Since the twin towers well fell, there has been talk of unseating the US dollar as the reserve currency. With the election of Syriza, a far-left populist party led by Alexis Tsipras, and Mr Tsipras’ swearing in as prime minister,the Euro as a currency is a tenuous proposition. China has managed to furl the …
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WikiLeaks, and oh who am I kidding. Unless you haven’t had access to the internet since 2006, you already have an opinion on WikiLeaks, Assange, and the PFC formerly known as Bradley Manning. Which is important for what this filing is about. Once we form opinions, we generally don’t question ourselves. This is a …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense – The Trans-Pacific PartnershipHappy New Year, America. And all you other countries, too. This posting introduces a new format for this column; please do excuse the length and plow on though to the end. Firstly, my apologies. That greeting was quite rude to all you other countries (even the phrasing, “all you other countries” is pejorative and …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense: A New EnergyDemand for oil grew has recently grown at the slowest rate since 2009, to 92.7m bbl/day, half of the increase projected. Oil prices per barrel fall to four year low of $83.37 at the London MEX, and a two year low of $80.01 at the New York MEX. Things have gotten weird. OPEC upped …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense – The Art of Oil WarToday, one of Amazon’s staffing agencies, Integrity Staffing Solutions, went before the Supreme Court to argue that they should not be liable to employees for time spent waiting in line for the end-of-shift security check. This case matters a great deal to all retailers, because shrinkage is a thing, and it’s embarrassing to explain to …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense – Integrity Staffing v. BuskWe’ll get to tax inversions in a minute, but let’s talk about how the IRS and the Treasury are pursuing every possible manner of tax collection. The Guardian ran a story on Wednesday entitled “Banks tell US customers they won’t work with Americans.” Banks are doing this because of the FATCA, Foreign Accounts Taxation …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense – Tax Inversions//Knolan’s Knonsense aims to revive the rhetorical & political essayist devoid of party politics. It will not argue points for the Federal agenda from a micro or individual viewpoint, but from a macro or society-at-large viewpoint. Focusing the Federal agenda not for the benefit of the Federation at large is an offense to the Federation …
Continue reading Knolan’s Knonsense: Part the First: Forbidden Fruit of TradeWelcome back to the David Dorer Show. You can listen to this show live at 6PM by using the spreaker player application below. Once the show starts, it will automatically update with this week’s episode: the “….We Can Build it. We have the Technology” Edition. My panelists and I will discuss the Government forcing Apple to make …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – We Can Build it. We Have the Technology – EditionWelcome back to the David Dorer Show. You can listen to this show live at 6PM by using the spreaker player application below. Once the show starts, it will automatically update with this week’s episode: the “….And Now For Something Completely Different” Edition My panelists and I will discuss the notably impressive reviews of Frmr. Gov. Jeb …
Continue reading David Dorer Show – “….And Now For Something Completely Different” EditionWelcome back to the David Dorer Show. You can listen to this show live at 6PM by using the spreaker player application below. Once the show starts, it will automatically update with this week’s edition. This week we will discuss SCOTUS’ granting of cert on President Obama’s executive orders on immigration, the recent ruling that …
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