MISMATCH STRIKES AGAIN: If you are a subscriber to the Chronicle of Higher Education, you may have seen an article entitled How a Liberal Arts College Is Rethinking Its “Soul Crushing” Core Curriculum. Reading between the lines, you’ll be able to see that it’s a good illustration of how affirmative-action mismatch doesn’t just harm the individual … Read more
by Michael Snyder Thanks to increasing demand and upcoming U.S. sanctions against Iran, oil prices have been rising and some analysts are forecasting that they will surge even higher in the months ahead. Unfortunately, that would be very bad news for the U.S. economy at a time when concerns about a major economic downturn have already been … Read more
by badpauly This is a list of the top 20 companies that experienced the largest change in insider shares in the last seven (7) days. The SEC defines an insider as any officer, director or 10% shareholder. It is not illegal for these people to buy or sell their own shares. In fact, since most … Read more
by badpauly These are the latest Schedule 13D forms filed by activist investors in the last 7 days. Activist investors are investors that make an investment with the intention of influencing management in some way. There is evidence that following activist investors into investments can generate excess returns. Schedule 13G forms, in contrast, are filed … Read more
by Matthew_Jay A couple years ago I went through a few big financial difficulties. Took some big losses and then I got stuck in life. Thinking of the past and not moving forward… This can easily happen to any of us, so I thought I would share some tips/experiences on this subject to get over … Read more
by Chris Black California used to be an awesome state until Ronald Reagan. Actually, for our younger readers, you must learn that before the Reagan-era, California was a Red State. I bet you did not know that. Almost every Republican candidate won California in the presidential elections of the fifties, sixties, seventies and eighties … Read more
by DCG Hey New Yorkers: This is your tax dollars at work. Maybe the good mayor should be asking the Puerto Rican bureaucrats what’s up with the report from the New York Times about the containers of hurricane donations found rotting in a Puerto Rico parking lot? From NY Post: Gov. Cuomo vowed Sunday to sue President Trump over the federal … Read more
HONG KONG (Reuters) – A new case of African swine fever has been confirmed in Wuxi in eastern China’s Jiangsu province, China’s agriculture ministry said on Monday. https://www.reuters.com/article/us-china-swinefever/china-confirms-african-swine-fever-case-in-wuxi-city-jiangsu-province-idUSKCN1LJ1LL China bans pig travel from African swine fever regions as sixth case detected https://t.co/ggQf1drVww — AB Health Network (@kqwZ1NIIlVD3JRa) September 3, 2018 2019 lean hog contracts likely … Read more
Typhoon Jebi is expected to make landfall in Japan later today, September 3, or Tuesday morning as the country prepares for the strongest storm so far in 2018. Residents across Japan are urged to make preparations as the storm is set to threaten lives and property. When the typhoon makes landfall some forecasters have said … Read more
