Money & Markets – Week of 06.21.15

Blythe Masters Quick Off the Block With Startup Buys
WSJ Moneybeat | 25 June 2015
Hyperledger has some very novel thinking about how to apply…

Renewables to Beat Fossil Fuels With $3.7 Trillion Solar Boom
Bloomberg | 23 June 2015
Developing economies will have spent…

Janet Yellen: We are Committed to Working With You
Federal Reserve | 22 June 2015
Alleged disclosure of information about…

Small Loans, Big Problems: The False Promise of Microfinance
Local Futures | 17 June 2015
This is propaganda, pure and simple: it is part of a…

Show Us What Your Local Economy Looks Like!
Local Futures | June 2015
International Society for Ecology and ….

China’s Silk Road Fund Eyes Listings among Exit Strategies: CEO
Reuters | 27 June 2015
First acquisition in…

What Bull Market? 42% Of Stocks Are In Correction
Zero Hedge | 27 June 2015
More noise to ignore when the…

Greece Invokes Nuclear Option: Tsipras Calls For Referendum
Zero Hedge | 26 June 2015
The dramatic developments of the last few hours…

Bridj, a Start-up Using Big Data to Improve Bus Transit, Set to Launch in Washington, D.C.
Washington Post | 25 June 2015
Boston start-up offers point-to-point…

EU’s Tusk To Greece’s Tsipras: “Game Over”
Zero Hedge | 25 June 2015
Brinksmanship is building…

Major Money Manager Braces for Bond-Market Collapse
Bloomberg | 22 June 2015
Less likely to Cudzil, as volatility in…

Obama’s “Single-Payer” Monopoly Looms As Healthcare Merger-Mania Heats Up
ZeroHedge | 22 June 2015
Sooner or later you run out of things to…

Why Taylor Swift Succeeded Where Record Labels, Indies Failed
Bloomberg | 22 June 2015
Only when Swift marshaled…

Box Office: ‘Jurassic World’ Will Top $1 Billion Worldwide In Just 13 Days
Forbes | 22 June 2015
It means that more people…

Saudis to Jointly Invest Up to $10 Bln with Russian Fund
Alarabiya | 20 June 2015
Has tied up with a number of investment…

Blinken Report PDF: The Economy Recovers While State Finances Lag
Rockefeller Institute | June 2015
Conditions will likely be inadequate to restore…

Anthem Reveals $54-billion Bid for Cigna After Merger Talks Break Down
LA Times | 20 May 2015
Expanding membership and revenue haven’t…

Quote of the Day: If Anyone Is Having A Bad Day
Starecat | 19 May 2015
Wayne sold his 10% percent Apple stake for…

Jimmy Lee, Famed J.P. Morgan Deal Maker, Dies
WSJ | 17 June 2015
Played leading role on big-ticket…

Health Insurance Giants are in a Frenzied Search for Merger Partners
LA Times | 17 June 2015
Prized for its strong presence in…