Oil-price slide is starting to get scary
Breakfast with Benjamin: Talk of an oil comeback is fading fast. Plus: Some good news for gold investors, bankers head for greener pastures, and a St. Patty's Day spelling bee
- Oil has dropped to a six-year low and the dollar continues to ride the rocket higher. Talk about an oil comeback is starting to fade. Look out below
- The basic economic principle that ‘bad money drives out good’ could be good news for gold. Applying Gresham’s Law to entire markets
- Wall St. bankers see the writing on the wall and are moving to low-pay tech jobs. ‘Technological progress is going to leave behind some people.’
- In honor of various celebrations recognizing St. Patrick’s Day, we offer unscientific proof that people who consume alcohol can be bad at spelling. 42% of Americans can’t spell Budweiser, 23% can’t spell Jameson, but only 6% can’t spell Jack Daniel’s
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