Financial Market Update: 14th March 2016
Recently a list of concerns, (industrial production, equity drawn down, high yield spread widening and tightening bank credit) have made investors nervous, raising the question…
The Rolling Stones: ‘Gimme Shelter’
"Gimme Shelter" is a song by The Rolling Stones. It first appeared as the opening track on the band's 1969 album Let It Bleed. Although…
The Mamas & Papas: ‘California Dreamin’
California Dreamin'" is a song written by John Phillips and Michelle Phillips and was first recorded by Barry McGuire. However, the best known version is…
Mamas & Papas: ‘Dream a Little Dream of Me’
"Dream a Little Dream of Me" is a song, from c.1931, with music by Fabian Andre and Wilbur Schwandt and lyrics by Gus Kahn. It…
Turkey Comes Home to Roost
Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, is credited with issuing the grand invitation for all and sundry to leave whatever country they are in for a…
Nina Simone: ‘Strange Fruit’ 1965
Strange Fruit" was originated as a poem written by American writer, teacher and songwriter Abel Meeropol under his pseudonym Lewis Allan, as a protest against…
George Benson: ‘Beyond the Sea’
https://youtu.be/wMpDFDjeD38
Dave Brubeck’s ‘Take Five’, A Jazz Classic
https://youtu.be/PHdU5sHigYQ
America’s Foreign Policy in the Middle East: ”Let’s Double Down!”
The Oxford Dictionary defines ''double down '' as: ''(In blackjack) double a bet after seeing one's initial cards, with the requirement that one additional card…
