Money & Markets – Week of 12.27.15

US Economy In 2016: Here Are 3 Important Trends To Watch
International Business Times | 31 December 2015
Participation rate…

Get Ready For a Crummy Q4 Earnings Season
Business Insider | 31 December 2015
Expected to have fallen __%…

Puerto Rico Avoids Loan Default by Dipping into Cash Reserves
Washington Post | 30 December 2015
Pension funds to pay both…

2016 Predictions: What Presidential Election Years Mean for Stocks
Market Watch | 29 December 2015
Average return of…

The Top 15 Most Important Fintech Stories of 2015
Forbes | 29 December 2015
Changes in regulation are enabling…

Puerto Rico Debt Crisis Looms
Yahoo Finance | 29 December 2015
Funds are invested in…

Decoding Leadership: What Really Matters
McKinsey | 01 January 2015
Subset…closely correlates with…

A Visual Guide to Income in America and How It is Taxed
Tax Foundation | 2015
Eight out of every 10 dollars…

Pensioner’s Suicide Triggers Debate on Banking Sector in Italy
China – Europe | 11 December 2015
D’Angelo had lost more than…

Deutsche Bank Joins Retreat From China
NY Times | 30 December 2015
While acknowledging that…

Average Almost Never Happens in the Markets
Business Insider | 30 December 2015
How often that assumption is…

Switzerland to Vote on Banning Banks from Creating Money
Independent | 29 December 2015
90 per cent of money in…

The Most Endangered Jobs of 2016
Yahoo Finance | 29 December 2015
5 categories of jobs…

If You Want to Limit the Power of the Super-Wealthy, Stop Using their Money
Charles Hugh Smith | 29 December 2015
Financiers and the Financial Aristocracy to…

Saying Stocks Went Nowhere in 2015 Would Be a Horrible Oversimplification
Business Insider | 29 December 2015
Don’t be surprised if in another…

China to Refinance 11 Trillion Yuan Local Govt Debt Within 3 Years
Business Asia One | 28 December 2015
Mostly off-balance sheet…

Saudi Arabia Responsible for Oil Market Destabilization – Russian Energy Minister
| 28 December 2015
Main opposition to…

China to Replace Business Tax with Value-Added Tax Across Industries: Xinhua
Reuters | 28 December 2015
In the remaining four…in places where tax avoidance…

The Great Hope of the US Economic Recovery has been a Flop
Business Insider | 28 December 2015
Accounts for the largest share of…

The Crude Oil Export Ban – “What, Me Worry About Peak Oil?”
Zero Hedge | 28 December 2015
Production, imports and…

U.S. Holiday Retail Sales Grow a ‘Solid’ 7.9 Percent: MasterCard
Reuters | 28 December 2015
Online sales grew ___ percent…

Dutch City Plans to Pay Citizens a ‘Basic Income’, and Greens say it could Work in the UK
The Guardian | 26 December 2015
Option to decide whether they…

In Sweden, a Cash-Free Future Nears
NY Times | 26 December 2015
Risks when a society starts…

Switzerland to Vote on Banning Banks from Creating Money
Telegraph | 24 December 2015
“Sovereign money” as…

Exposing BlackRock: Who’s Afraid of Laurence Fink and His Overpowering Institution?
Truth Out | 23 December 2015
Adviser to governments and…

IPO Market Worst Since 2009, While M&A Hits Biggest Year Ever
Yahoo Finance | 24 December 2015
Would have declined 53% because…

The 5 Most Inspiring Personal Finance Stories of 2015
Yahoo Finance | 23 December 2015
Doubled her income and…

Turkish Labs Processing Afghan Opium Into Heroin to Deliver to Europe
Sputnik News | 22 December 2015
$150 billion annually for…

U.S. Economic Confidence Index Holds at -12
Gallup | 22 December 2015
Two components: how Americans rate…

Uber-corruption? New Taxi Service Threatens Good-paying US Jobs while Enriching a Few Insiders
RT | 21 December 2015
Political power to cost the jobs of…

Zimbabwe to Expand Use of Yuan as China Cancels $40 Mn Debt
Yahoo | 21 December 2015
Cancelling our debts that are…

Co-operative Banking Under Attack in Europe
Cooperative News | 18 December 2015
Access to capital markets does not improve

US Funds Freeze Sparks Bond Market Panic
City Wire | 17 December 2015
Crucial role in preventing…

Schwab Intelligent Portfolios Up 37% in Third Quarter
Investment News | 15 October 2015
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