Wolf Richter: Trump Promises “Fast Trains,” Japan’s Railway Stocks Soar
Trump and Abe send signals over Japan involvement in developing US high-speed rail– good news for stalled California project?
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Fast Fashion: A Few Thoughts Sparked by Recent News
Fast fashion is flourishing in the US, despite problematic labor practices and the considerable environmental costs it generates.
Read more...Links 1/30/17
Things Just Got Serious in Europe’s War on Cash
Latest salvo on cash: European Commission explores setting a maximum limit on cash transactions, to apply cross-regionally from 2018.
Read more...Waste Not, Want Not: Right to Repair Laws on Agenda in Some States
Right to repair laws are back on the agenda in five states. These measures would reduce costs and waste, and promote local repair services.
Read more...Links 1/29/17
Do Corporate Democrats Like Charles Schumer Belong in a Progressive Movement Against Trump?
Trump has wasted no time in implementing campaign pledges. How closely should progressives work with corporate Democrats?
Read more...Republicans to Use CRA to Roll Back ‘Midnight’ Rules and Benefit Oil Companies
Next week, Congress will begin to use the Congressional Review Act to roll back recently-issued federal rules; oil and other companies will benefit.
Read more...Law Profs Sue Trump, Alleging Violation of the Emoluments Clause
A legal dream team has filed a quixotic lawsuit against President Trump for violating the Emoluments Clause of the US Constitution– just the latest example of (Democratic) virtue-signalling substituting for hard-nosed opposition to the new regime.
Read more...Links 1/24/17
Wolf Richter: Judge Reveals Shady Side of Crushed Aetna-Humana Merger, Banks to Lick their Wounds, Aetna to Get Pummeled
Yesterday, a federal judge blocked Aetna’s $34-billion acquisition of Humanam, citing concerns that their combined pricing power would raise costs to consumers.
Read more...Links 1/16/17
Bill Black: Trump Far More Interested in Business Deals than the Business of the Nation
Former financial regulator Bill Black discusses how Trump’s decision to hand off his business to his children poses a huge conflict of interest and is also unconstitutional.
Read more...Tillerson Dodges Discussing Who Knew What When about ExxonMobil’s Efforts to Deceive the Public on Climate Change
Rex Tillerson dodges question about who knew what when at ExxonMobil re promoting and funding climate science denial, as state AG probes continue.
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