A subtle and sophisticated understanding. M&A (mergers and acquisitions) is on fire again, and according to a new study from professors at the Stern School of Business at NYU and McGill University, so is insider trading. The study says that up to a quarter of all M&A deals may foster some level of insider trading. As insider trading is clearly ... MORE
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Carol Roth: It's Time To Legalize Insider Trading
A subtle and sophisticated understanding. M&A (mergers and acquisitions) is on fire again, and according to a new study from professors at the Stern School of Business at NYU and McGill University, so is insider trading. The study says that up to a quarter of all M&A deals may foster some level of insider trading. As insider trading is clearly ... MOREJaana Woceshyn: Income Levels Is Not A Social Issue
Don't take your eye off the ball. I have resisted writing about the perceived problem of inequality in income and wealth; Thomas Piketty’s book, Capital in the 21st Century, has received too much unjustified attention already. But I gave in because I think what I have to add to the debate helps in rejecting Piketty’s argument that ... MOREPooja Kaushik: What Is A Free Market?
The basics of economic freedom. In a free-market economy, the forces of supply and demand are free of interference by a government, other authority or price-setting monopolies. In a controlled market or regulated market, a government intervenes in demand and supply through various non-market methods such as, laws that creates barriers ... MORESonny Bunch: Stifling Commerce
Government smothers what it's supposed to promote. "I ran for office pledging to make our government leaner and smarter and more consumer friendly," President Barack Obama reminded a group of small businessmen at a January 2012 White House gathering. You can see why the audience needed a refresher course. The president's ... MOREUruguay Becomes 1st Country To Legalize Marijuana Trade
By Malena Castaldi and Felipe Llambias, Reuters. Uruguay became the first country to legalize the growing, sale and smoking of marijuana on Tuesday, a pioneering social experiment that will be closely watched by other nations debating drug liberalization. A government-sponsored bill approved by 16-13 votes in the Senate provides ... MORESilk Road 2.0 Resurrects Online Drugs Marketplace
Black market site adds new security measures. Silk Road, the online drugs marketplace which was shut down by the FBI in October, has been resurrected by a group of the site’s former moderators and users. Dubbed Silk Road 2.0, the new site taunts the authorities from the start with a login page that features a pastiche of the FBI’s seizure. ... MOREWalter E Williams: Honesty And Trust
Two under-appreciated virtues. Dishonesty, lying and cheating are not treated with the right amount of opprobrium in today's society. To gain an appreciation for the significance of honesty and trust, consider what our day-to-day lives would be like if we couldn't trust anyone. When we purchase a bottle of 100 pills from our pharmacist, how many ... MOREJohn Stossel: Make Trade, Not War
Cooperation can achieve what force cannot. What's up with so many Democrats wanting missile strikes on Syria, while Republicans balk? I'm told Republicans are the war party. Is this just hypocrisy? Politicians change their position on military intervention when their own party controls the White House? Historian Thaddeus Russell says ... MOREWhy Whiskey Was Money And Bitcoins Might Be
by Brian Lasorsa. Currency is a crossroads for many free market advocates. Monetarists, including Nobel laureate Milton Friedman, have long argued in favor of central banks stabilizing price levels. They say the institution would provide a sense of comfort to debtors and creditors wary of inflation. Constitutionalists, albeit embracing a general ... MORERonald Bailey: Seven Surprising Truths About The World
A lot of the bad news you think you know is wrong. Did you know that the incidence of cancer in the United States has been declining for nearly 20 years? That the spread of pornography correlates with a decline in rape? That average IQs are going up substantially all around the world? These are just some of the truths that are well-known ... MORE
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