Wall Street Journal (January 22)
“The rash of failures showed how interconnected the crypto lenders were, allowing market shocks to ripple through one lender to the next.” Though they essentially “have the same business model as banks,” crypto lenders lack the regulatory protections and failsafe measures, which ensure “small depositors are kept whole in the case of a bank failure.”
Tags: Banks, Business model, Crypto lenders, Depositors, Failsafe, Failures, Interconnected, Market shocks, Rash, Regulatory protections, Ripple
Wall Street Journal (October 12)
“President Trump prides himself on one-on-one diplomacy, but too often it results in rash and damaging decisions like his abrupt order Sunday for U.S. troops to retreat from northern Syria. Turkish strongman Recep Tayyip Erdogan is now dictating terms to the American President, and the consequences are likely to be felt far beyond Syria and Turkey.”
Tags: Abrupt, Damaging, Decisions, Diplomacy, Erdogan, Pride, Rash, Retreat, Syria, Troops, Trump, Turkey, U.S.
Washington Post (May 11)
“Lord save the world…. President Trump is making rash and risky moves that promise either brilliant success or catastrophic failure. The odds aren’t great, “given that it’s Trump we’re dealing with.”
