News Story of the Day: former Federal Reserve Chair Alan Greenspan thinks the current bullish rally in the bond market is unsustainable. In fact, according to Greenspan, the bond market has already reached its peak. “Whenever you have a bull market, it looks as though it is never going to turn,” Greenspan told Bloomberg Television […]
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Guest Post: The Future of Flexible Workplaces
Who would’ve thought that a time would come when employees would be able to wear flip-flops to work, bring along their dogs or play volleyball at lunch? Well, employees at Google can do just that and much more. Are they more productive? Well, research says they are. Experts believe that workplace concessions can benefit employees […]
Where’s the outrage? Women earned majority of doctoral degrees, outnumber men in grad school
We all know that saying empty phrases such as “gender equality” garners you brownie points in academia, campaign trails and government. If you proclaim to be a feminist and you demand fair gender representation in all fields then you will get a standing ovation. Just ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (except when he’s attending […]
Week in Review: Sept. 12 to Sept. 18
In case you missed any of this week’s articles, here is a round-up of some of the most read pieces written by the Economic Collapse News staff: Watch paranoid, pitiful MSNBC anchors defend Hillary Clinton’s 9/11 fainting spell Central Banks May Choose Helicopter Money Over Negative Rates It’s 2007 all over again! U.S. consumers ‘flirting […]
5 random things for Friday (NYC’s Wi-Fi porn problem, European banks treading water, H.L. Mencken quotes)
News Story of the Day: New York City Mayor Bill DeBlasio thought he was going to be the city’s champion after he promised to equip the sidewalks with free Wi-Fi. It may have sounded like a good idea, but like most political initiatives the laws of unintended consequences were revealed yet again. New Yorkers will […]