James Merlino, chief clinical transformation officer of the Cleveland Clinic The old saying in crisis is “never let the opportunity go to waste.” We’ve learned a couple things. One is that this has reemphasized the importance of safety. We’re doing thermal screening for healthcare providers. We’re testing any patient who’s […]
The unprecedented implosion of U.S. commercial real estate during the coronavirus pandemic is likely to get worse as newly delinquent CMBS loans are surging as the list of retail store closures continues to rise. Trepp’s June CMBS remittance report showed CMBS delinquencies hit a high of 10.32%, not seen since […]
Now, in the face of a pandemic debt, the capacity of both Canada and different nations is clearly questioned. In this way, it is appropriate to bring up the fact that China has exploited the fragility created by COVID to accelerate its political annexation in the South China Sea and […]
No other major advanced economy tracked by the IMF is expected to record a larger one-year fiscal swing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set release his first estimate of the full cost of the multiphase effort to buffer Canada from its deepest recession since the 1930s. Trudeau’s finance minister, Bill Morneau, […]
In my view, there’s still a good case for including gold and gold stocks in a portfolio, despite their recent period of outperformance. In other words, I still think we’re in the first half of this gold bull move from 2015/2016 lows, rather than the tail end, and that gold […]
Over the past month, Mines and Metals created a series of stories covering largest gold mining operations in different regions, including Canada, Australia, West Africa, Russia, South America. Now it is a good time to look at the holistic picture and identify the true gold behemoths worldwide. Below is an […]
In early May this year I shared some important findings about sharia investing in times of coronavirus. As was evident then there is substantial downside protection in globally allocated portfolios that are constructed according to sharia standards. It’s a good time now to revisit that subject. First, a disclaimer. Since […]
This article describes how China can escape the fate of a dollar collapse by tying the yuan to gold. There is little doubt she has access to sufficient gold. Currently, her interest is to preserve the dollar, not destroy it, because it is the principal means of Chinese foreign interests […]
What has made the news is the cancellation of the agreement with the Kielburger boys, Marc and Craig, to distribute $912 million from Canadian taxpayers. It is certainly over. Being that they have canceled. Certain changes from one day to the next are causing great discomfort, in fact, some discomfort […]
Tesla announced its Q2 deliveries and production numbers. The automaker confirmed 90,650 deliveries, beating expectations. Only a few weeks ago, most Wall Street estimates put Tesla deliveries at 60,000 to 70,000 vehicles during the second quarter. It was roughly in line with the overall automotive industry decline due to the […]