Greece Steps Down And North Korea Takes The Stage
Interactions with North Korea are a bit of an unknown under the new leadership of Kim Jong Un, but the fourth largest military in the world is stepping into the limelight as Greece leaves center…
Apple Looking Up In Shanghai Trademark Case
A local court denied a motion to surpress the sale of the iPad in Shanghai due to a similar ongoing case in the Guangdong Province, allowing Apple stores to continue selling the product until an…
After Settling Fears About Liquidity, Sears Skyrockets
Looks like a lot of shorts are feeling the burn of a squeeze this morning as SHLD is up over 20% intraday. Reuters reported that Sears Holdings still has "substantial liquidity and strong assets"…
IAEA Gets Nowhere With Iran Nuclear Talks
While Iran's willingness to reopen talks with the International Atomic Energy Agency about their nuclear program was a surprise, it seems that the motion was mostly for show. Several rounds of…
Brain Study Finds What Eases Pain Of Financial Loss
Most traders and investors, even on a professional level, can remember every single big loss they have incurred compared to only a few of their big wins. Here's an interesting look into the chemical…
Immediate Solution To Debt Crisis Found: Italian police seize $6 trillion of fake U.S. bonds
What started off as a harmless Mafia loan-sharking investigation turned into a rather profitable seizure of $6 trillion worth of forged US Treasury bonds on Friday. Oddly enough, no rally in the…
Google's Privacy Policy: Strike One
Not nine days after Google releases their new-and-improved privacy policy, we have some first hand results of its intrusiveness. Jonathan Mayer, a graduate student from Stanford University,…
Seven Arrested In Connections With Olympus Scandal, Including Ex-Chairman
Looks like the scandal that's sliced Olympus shares in half is finally bearing some results according to Bloomberg. Seven arrests have been made in response to the 13 year coverup of mispriced…
Paulson Calling For A Greek Default
According to Paulson & Co., a hard default by Greece could spell economic disaster of unprecedented proportion along with the breakup of the Euro. In his 2011 recap letter to clients, he…