The Perils of Centralized Control

“It is in the nature of a system of government control of business to aim at the utmost centralization…In voting for government control of business the voters implicitly, although unwittingly, are voting for more centralization.” – Ludwig Von Mises One of the most underestimated threats that modern society faces is the ever tightening grip of…

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Capgemini (CAPMF): Good Cost Control, Still Seeing Slow Cycles, New GenAI Conversations

Jean-Luc Ichard/iStock Editorial via Getty Images Capgemini (OTCPK:CAPMF)(OTCPK:CGEMY) is a tech consulting company whose feature is a pretty big European, specifically French focus, and not so much a US-focused company. Things have decelerated, as we assumed in our last coverage. The company was prepared for that and responded aptly in its operational policies, and now…

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It’s Time For Powell To Take Control Of The Market

Alex Wong/Getty Images News The Fed has tried to push back against rate cut expectations. Still, with financial conditions easing and inflation swaps pricing in higher inflation rates coming, the Fed needs to take back control of what is happening, specifically in the equity market, where it seems like a casino-like mentality has officially taken…

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Ituran Location and Control Stock: Rising Demand Can Drive The Growth (NASDAQ:ITRN)

Jay Yuno/iStock via Getty Images Investment Thesis Ituran Location and Control (NASDAQ:ITRN) deals with providing telematic services, mainly consisting of stolen vehicle recovery (SVR) and tracking services. The company has recently reported record-break growth levels and I believe it can sustain its performance as a result of healthy demand dynamics and its continued expansions. About…

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KyberSwap Hacker Demands Full Control of Company

Both parties failed to reach an agreement on the safe return of the stolen assets despite Kyber offering the hacker 10% of the funds, which amounted to $4.3 million.  The hacker behind the $46 million exploit on KyberSwap, a decentralized exchange that allows users to send and receive different cryptocurrencies, issued an ultimatum for the…

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Cars.com: Driving In Cruise Control (NYSE:CARS)

skynesher/E+ via Getty Images Investment Thesis Cars.com (NYSE:CARS) had a strong run post-COVID as improving car inventory levels and vehicle sales lead to an improvement in dealer spends. In addition, the company has done well in growing its value added services upselling/ cross selling to the dealers which drove about 50% growth within the average…

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Two-Sided Coin Control

This article is featured in Bitcoin Magazine’s “The Withdrawal Issue”. Click here to subscribe now. A PDF pamphlet of this article is available for download.  Self custody is an essential requirement when using Bitcoin to fully benefit from all the properties that make Bitcoin valuable in the first place. To be able to truly transact…

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The West Is Losing Control Over The Gold Price

Lemon_tm/iStock via Getty Images An important change has unfolded in the global gold market. The East has been driving up the gold price, predominantly in late 2022 and the first months of 2023, breaking the West’s long-standing pricing power. Gold bazaar in Turkey. Pricing power in the gold market has recently shifted to the East….

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