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22.03.26 - 09:30
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Wir leiden an einer Krise der Dummheit, nicht der Kriege (Tichys Einblick)
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Steigen die Preise? Wenige Tage nach Beginn des Iran-Kriegs erklärte ein Handelsspezialist und Professor für Volkswirtschaftslehre im Staatsfunk: Es könnte schon sein, dass Datteln und Pinienkerne teurer würden, ansonsten bestünde keine Gefahr. War es eine bewusste Verdummungsstrategie des öffentlich-rechtlichen Sektors? Oder war es einer, der die Sache nicht zu Ende denken vermag? Vermutlich eher beides.
Der Beitrag Wir leiden an einer Krise der Dummheit, nicht der Kriege erschien zuerst auf Tichys Einblick....
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22.03.26 - 07:48
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Kuba in der Krise: Erneut inselweiter Stromausfall (DPA-AFX)
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HAVANNA (dpa-AFX) - Zum zweiten Mal innerhalb einer Woche ist es auf Kuba zu einem inselweiten Stromausfall gekommen. Nach dem Blackout werde unter schwierigen Umständen an der Wiederherstellung der Energieversorgung gearbeitet, teilte Ministerpräsident ......
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21.03.26 - 16:42
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The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading (ZeroHedge)
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The Private Credit Crisis Is Spreading
Submitted by QTR's Fringe Finance
The private credit crisis is spreading to another corner of the market that I warned about back in October, when I wrote about 10 parts of the market I'd avoid.
For years I've been warning that buy now pay later (“BNPL”) industry was built on a pretty fragile foundation. The quality of the loans was always the obvious problem. The entire business model revolves around extending instant credit with minimal underwriting to consumers making small purchases.
Companies whose primary innovation is allowing consumers to split a $40 online purchase into four installment payments probably aren't lending to the most creditworthy segment of the population.
If anything, the model practically guarantees the opposite. When financial companies create products that allow consumers to finance extremely small discretionary purchases, they are effectively targeting borrowers who either don't have the liquidity to cover those purc...
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21.03.26 - 11:01
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Infrastructure strikes in Iran war escalate global energy crisis (The Hill)
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Strikes on infrastructure amid the Iran conflict are worsening a global energy crisis. Energy supplies were already tight and prices were soaring due to the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, a key shipping channel through which about a fifth of the world's oil typically flows. But recent strikes on oil and gas infrastructure are......
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