This might seem like an inflated fish story. It is not. Having served in the public sector in various capacities for 30 years, I know that when something is done in government that is novel and innovative, well it’s a big...
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Market Moves / Politics and Prose
When the UK voted to leave the European Union in June, many believed the EU might actually benefit in some ways, particularly in relation to business shifting from an uncertain UK. That outlook may have been turned rather on its head...
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OpEds
Last weekend, in the lead up to the spookiest day of the year, I decided to watch The Blob, a horror classic about an ominous alien organism which engulfs everything in its path. The gelatinous Blob grows in size as it slowly, yet surely,...
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To discuss which presidential candidate the market favors, former head of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, Bart Chilton, joins ‘News with Ed’ and says, “Trump is temperamentally unfit to be president” and that the markets and nonpartisan economists prefer Hillary Clinton.
Sometimes, particularly during election silly season, when candidates complain about this, that and the other thing, we fail to recognize how good we have it. Such, I believe, is the case with our economy. As Joni Mitchell wrote, “Don’t it always...
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Market Moves / Politics and Prose
As a federal financial regulator for many years, my mantra was: Don’t do anything to move markets and stay away from commenting upon politics. Such was the case when I knew confidential details about investigations and even amid a prevalent view...
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Consumer Corner / Market Moves
Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) met in Algiers and agreed to a general framework of an oil production decrease. The news spiked U.S. oil prices which are nearing $50 per barrel, while global prices are at...
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For the first time in eight years, OPEC is on the verge of raising oil prices by cutting production by 500,000 barrels per day. To discuss, former US Commodity Futures Trading Commission head Bart Chilton tells ‘News with Ed’ that the...
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Contemporary Cool Stuff
Countless companies around the world have developed and perfected sophisticated and multifaceted algorithms which are the intellectual property (IP) lifeblood of their business. Imagination and innovation have enabled thousands of these companies to conquer the free market and be prosperous. In...
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