This time Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert report on insider trading in the prediction markets and the billionaire boom and the scary rich outside America. Keiser also speaks to Kate Pickett, author of “The Spirit Level: Why More Equal Societies Almost Always Do Better” about the consequences of inequality.
Twice a week Max Keiser and Stacy Herbert look at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines.
The Mortgage Meltdown, The Economy, and Public Policy - Chairman Ben Bernanke “On the Future of Mortgage Finance in the United States” Chairman Ben Bernanke (via satellite), Federal Reserve Board of Governors
Financial Markets (ECON 252) Professor Shiller, in his final lecture, reviews some of the most important tools for individual risk management. Significant inequality in domestic and international communities has created a need for social insurance programs, such as those created in Germany in the late 1800s. The tax system, bankruptcy laws, and government insurance programs are used to manage risk of personal wealth. However, each of these inventions must take account of psychological factors, such as moral hazard, in order to be effective without eliminating incentives to participate in the workforce, or other negative side effects. With regard to careers, including those in finance, young people should frame decisions with morality and purpose in mind, and with a broad perspective of both. Complete course materials are available at the Open Yale Courses website: open.yale.edu This course was recorded in Spring 2008.
Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. This time Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the scandal behind the headlines about the Volcker plan, the Supreme Court ruling and about Central Banks robbing the middle classes. Keiser also speaks to Fred Harrison, the Renegade Economist, about property bubbles and privatizing wages.
This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the fake shop fronts making a “revived” economy in Northern England; the Chile quake causing Goldman Sachs’s high frequency trading to lose 2.1 trades per day; and the mobs in Indonesia, a “revolution” in Ireland and online media preventing an orderly transfer of wealth. Keiser also speaks to investigative journalist, Greg Palast, about the RICO case against US bankers and politicians and about vulture funds preying on the Third and First world economies.
This time Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look at the scandals behind psychic scams, money heaven and credit default swap bans. Keiser talks to Business Insider’s Joe Wiesenthal about derivatives, hedge funds, the economy and day trading politicians.
This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, report on the scandals of Paul Volcker overruled; banks betting on Greek default; Goldman ‘envy’ and one downgrade away from the end of the US empire. Keiser also speaks to Kevin Connor of littlesis.org about their Bubble Baron campaign.
This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, look at the scandals behind: ‘the owner of Great Britain’ bouncing a million check for a pile of dirt in the Persian Gulf; a currency speculator in Monaco moving currency markets with an ‘accidental Jim Rogers press release’ while Colonel Gaddafi calls for jihad against Switzerland and receives zero market impact; and Alan Greenspan wins major award for causing up global financial markets to explode. Keiser also talks to David degraw about his new book, “The Economic Elite versus the People of the United States of America.”
Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. On todays show Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert look into the scandals of the inexplicable Timothy Geithner, the crisis levy planned by Obama, and luxury cruise liners in Haiti. Keiser also talks to Ann Minch, who started a Debtors’ Revolt in the US by refusing to pay her credit card bill unless her bank lowered their rate.