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"It's Really Hard In China" - Sex Doll Rental Business Withdraws From Market After Just A Week

"It's Really Hard In China" - Sex Doll Rental Business Withdraws From Market After Just A Week

As we warned over the weekend, when we first learned of Beijing's new sex doll rental business, China's sharing economy may have just jumped the shark.

Now, just 4 days later, after its business model elicited a flood of complaints and criticism, Chinese company Ta Qu – or “Touch” in English – has announced that it will close its week-old sex-doll rental business, inspiring budget-focused silicon slammers in the world’s second-largest economy to issue a collective groan.

"You're Going To See A Rush For Gold" - Katusa Warns De-Dollarization Is Accelerating

"You're Going To See A Rush For Gold" - Katusa Warns De-Dollarization Is Accelerating

Authored by Mac Slavo via SHTFplan.com,

Global strategist Marin Katusa is the New York Times best selling author of The Colder War, which details the geo-political power shift that threatens the global dominance of the United States. He’s also a well known resource hedge fund manager who legendary investor Doug Casey has called one of the best market analysts he’s ever worked with.

Jim Rickards Warns "QT1 Will Lead To QE4"

Jim Rickards Warns "QT1 Will Lead To QE4"

Authored by James Rickards via The Daily Reckoning,

There are only three members of the Board of Governors who matter: Janet Yellen, Stan Fischer and Lael Brainard. There is only one Regional Reserve Bank President who matters: Bill Dudley of New York. Yellen, Fischer, Brainard and Dudley are the “Big Four.”

They are the only ones worth listening to. They call the shots. The don’t like dots. Everything else is noise.

Here’s the model the Big Four actually use:

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