By Larry Reaugh, CEO, American Manganese “You cannot make steel without manganese. And if you cannot make steel – the world stops.” That’s the glass of cold-water quote from former BHP Billiton CEO Brian Gilbertson, more than a decade ago as the world toppled into the finance-driven 2008-09 Great Recession. Fast forward to […]
By Marion Mass A world of normalcy is almost in our reach. More than 45 percent of the U.S. population has been vaccinated, workplaces are reopening, and many schools are returning to in-person learning. While this is hopeful and exciting, in the midst of our eagerness we must strive to maintain many of […]
“Coronabonds: Eurobonds Redux in Times of COVID-19” By Bill Wirtz, courtesy of the Austrian Economics Center As the Coronavirus pandemic continues to affect European countries – and the most affected countries are simultaneously the more indebted Eurozone countries, the issue of mutualized debt has once again been put on the agenda. Spain and Italy […]