TheEconomicCollapse What would you do if all the lights went out and they never came back on?  That is a question that the new NBC series “Revolution” asks, but most people have no idea that a similar...

What would you do if all the lights went out and they never came back on?  That is a question that the new NBC series “Revolution” asks, but most people have no idea that a similar thing...

In his August 27 Breakfast With Dave note, Gluskin Sheff’s David Rosenberg scared everyone with a chart plotting the year-over-year trend in 3-month moving core capital expenditure orders.  This metric, Paul McCulley’s favored recession leading indicator, is...

Responding to a request from the Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR), the MPAA has submitted a new list of “notorious markets” they believe promote illegal distribution of movies and TV-shows. The document dates back to...

Chinese local governments have unveiled a few massive investment initiatives to boost economic growth in the past few days.  Unlike the infrastructure-oriented stimulus of 2008, these plans are focused on “technology advancement, industrial upgrade, environment protections, consumption...

 SKY.com Power grids, communications and satellites could be knocked out by a massive solar storm in the next two years, scientists warn. Experts say the sun is reaching a peak in its 10-year activity cycle, putting the...

In his latest Viewpoints note, Jim O’Neill reflects on new policies that have been introduced in the last five years. “It seems to me, policymakers have made a probable significant error and need to consider important changes,”...

China is looking at two days of crucial data releases that should give investors a better idea of the extent of the Chinese slowdown. Between August 9 – 10, China will be out with consumer price, producer...

James Nye and Snejana Farberov/Daily Mail Click here to view the embedded video. A second cloud of yellow in less than a week overwhelmed suburban Phoenix on Sunday, mixing with torrential rains and gusty winds that wreaked...

UPDATE: The numbers are in. Visa beat expectations on profits at $ 1.56 per share vs estimates of $ 1.45 and revenue at $ 2.57 billion versus estimates of $ 2.32 billion. The company also reported a...