Monthly Archives: February 2012

Last week I did an interview with the Gold Report on market conditions, risks and opportunities.  You can read it here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

Rooftop farms looking to expand in New York World Bank warns China is a ticking time bomb Five global risks to monitor in 2012 Time to panic about the Canadian housing market Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for … Continue reading →

Michael Lewis is one of the best financial writers of our time. He worked in the brokerage business early on and has been writing about money and markets ever since. His idea that there needs to be a clear division … Continue reading →

This short documentary is an overview of the events that marked Canada between 1927 and 1934. It shows a confident and prosperous Canada expanding in all directions until the stock market crash of 1929. Despite it all, Canada maintains an … Continue reading →

Here is the direct link to part 1. Direct link to part 2. For those who don’t know Abramoff’s story here is more from the Daily Ticker. A decade ago, Jack Abramoff was one of the Washington’s richest and most-successful … Continue reading →

I am all for fair pay. But some of the club med countries have truly earned their road to ruin. Take this example: The Spanish government recently introduced legislation to cut compensation for workers fired without cause from 45 days … Continue reading →

Tomorrow thousands of people will descend on our food system by participating in a Global Day of Action to Occupy our Food Supply. Prominent thought leaders, authors, farmers and activists like Vandana Shiva, Michael Pollan, Annie & Willie Nelson, Woody … Continue reading →

One author takes us through her chronicles of the global financial crisis. Bill Moller sits down with Janet Tavakoli, author of The New Robber Barons. Here is the direct link. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell … Continue reading →

I will do a guest spot today with Michael Campbell on Money Talks radio. You can listen live here, or here in the audio archive after the show. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

Irish economist David McWilliams explains Punk Economics in the Eurozone. Here is the direct link to Part 1. Here is the direct link to Part 2. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell a friend

ECRI’s Lakshman Achuthan joined Bloomberg Surveillance this morning to point out that U.S. economic growth has actually slowed in recent months, contrary to the consensus view.  “No one can get away from these facts, no matter what you do”  he … Continue reading →

Danielle was a guest on Talk Digital Network with Phil Mackesy today, talking about recent developments in the world economy and markets. You can listen to the audio clip here. Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Print for later Tell … Continue reading →

At the gym this morning, a lady had this on her shirt. I asked her if I could snap a picture. I think it is the right slogan for our times where handouts, loop holes, earmarks and subsidies have anesthetized … Continue reading →

Robyn O’Brien shares her personal story and how it inspired her current path as a “Real Food” evangelist. Grounded in a successful Wall Street career that was more interested in food as good business than good-for-you, this mother of four … Continue reading →

Is the European crisis over or just beginning? (Hint: credit default swaps) For Greece a bailout; for Europe perhaps just an illusion For Boomers its a new era of ‘work ’til you drop’ When bosses attack, send them to the … Continue reading →