Current News and Opinions
This made us smile
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/news/cpd-horse-ella-french/?utm_campaign=tr...
The free speech X Factor
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/the-news-why-it-matters/elon-musk-attempts-t...
YAY Sister Jean
https://www.audacy.com/wbbm780/news/local/loyolas-sister-jean-to-celebrate-...
Compensated misinformation revealed
https://www.niemanlab.org/2023/08/people-share-misinformation-because-of-so...
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Many have pontificated on the feasibility of a WE CHAT like super app for the USA but this article lays the case the fundamentals are staring right at half the population right now…
https://thefinancialbrand.com/news/digital-banking/mobile-banking-trends/is...
Global warming? HAH!
https://twitter.com/DrEliDavid/status/1688913013607424000
When one realizes these weekend shooting stats for Chicago sometimes beats the weekend shooting deaths in Ukraine war reported, it is unreal
https://twitter.com/ChicagoContrar1/status/1688769470687256576
This does not look good for the economy moving forward. Not so much because of the individual downgrades to certain banks noted here, but because coupled with current Federal Reserve directives mandating higher capital reserves for banks over 100B in assets which many of these are, it forces banks to reduce lending on all fronts which is NOT GOOD for economy.
https://wallstreetonparade.com/2023/08/moodys-cuts-credit-ratings-on-10-ban...
OH MY
https://twitter.com/DineshDSouza/status/1688945402509205506
As we post this, keep in mind Google is also facing a MAJOR anti trust investigation in DC set to go to trial shortly.
https://www.reuters.com/technology/google-fails-end-5-billion-consumer-priv...
“FINTECH”ing with Marcel in Europe on this day 8/8 2023
https://marcelvanoost.substack.com/p/fintech-europe-2023-32?utm_source=subs...
Some interesting stuff on the Reuters Daily briefing for August 8th 2023
https://newslink.reuters.com/public/32327654
Banking on THE BANKS being “banked”….hopefully. Remember, similar red flag warnings from Moody’s (owned by Berkshire Hathaway) were issued FOR MONTHS prior to the SVB collapse earlier this year.
https://www.reuters.com/business/finance/major-us-banks-downgraded-by-moody...
Is social media really losing it’s cache?
https://www.latimes.com/business/technology/story/2023-08-07/column-its-the...