Hedge fund Chatham is might upset about a phrase we picked up from a New York Post article on Chatham funds’ investment, including a CalPERS fund, in the parent of the notorious National Enquirer.
Friday, October 4, 2024
Italy’s Right-Wing Government Collapses – Will the Next One Be Better?
The odd marriage of Lega Nord and Five Star held up longer than expected, but Italy is about to get a new government. How might that work out?
Removing Mini-Shampoos from Hotel Rooms Won’t Save the Environment
Why most corporate pro-environment measures are mere gestures.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/23/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Harris, Moulton, Sanders, Warren, Epstein Scandal, Susan Sarandon, the Obamas go househunting, faithless electors, new home sales, manufacturing, WeWork, Amazon, Boeing, Larry Summers, North China plain, middle class woes, Internet of Sh*t
Influential CalPERS Beneficiaries Charge Sacramento Bee With Biased Coverage
The sad decline of the Sacramento Bee, as demonstrated through its one-sided CalPERS reporting.
The Fed Thinks the US Economy Is Fine. Do You?
Seeking reader input on the health of their economy.
Cheerleading for Austerity
Readying austerity talk just in time to condition voters for 2020.
It’s Raining Plastic, From the Pyrenees to the Rockies to the Arctic
On the extent of plastic exposure in the form of microplastics.
2:00PM Water Cooler 8/22/2019
Today’s Water Cooler: Biden, Gabbard, Harris, Inslee, Sanders, Trump, Warren, Susan Sarandon (!), election reform, jobless claims, leading indicators, manufacturing, Tesla v. Walmart, fake meat, recession, Milky Way, PFAS, Nat Turner, UAW corruption, Luca Pacioli
Hong Kong’s Economy Is Still Important to the Mainland, at Least Financially
Correcting misinformation about Hong Kong’s status sometimes bandied about by critics of its protestors.
Trump Never Had a Grand Strategy for China: They Were Just Tariff Tantrums
Trump’s tariff strategy is obviously incoherent, but other approaches like anti-trust to improve the US trade’s position are sorely wanting.
