Links 4/10/2024 | naked capitalism

Was an extinct fox once man’s best friend? BBC Watch zoo animals react as totality passes over Texas during eclipse CNN (Furzy Mouse) Do solar panels work during an eclipse? Colorado researchers were watching. Colorado Sun Climate European court rules human rights violated by climate inaction BBC Case of Verein Klimaseniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. […]

Market Talk – April 9, 2024

  ASIA:   The major Asian stock markets had a mixed day today: NIKKEI 225 increased 426.09 points or 1.08% to 39,773.13 Shanghai increased 1.48 points or 0.05% to 3,048.54 Hang Seng increased 95.22 points or 0.57% to 16,828.07 ASX 200 increased 35.10 points or 0.45% to 7,824.20 Kospi decreased 12.49 points or -0.46% to […]

The rich world faces nightmare budget deficits

A decade ago finance ministries were gripped by austerity fever. Governments were doing all they could to cut budget deficits, even with unemployment high and economic growth weak. Today things are very different. Across the West, most economies are in better shape. People have jobs. Corporate-profit growth is strong. And yet governments are spending a […]