Monthly Archives: March 2016

Eye on the donut on Fed day

As business media spends the day hyping up the magic expected from today’s 2pm announcement from Fed ‘oracle’ Janet Yellen, investors would be wise to keep some math and reality about us.  The finance machine continues to gorge on taxpayer … Continue reading

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Ontario ‘seeing the light’ on energy revolution

Idled in 2013, and formerly the largest Co2 emitting plant in Canada, Ontario is converting the Nanticoke coal plant to a 44 MW solar installation. Now we are using our heads.  See, Ontario to convert largest coal plant: “…the grounds … Continue reading

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Eating balance sheets to keep a Ponzi-like dream alive

When corporations buying back their own shares have become the only net buyers for stocks, you know that we are very, very late in an epic cycle.  And when that buying has been possible only by borrowing suicidal levels of … Continue reading

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