John Lanchester | New Yorker Financial language baffles outsiders with its jargon and density. Such opacity is not necessarily sinister: sometimes words are complicated because reality is complicated. But we should make a special effort to understand. “Incomprehension is a form of consent. If we allow ourselves not to understand this language, we are signing…
Myriam Segal, Le Quotidien (…) Frais et profits Et les banques ne se gênent pas pour appuyer sur le crayon. En juillet, Desjardins, la plus transparente institution bancaire, augmentera ses frais de 85¢ à 1$ la transaction; pas une hausse de 2% comme le coût de la vie, mais de 18%! Comme ça, d’un coup,…
Newswire « Repousser les barrières » présente des histoires inhabituelles d’amateurs de vitesse qui aident à donner sa forme à la communauté automobile
An Adaptation From ‘Flash Boys: A Wall Street Revolt,’ by Michael Lewis The New York Times From left: Rob Park, Brad Katsuyama and Ronan Ryan. Credit Stefan Ruiz for The New York Times Before the collapse of the U.S. financial system in 2008, Brad Katsuyama could tell himself that he bore no responsibility for that…
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By Ryan Tate, The Wired Marc Andreessen est un des créateurs de Netscape.
Daniel Cohen, Revue Marianne 2008 – JUSQU’A QUAND ? Les «subprimes» et la faillite de la banque américaine Lehman entamaient un cycle dont personne ne peut encore prévoir la fin. L’austérité adoptée par les Etats va-t-elle assombrir davantage l’horizon ou nous mènera-t-elle vers une issue rapide ?