A theory backed by convincing evidence says the dollar is often called a “buck” due to merchants trading goods for deerskin in the 1740s, long before the first United States dollar was minted with the Coinage Act of 1792. The exchange rate for a cask of whiskey being...
Adam Trexler is a Portland, Oregon entrepreneur who is fascinated with money. He was an economics professor and taught how hyperinflation after World War 1 rendered a currency worthless and why countries suspended the redemption of paper currency for gold. Adam...
Turkey’s economic meltdown was developing for a while without much coverage in the U.S. mainstream press, at least until Apple announced a shutdown of sales through its Turkish Website on Nov. 24. Apple was forced to halt sales after a historic 15% plunge in the...
There will be no link-garden from the financial press, digital-fugazzi fundamentals, cryptophant opinions, geopolitical fodder, or skewed technical terminology created by the crypto-currency community, but only seasoned technical analysis. Just because crypto is a new...
The coronavirus (COVID-19) epidemic remains a global pandemic threat with increases in confirmed cases, deaths, and permanently seeded countries as clusters of onward progression multiply and threaten global supply chains for goods and services. The impact on the U.S....