Business

Well that was a busy (no volume) day...But first some Easter Bunny fun...

Republican presidential front runner Donald Trump’s relationship with Wall Street bankers comes under scrutiny. Something that the main stream media failed to do when president Obama was running for office claiming that he wasn’t taking money from Wall Street lobbyists.

Following SCOTUS' decision not to hear a case making it easier to get rid of student debt, and The White House's push to ease student loan 'burdens', WSJ reports a federal judge ruled law-school graduates who file for bankruptcy protection can cancel the debt they racked up while studying for the bar exam.

Excerpted from Doug Noland's Credit Bubble Bulletin,

The 1987 stock market crash raised concerns for the dangers associated with mounting U.S. “twin deficits.” Fiscal and trade deficits were reflective of poor economic management. Credit excesses – certainly including excessive government borrowings – were stimulating demand that was reflected in expanding U.S. trade and Current Account Deficits. Concerns dissipated with the revival of the bull market. These days we’re confronting the consequences of 30-plus years of mismanagement.

While many were looking forward to the weekend in last week's holiday-shortened week for some overdue downtime, the CEOs of five, mostly energy, companies had nothing but bad news for their employees and shareholders: they had no choice but to throw in the towel and file for bankruptcy.