- Christine Lagarde was convicted of ...
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Why the Peak Oil Movement Failed | John Michael Greer
The “Peak Oil” dinosaur. From aleklett.wordpress.com Dec. 14, 2016 (Archdruid Report) -- As I glance back across the trajectory of this blog over the last 10 and a half years, one change stands out. ...
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