Monthly Archives: April 2013

PBS: Eat, Fast and Live Longer

We are what we eat. The consumption of excess calories from high fat, highly processed, animal-based foods is creating a new “species” of sick, physically compromised, humans. “British journalist and physician Michael Mosley has set himself an ambitious goal: to … Continue reading

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US CEO pay 350 x average worker

CEO pay was 354 times that of the average worker last year, according to the AFL-CIO’s new Executive PayWatch database. The labor group asserts that this is “by far the largest pay gap in the world.” In 2012, the chief … Continue reading

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Risk markets fully coupled in global downturn and deleveraging

Good summary of selling forces at work today. Participants are seeing the downside of phantom liquidity courtesy of levered traders that have been toying with world markets over the past several months. Insight on the day’s major selloff, with Ira … Continue reading

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