Monthly Archives: June 2016

The biggest winners in an IEX approval: free markets

Today the Wall Street Journal runs with 5 things you should know about IEX: IEX Group Inc. is likely to win approval to launch a new stock exchange when the Securities and Exchange Commission’s three members vote Friday on its … Continue reading

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Bullish bets all off

Today capital flows are continuing to dump risk and pool in the usual ‘safe haven’ suspects.  Gold bullion is through $1300.  The US dollar, Yen and Swiss Franc are all strongly bid, with the Yen funded carry trade in swift … Continue reading

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End of an era: disempowering the multinational conglomerate

The advent of big box stores like Wallmart over the past 30 years, served to shutter local competitors and replace those business owners, craftspeople and workers (who spent, hired and invested in the community) with slave-wage manufacturing jobs in developing … Continue reading

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