The Greek government has issued a decree ordering banks to reopen on Monday, three weeks after they were closed amid the country’s debt crisis. The amount of money Greeks can withdraw is to be made slightly more flexible: with a maximum of 420 euros a week in place of the current strict limit of 60 euros a day. But other capital controls including restrictions...
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Long Time K-TALK Engineer Passes Away………..
Dennis Mack Silver was born in Salt Lake City on November 30, 1941. His father Clarence Richards “Bud” Silver bought his mother Lucy May Carter Silver a portable radio to listen to in the hospital. Dennis’ love of radio may have stemmed from this early exposure. It is noteworthy that they listened to the bombing of Pearl Harbor on December...
Russians Pay Less Tax Than You – And Other Surprising (?) Facts
Russia gets a bad press. Literally. In fact Western media coverage of Russia is almost always extremely negative. That would be excusable if it was mostly accurate, but in fact it’s usually blatantly wrong. The reality of Russia is far removed from the fiction that we’re meant to believe. As investors, understanding the difference is essential. Here are...