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Image by Brigitte Werner from Pixabay Wall Street is an excellent well to draw water from. I've talked before about Gordon Gekko's epitomization of how the system works. IMO, he didn't just reflect the zeitgeist of financial speculating and cheating - he is a Machiavellian personification of the entire...

Image by Reimund Bertrams from Pixabay "Most troubling of all, though, is the fact that the focus thus far has been almost entirely on banks. But a lot of financial institutions (quite legitimately) hold large portfolios of bonds and other instruments subject to risks from the rapid rise in...

Photo by Marco Bianchetti on Unsplash "We're very focused on having our team in at the same time," Neil Barr, chair and managing partner at Davis Polk, told the Wall Street Journal. "The expectation is that you come to the office and you support the culture of the firm...

[buzzsprout episode='12622725' player='true'] Key topics: ✔️ ICYMI news, 4/10 - 4/14. ✔️Bankers and fat cats made huge profits in Q1, which should surprise no one. ✔️Retailers and fast food are having layoffs and turning to automation but supposedly: 3.5% unemployment rate and hey, if you're hurting for a job,...

Image by Jill Wellington from Pixabay "Oh, don't sorrow, no, don't weep / For tonight, at last, I am coming home. / I am coming home." - "A Sort of Homecoming," U2 The dark half of the year is my favorite time. Daylight at 9:30pm? Uh, no thanks. That feels...

-https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/theres-one-job-every-two-applicants-right-now-other-world-borden/ Notice how disposable these media narratives are? When the message no longer conveys the "right" story to the peons, it goes in the trash fast. Remember this? -https://www.linkedin.com/news/story/open-jobs-made-surprise-jump-in-july-5982778/ You should - we heard it parroted CONSTANTLY 0n every outlet you can think of (except mine). TWO LEGIT OPEN...