Miners Make Merry in Davos
Global mining giants have got together at Davos to undermine efforts by countries to get a fair share of mining super-profits.
Book Review – The Fear Index by Robert Harris
Robert Harris’s new thriller is not only a good read but makes some acute observations about hedge funds.
Tears on Wall Street
Bonuses in the finance sector are under attack but regulation is still unlikely.
Book Review – Time to Change Corporations by Robert C Hinkley
Robert Hinkley book provides ways to radically reform corporate law.
Adam Smith is Hiding
Adam Smith warned that business lobbying was “deceive and even oppress the public”. SOPA and PIPA proved him right.
Bondholders Refuse to Take a Haircut
Intransigent bondholders could sink Greek rescue.
What’s the French Word for “Globalization”?
Americans leaders’ ideas on what globalization really means is often at odds with the rest of the world. Just ask the French.
Dancing Over a Cliff
Banks are not only too-big-to-fail, but by playing follow the leader, they are heading lemming-like for the cliff edge.
The Nuclear Industry’s Guilt Secrets
Fukushima and its aftermath is reason to question how safe the nuclear industry really is.
Book Review – Extreme Money by Satyajit Das
Extreme Money is an excellent read, and provides a compelling picture of why the global economy went into meltdown.
Book Review – The Age of Greed by Jeff Madrick
Looking back over the last forty years, Madrick examines how greed contributed to the global financial crisis.
The Christmas Bottom Line
At Christmas corporations often play the jolly old chap, creating goodwill.They are business entities and the only genuine good will they show is to themselves.