Reuters (November 12)
“It may sound far-fetched to suggest newish countries like Canada, or its southern neighbor, could break into smaller sovereign pieces. But the consequences of climate change will present existential challenges that could easily drive even friendly neighbors apart. Keep an eye on Alberta.” The VoteWexit Facebook page already has gathered 265,000 followers.
Tags: Alberta, Break-up, Canada, Climate change, Existential challenges, U.S., Wexit
New York Times (November 11)
“The president and his allies ask Americans to reject the evidence before their eyes” even though “the case for weighing the impeachment of President Trump boils down to a few simple points.” Welcome to “the disorienting defenses of Donald Trump.”
Tags: Allies, Defenses, Disorienting, Evidence, Impeachment, Reject, Trump, U.S.
Inc (November Issue)
“The real estate business is finally getting renovated, as a new wave of startups build property-technology platforms that improve or simplify the complicated process of buying, selling, renting, or owning a home…. Since 2013, annual investment in U.S. proptech companies has grown at a rate five times that of investment in all U.S. businesses. In 2019, investment in U.S. proptech is on pace to exceed $10 billion.”
Tags: Buying, Homes, Investment, Owning, Platforms, Proptech, Real estate, Renting, Selling, Startups, U.S.
Chicago Tribune (November 8)
“The Berlin Wall fell in a dramatic wave of hope, openness and U.S. support 30 years ago. Now everything is different.” Back then, “Europe had a United States willing and able to help guide its future, which it did in building a Europe whole, free and at peace. Now, Europe will have to decide its own future.” Will Europe “recommit to unity” or “allow divisions and disagreements to deepen.”
Tags: Berlin Wall, Disagreements, Divisions, Dramatic wave, Europe, Free, Future, Hope, Openness, Peace, Support, U.S., Unity
Investment Week (November 8)
“Both Japan and China will benefit from a genuine breakthrough in US-China trade relations. We have been preferring Japan to China in recent months, given the longer term issues affecting China’s relations with the West and the slowdown that is now visible in China’s economy.”
Tags: Breakthrough, China, Economy, Japan, Slowdown, Trade relations, U.S.
Washington Post (November 6)
“Many assume that public opinion will not change with public testimony. However, as we saw with the start of formal impeachment hearings, the public is moved by new information. The danger for Trump is that Americans will see for themselves the incontrovertible evidence that he hijacked government funds for his own political gain.”
Tags: Danger, Evidence, Funds, Government, Hearings, Hijacked, Impeachment, Political gain, Public opinion, Testimony, Trump
American Banker (November 5)
“The closing of three banks in the span of a week should be viewed as a reason to exercise caution — though it is too early to expect a run of failures. Regulators shuttered City National Bank of New Jersey, Louisa Community Bank and Resolute Bank between Oct. 25 and Nov. 1. It had been four years since two banks failed on the same day.”
Financial Times (November 5)
“Nearly two-thirds of Americans say they are no better off financially than when Donald Trump was elected, casting doubt on whether economic expansion and a record bull market will boost the US president’s re-election bid.”
Tags: America, Bull market, Doubt, Economic expansion, Financially, Re-election, Trump
Wall Street Journal (November 4)
“Humble CEOs don’t inspire much confidence among financial analysts—but that might be good news for people who invest in the CEOs’ companies.” According to a recent study, “analysts tend to significantly underestimate the earnings potential of companies run by humble chief executive officers. That leads to artificially low earnings forecasts from the analysts, which the firms can then more easily meet or beat.” On average, this “humble discount” results “in at least a 7% increase in total shareholder returns annually.”
Tags: Analysts, Beat, CEOs, Confidence, Discount, Earnings forecasts, Earnings potential, Humble, Inspire, Shareholder returns, Underestimate
The Guardian (November 3)
To top off Brexit uncertainties, there’s also the chance that a 25-year old could unseat Boris Johnson in the upcoming election. Labour’s Ali Milani “may not have Johnson’s recognition factor,” but “he is well known” and well-equipped to mobilise the crucial student vote. Johnson only won by 5,034 votes in 2017, “the smallest of any prime minister since 1924.” That means “Milani requires a swing of just over 5%” to win and displace the current Prime Minister.
Tags: Brexit, Election, Johnson, Labour, Milani, Mobilize, Recognition, Student vote, Uncertainties
