Haven’t posted in a while because I’ve been sitting back watching the wild market gyrations, trying to get a feel for if the bottom is really going to drop out from under us or if the fall has run its course in the short term and if a bounce is on its way. I’ve also [...]
NY Times has an article that illustrates the perils of oil dependence for countries other than the US, for a change:
3 Oil-Rich Countries Face a Reckoning - [NY Times]
The article examines the potential crises in Venezuela, Iran, and Russia, all three of which were empowered by the recent climb in oil prices and are now [...]
Two topics caught my eye this morning. The first is a piece from the NY Times on nepotism between Wall Street, especially Goldman Sachs, and Washington:
The Guys From ‘Government Sachs’ - [NY Times]
This of course is nothing new. There is a long history of incestuous relationships between lobbying, big businesses, Wall Street, and Washington. This [...]
Let’s take a break from the financial doom and gloom and economic meltdown before our eyes. Let’s turn our attention instead to… something just as depressing: geopolitics and state-sponsored terrorism.
From the Stratfor Terrorism Weekly newsletter:
Beyond the Post-9/11 World
October 8, 2008
By Reva Bhalla
One day after 9/11, U.S. President George W. Bush declared a global “war on [...]
This blog was started right around the time that the Financial Meltdown 2008 was getting into full swing, and I realized today that almost everything I’ve posted so far has pertained to that topic. However, my goal in starting this blog was to cover other events and topics as well, such as geopolitics, international affairs, [...]
