Tesla has one huge advantage over every other car company
• Business InsiderTesla punches above its weight, in terms of how well known it is.
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A California man is selling a fat-tire e-bike for $499 -- here's what it's like to ride
• Business InsiderHis name is Storm Sondors, and he's made a fat-tire electric bicycle that sells for $499.
Natural Gas Futures Lowest Since 1998; Rig Counts Lowest Since 1987
• http://mishtalk.com, by mishgeaNatural gas prices have fallen to a 17-year low. The number of drillers that can remain profitable at these prices has also collapsed.
AMC's Deal for Carmike Cinemas Boosts Chinese Control of U.S. Theaters
• youtubeDeal would make Chinese-owned AMC the largest movie-theater operator in U.S.
'Star Trek' 50th Anniversary Inspires New Toys, Figures and More
• Space.comStar Trek" turns 50 this year, which means fans can count on lots of new merchandise hitting the shelves.
The Tragedy Of California's Public Pensions
• zerohedge.comIt is well known that California has a pension problem that offers a challenge for public officials and current and future retirees alike.
February Payrolls Smash Expectations, Surge To 242,000 Even As Hourly Earnings Post ...
• http://www.zerohedge.comUnexpected Drop...If bulls were expecting a February payrolls miss, they did not get it when moments ago the BLS reported that nonfarm payrolls surged by 242K in the past month, smashing expectations of 195K, with the January and December prints both
German Demand To Cap Bank's Sovereign Debt Throws Italy Under the Bus
• davidstockmanscontracorner.comA drive to tighten rules over how much sovereign debt banks are allowed to own has raised the alarm in the home of the euro region's largest bond market.
Analysts: Tesla Model X Production Ramps Up, Battery Cell Density Improves ...
• insideevs.comValueWalk recently published an article on Tesla's stock rebound. In that article, ValueWalk cites analysts from Goldman Sachs, as well as other firms, with providing the following information:
Did Free Markets Cause the Flint, Michigan Water Disaster?
• LewRockwellIn the wake of numerous cases of lead poisoning through Flint, Michigan's government-managed water supply, some commentators immediately began looking for ways to blame the private sector.
Saudi Arabia is trying to steal Iran's biggest oil customer: China
• http://money.cnn.comWatch out Iran. Saudi Arabia is moving in on your biggest oil customer.
Gross Says Banks 'Permanently Damaged' as Credit Expansion Ends
• http://www.bloomberg.comFinancial cos. will be hard-pressed to meet long-term growth expectations as decades of credit expansion come to an end and central-bank policies and tighter regulations squeeze profits, writes Janus's Bill Gross in monthly outlook.
The retirement crisis facing Hispanics
• http://money.cnn.comWhen it comes to saving for retirement, Hispanics have a lot of catching up to do. According to data from the Economic Policy Institute, only 26% of Hispanic families had savings in a retirement plan like a 401(k) or IRA, in 2013. Meanwhile, 65% of
U.S. entrepreneur says Trump's China tariffs are a bad idea
• http://money.cnn.comThe factory floor in Southern China is grimy and the air smells like metal. Loud clanging limits conversation as steel is punched and bent and molded into the light fixtures they will soon become.
U.S. airlines sign up for commercial flights to Cuba
• http://money.cnn.comThe major U.S. airlines have signed up to fly to Cuba.
Iran Makes Trade, Not War, with Eurasia
• journal-neo.orgIf the intent of the Obama Iran strategy was to woo the great Persian nation to the West in a complex geopolitical game, and turn her against Russia, China and the emerging Eurasian Century being constructed around China's One Belt, One Road projec
China Box Office Pulls in Massive $1B in February, Topping North America
• hollywoodreporter.comFueled by a raft of local blockbuster hits over the Lunar New Year holiday, monthly box office in China reached a record high in February, surpassing North America for the second time in history.
See That Billboard? It May See You, Too
• nytimes.comPass a billboard while driving in the next few months, and there is a good chance the company that owns it will know you were there and what you did afterward.
"We're In Trouble": Alan Greenspan Delivers Stark Warning
• http://www.zerohedge.com, by Tyler DurdenWere you wondering what Alan Greenspan thinks about the outlook for monetary policy across the globe?
A bunch of new startups are trying to make it cheaper and easier for immigrants to send money home
• Business InsiderEvery year, migrants send hundreds of billions of dollars worth of remittances back to friends and family in their home country. And there's a massive industry that facilitates these payments -- and has for more than a century.
Eric Hunsader Explains To CNBC That "Markets Are Always Rigged"
• zerohedge.comAnd What He May Spend His $750,000 Prize On
Art Berman Sees Oil Heading To $16, Will Lead To "Banking Bloodbath"
• zerohedge.comAs Nate Hagens noted, "people think that the economy runs on money but it runs on energy," and as Art Berman details in the following interview how the current oil price collapse represents devaluation from over-investment in unconventional oil - and
Venezuela is about to revolutionize gold mining
• Business InsiderBack from a week in the wilds of Myanmar -- more on that in Prime Meridians this coming weekend -- to find a lot of action happening globally in both energy and mining.
U.S. Stocks Rally With Emerging-Market Assets as Crude Tops $34
• bloomberg.comS&P 500 extends climb after factory, construction data Treasuries retreat with yen as demand for havens wanes
It Just Got Even Harder to Trust Financial Advisers
• bloomberg.comIf you haven't yet checked your adviser's disciplinary record, you will after reading this.
Here's how Amazon could change your shopping experience with its own retail stores
• Business InsiderAmazon changed the way we shop online. Now it wants to reinvent the way we shop at brick-and-mortar stores.
Will GoPro GoBoom as Bubble Bust Looms?
• LewRockwellIn July 2014 I wrote an article on GoPro and why I predicted that company, and its post-IPO stock, to be severely overvalued.
GM Commits Seppuku
• LewRockwellHere's one way to get around the high cost (and hassle) of owning a car… Don't.
Mexico's Oil Giant Posts Record $32 Billion Loss, Cuts Crude Price Forecast To $25
• zerohedge.comFor a long time, the impact of the collapsing Petrodollar was concentrated almost entirely on African and Mid-east oil exporting nations, of which none has been impacted more perhaps that ground zero itself, Saudi Arabia, which has seen a record surg
Antonin Scalia: The Billion-Dollar Supreme Court Justice
• theintercept.comSupreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia was worth billions of dollars to corporate America, if a Dow Chemical settlement made public Friday is any indication.
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