Money & Markets – Week of 07.17.16

Iceland Rises from the Ashes of 2008 Financial Meltdown
RT | 21 July 2016
10 percent of the population…

The Fall of Roger Ailes
Yahoo Finance | 22 July 2016
Democrats knew they must guard…

Warren Buffett Dishes on Secret CEO Meeting
CNBC | 21 July 2016
Misplaced focus…

Central Banks must Realise the Last Thing We Need is Nationalisation by the Back Door
Telegraph | 20 July 2016
Bonds in all those…

Student Debt Helps, Not Harms, the U.S. Economy, White House Says
WSJ | 19 July 2016
Output and…

Fewer People Are Starting Their Own Businesses
Time | 19 July 2016
First time in four…

S&P Cuts Deutsche Bank Outlook To Negative On “Challenging Operating Conditions”
Zero Hedge | 19 July 2016
Particular challenges…

Six Million Cases Per Month
Paul Stramer | 20 July 2016
Home Forclosure…On purpose…

Anti-TPP Concerts Put a Spotlight on a Hollywood Trade Divide
WSJ | 20 July 2016
Studios and the music industry are big fans of…

Dollar Gauge Hits 4-month High on Speculation of Fed Tightening
Market Watch | 20 July 2016
Helped push…

Public Pension Funds Perform Better When They Keep Politics at Bay
HBR | 19 July 2016
Introducing this…

Energy Is The Reason Europe Is Still Backing Erdogan
Oil Price | 18 July 2016
For Europe it accounts…

Buffett Buys $1.8 Billion ‘Gem’ of a Medical Insurer in N.Y.
Bloomberg | 18 July 2016
Operations generate…

Study: U.S. Financial System Imposes ‘Overcharge’ of at Least $40,000 on Every Citizen

YouTube | 17 July 2016
Describes how…

Largest US Pension Fund Suffers Worst Annual Return Since Financial Crisis Due To Heavy Stock Losses
Zero Hedge | 18 July 2016
Fixed income produced the largest…

Developing Nations Lose 67 Pct of Exports through Trade Misinvoicing: UN
Xinhuanet | 16 July 2016
Billions of U.S. dollars in illicit…

EU, U.S. Conclude 14th Round TTIP Talks in Brussels
Xinhuanet | 16 July 2016
EU submitted a record…

Interview: G20 to Pave Way for more China-Egypt Infrastructure Deals
Xinhuanet | 15 July 2016
Up year on year…

States aim to fill pension gaps with “auto IRAs”
CBS News | 05 July 2016
Major pushback…

Democratic Operative in Western NY Faces Corruption Charges
Newsday | 30 June 2016
Gov went well…(related link below)

A.G. Schneiderman Sues JPMorgan For Fraudulent Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Issued By Bear Stearns
AG NY | 02 October 2012
(2012) Brings together… (and)…First Legal Action…Working Group…

Senators Face Off Over Bill to Help Retired Coal Miners
USA Today | 03 July 2016
$300 a month in…

Cost of Tax Breaks for States, Localities May Be Exposed
Governing | 07 June 2016
Largest federal deduction by far…