Money & Markets – Week of 06.14.15

Vindicated, while Lagarde emerges a loser? – David Marsh in MarketWatch
Yanis Faroufakis | 04 August 2015
Latest news from Washington vindicates …

BP ditched Arctic concerns for strategic deal with Russia
The Guardian| 20 June 2015
One man who’s been beaten is…

SEC Reg A+ Will Now Let You Crowdfund Equity
Tech Crunch | 19 June 2015
Two tiers to the new…

As the Rich Bounce Back, the Middle Class Stays Stagnant
Bloomberg | 18 June 2015
The share of the bottom half has…

Europeans return to business in St. Petersburg
DW| 18 June 2015
Developments suggested that things are likely to get…

SEC Charges 36 Firms Over Fraudulent Muni Bond Offerings
St.Louis Post-Dispatch | 18 June 2015
Among the firms charged were…

EU Calls Emergency Summit as Greece Runs Out of Time
Bloomberg | 18 June 2015
Binding Greece to the currency bloc…

UPDATE 3-Swiss Central Bank Holds Fire on Rates, Cautions on Greece
Reuters | 18 June 2015
Few policy options left as long as…

Greece’s Proposals to End the Crisis: My Intervention at Today’s Eurogroup
Yanis Varoufakis| 18 June 2015
Read them and judge for yourselves whether…

Greece Needs to Seize ‘Last Opportunity’ for Deal
BBC | 18 June 2015
Still possible to find…

Russia Angered by Freezing of Accounts in Belgium and France
Yahoo Finance | 18 June 2015
Control of Yukos and silence Khodorkovsky, who had…

This Map Shows Where U.S. Businesses Are Being Created the Fastest
Bloomberg | 18 June 2015
One factor is that their university systems…

Did Janet Yellen Just Ban A Reporter From The Fed Press Conference For Asking “Difficult” Questions
ZeroHedge | 17 June 2015
Who are these members of the FOMC that struck down this investigation…

Greek crisis: Protesters Demand End to Austerity, with EU Future in Doubt – As It Happened
The Guardian | 17 June 2015
Protesters gather in front of the Athens parliament during a pro…

Russia, Greece Ink Pipeline Deal As Gazprom Boosts Ukraine Bypass
ZeroHedge | 17 June 2015
Washington urged Greece to…

Greek crisis: Protesters Demand End to Austerity, with EU Future in Doubt – as it Happened
The Guardian | 17 June 2015
Central bank issues chilling warning that…

Greek central bank warns of ‘painful’ euro and EU exit
BBC | 17 June 2015
“I do not believe”…

California Labor Commission Rules an Uber Driver Is an Employee, Which Could Clobber the $50 Billion Company
Business Insider | 17 June 2015
Could lend some ammunition to…

Swiss Investigating 53 Cases of Possible Money Laundering at Fifa
The Guardian | 17 June 2015
Swiss process was independent from…

City of Missoula Wins Legal Fight to Buy Water System
ABC Fox Montana | 16 June 2015
Judge has sided with…

China’s Stock Market Value Tops $10 Trillion for First Time
Bloomberg | 14 June 2015
Record 4.4 million trading accounts opened in…

Coal crash: how pension funds face huge risk from climate change
The Guardian | 15 June 2015
Coal price has crashed by…

Stocks All Over the World are Dropping After Greek Crisis Talks Fell Apart in 45 Minutes
Financial Post | 15 June 2015
The euro weakened against the…

The Warren Buffett Economy——Why Its Days Are Numbered (Part 4)
Contra Corner | 15 June 2015
BLS numbers crunchers have not the foggiest…

Greek Drama Continues to Weigh on Wall Street
Yahoo Finance | 15 June 2015
The prospect of Greece defaulting on its debt obligations hit trading sentiment…

Europe Stocks, Euro Hit as Greek Talks Stumble
Wall Street Journal | 15 June 2015
Talks between Greece and its European creditors collapsed over the weekend…

Geneva Whodunit Has Chinese Up in Arms Over $1.2 Billion Lost in Alleged Scam
Bloomberg | 14 June 2015
Chinese investors flying 5,000 miles to show up on doorsteps in Geneva and demand their money back…

IMF Says It Will Continue Lending To Ukraine Even After A Default, And Why This Is Bad News For Greek Gold
ZeroHedge | 13 June 2015
Not know the difference between a loan and an…

PDF Download: The Business Model Canvas
Business Model Generation | June 2015
Allows you to…

The Business Model Canvas
Business Model Generation | June 2015
Your business model– on one…

Greg Ip: Three Economic Puzzles Are Now Less Puzzling
WSJ Blog | 12 June 2015
Third, the reversal in bond yields seems to…

Emerging Markets Suffer Biggest Outflow Since the Financial Crisis
Market Watch | 12 June 2015
Yanked $9.3 billion from stocks in…

If You Think Stocks Are Expensive, You Have No Idea …
Business Insider | 12 June 2015
Market multiples rarely trade at…

Junk-Bond Defaults Growing as Pressure From Commodities Persists
Bloomberg | 12 June 2015
Second largest outflow this…

New Silk Road Could Open Up Massive Investment Opportunities
Oil Price | 11 June 2015
Prospects for Success, and Investment…

Deutsche Bank Head Of Asia-Pac Equities Loses Control Of His $580,000 Ferrari, Kills Innocent Bystander
ZeroHedge | 10 June 2015
Arrested a 48-year-old…

Billionaire Cartier Owner Sees Wealth Gap Fueling Social Unrest
Bloomberg | 10 June 2015
We’re in for…Get used to it. And be prepared.”

Christie Wins Court Battle Over Funding New Jersey Pension Gap
Bloomberg| 08 June 2015
Decision strikes down the promises made to…

Calpers to Cut Ties With Many Fund Managers to Save on Fees
NY Times Dealbook | 08 June 2015
Risk, cost and complexity so that…

GASB Approves New Accounting Standards for OPEB
Plan Sponsor | 05 June 2015
Schedule comparing a government’s actual OPEB…

U.S. Money Fund Assets Post Biggest Weekly Rise Since 2013
Yahoo Finance | 25 March 2015
Huge holders of ultra short-term…