Frontrunning: December 8
U.K., EU Reach an Agreement on Brexit Divorce Terms (WSJ)What's in the Brexit divorce deal? (Reuters)China exports growth hits 8-month high, imports defy pollution curbs (Reuters)The Bitcoin Whales:...
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A Gift From The Oldies
By Chris at www.CapitalistExploits.at I bumped into a friendly bloke at my local gym last week. Jim is his name. Jim tells me he just started because, and I quote, "my doctor says I'm going to die...
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Kentucky State Rep Commits Suicide, Blames Media For Molestation Allegations...
One Kentucky state representative who was under investigation for molesting a 17-year-old girl back in 2012 has committed suicide and leaving a public suicide note where he blamed media reports about...
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The 'Unknown Unknowns' That Threaten U.S. Shale
Authored by Tsvetana Paraskova via OilPrice.com,Three years after the oil price crash, the U.S. shale patch is on its second growth phase and is expected to continue to increase its production, at...
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Some GOP Senators Press for Late Changes in Tax Bill (WSJ)Here’s Where the GOP Tax Plan Stands Right Now (BBG)Harvard Endowment Chief Pushed for Steeper Devaluation of Assets (WSJ)Net neutrality repeal...
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Researchers Warn: Humans Have Hit Their "Biological Limitations"
The twentieth century was an unbelievable era for the progression of human beings, with a significant increase in lifespan, adult height, and physiological performance.As humans advance seventeen years...
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Net Neutrality – The End Of Google's Biggest Subsidy
Authored by Tom Luongo,Net Neutrality is gone. Good riddance.Lost in all of the theoretical debate about how evil ISPs will create a have/have-not divide in Internet access, is the reality that it...
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The Great Oil Swindle
Authored by Chris Martenson via PeakProsperity.com,... is leading us to destruction.When it comes to the story we're being told about America's rosy oil prospects, we're being swindled. At its core,...
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These PE Firms Are About To Get Crushed By Their Subprime Auto Bets
In the aftermath of the 'great recession,' private equity firms placed massive bets on subprime auto finance companies with the typical "thesis" going something like this:"well, people have to get to...
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If Bitcoin Is A Bubble...
Authored by Erik Norland via CMEGroup.com,Our earlier articles on bitcoin discuss the crypto asset as a currency and a commodity. Both papers focused on the consequences of bitcoin’s defining feature:...
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