It wasn’t actually Keynes who coined the term “pump priming”, though he became famous largely for advocating for it. Instead, it was Herbert Hoover, of all people, who began using it to describe (or try to) his Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Hardly the do-nothing Roosevelt accused Hoover of being, as President, FDR’s predecessor was the most… Read More

Things You See At The Top: Woman Calls Pile Of Crap “Artwork”, Successfully Sells It For $225,000 Artist Portia Munson is known for chaotic looking pieces of “art” which often times features thousands of pieces of ephemera per piece. Ephemera comes from the Latin word for “things you can find at a yard sale or… Read More

Bernstein Analyst Says Masa May Have “Last Laugh” With SoftBank’s WeWork Investment Seemingly unaware that everybody in the world is already laughing at SoftBank’s disasterous “investment” in WeWork, one Bernstein analyst believes that Masayoshi Son is going to have the “last laugh”.  Bernstein’s Chris Lane says that he believes WeWork can still have a bright… Read More