This is my fourth New Year’s Wish: 4)    I wish Europe would find more Mario Brothers The Eurozone leaders proved the most pessimistic of naysayers that were wrong in 2012. There was no ‘Grexit’, no Spanish default, no contagion. But they still failed miserably to demonstrate any ability to deal with the core issues facing the world’s largest trading block. But if talking was action then the Eurozone would probably

This guest post is written by Dr. Marc Vlitos, Enterprise Architecture Product Management at FINCAD. As the EURO crisis drags on with no end in sight, it has become apparent that European central banks are beginning to contemplate the possibility of a partial return to the old national currencies. While a total collapse still appears unlikely, the return of the Drachma, Lira and Peseta is becoming a real possibility. Forward-looking

The chickens are still coming home to roost; it better be a big coop. It’s been over three years since the failure of Lehman Brothers caused the devastating credit crunch that saw banks refusing to lend to other banks; legitimate companies unable to refinance maturing commercial paper and an almost grinding halt to the economies of the developed world. Yet, the bad news refuses to end. After months of anticipation

What a bad time to take a vacation from blogging. But what a great time to be a financial journalist. That’s probably why everyone and his brother have joined the finance beat lately. I left on vacation at the beginning of September and an already ominous European debt situation has gone from scary to absolutely frightening and I missed most of it. I’m sorry I missed the chance to comment