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Respiratory virus spreading across US

Not Ebola, but the “human entero virus 68”, where symptoms mimic the common cold but can quickly become life threatening. Cause for increased care in treatment and prevention. A potentially deadly respiratory virus that has sent hundreds of kids to … Continue reading →

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Deleveraging delayed now 30 trillion larger

This chart of total US credit instruments, courtesy of the Fed, offers some useful perspective on the toxic leverage now sickening the US economy.  Similar trends have compounded through most of the world’s economies over the past 14 years. It … Continue reading →

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Speculators bank on buyers for their exit

Private equity and other ‘all cash’ speculators who have bought up assets the past couple of years, need able and willing buyers in order to have their heavily anticipated ‘liquidity events’. This is where asset bubbles hit the road. To … Continue reading →

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