Warning From The World's Biggest Shipping Line On Outlook for World Trade
The optimism on world trade didn’t last very long.
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South Korea Asks US To Halt Joint Military Exercises Until Olympics End
North Korea may have successfully bluffed its way into getting the US to stop holding massive army drills with South Korea's army.
The Biggest Bubble Ever, In Three Charts
Authored by John Rubino via DollarCollapse.com,
Each quarter, Credit Bubble Bulletin’s Doug Noland posts a “flow of funds” report that analyzes the debt and securities markets data released by the Fed in its Z.1 Report. It’s always shocking to see the numbers we’re dealing with, but even more so lately as history’s biggest financial bubble starts to dwarf its predecessors.
US Futures Hit New All Time High Following Asian Shares Higher; European Stocks, Dollar Mixed
U.S. equity index futures pointed to early gains and fresh record highs, following Asian markets higher, as European shares were mixed and oil was little changed, although it is unclear if anyone noticed with bitcoin stealing the spotlight, after futures of the cryptocurrency began trading on Cboe Global Markets.
Visualizing The World's Most Valuable Companies Of All Time
MODERN JUGGERNAUTS LIKE APPLE DON’T EVEN COME CLOSE
The Chart of the Week is a weekly Visual Capitalist feature on Fridays.
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Before speculative bubbles could form around Dotcom companies (late-1990s) or housing prices (mid-2000s), Visual Capitalist's Jeff Desjardins notes that some of the first financial bubbles formed from the prospect of trading with faraway lands.
Looking back, it’s pretty easy to see why.