Money versus Monetary Policy

Headlines shifted by the hour, but the stakes stayed high. We start with the last U.S.-Russia arms control guardrail, New START, and ask a simple question with massive consequences: extend the treaty and keep limits plus inspections alive, or gamble everything on a brand-new deal that tries to rope in China. We break down why […]

If 'Cash Is King', Berkshire Hathaway Leads The World The cash that companies hold is important for paying employees, funding operations, and as a measure of financial health. This chart, via Visual Capitalist's Boyan Girginov, shows the 50 companies with the largest cash holdings, using data from TradingView to highlight who is sitting on the largest war chests. This metric captures a company’s most liquid assets: cash plus short-term securities like T-bills that typically mature within a year. Which Companies Hold the Most Cash? Berkshire Hathaway leads the rankings with an impressive $382 billion. The data table...

US Southern Command (SOUTHCOM) announced on February 13 that its forces bombed a small boat in the Caribbean Sea, marking the fourth US strike this year against small vessels allegedly running drugs in the waters of Latin America. The command didn’t offer any evidence to back up its claim that the boat was running drugs, […]