The coordinated fiscal stimulus across the G20 economies should improve upon the 2008-2009 experience through focussing more on the composition of fiscal spending with greater priority accorded to human capital development, most notably healthcare. Apart from targeting short-term exigencies, the stimulus should also address longer term vulnerabilities, including the undersupply of healthcare services on a […]

Bob Moriarty, the founder of 321 Gold and the author of “The Art of Peace,” and “Nobody Knows Anything,” in a wide-ranging conversation with Maurice Jackson of Proven and Probable, discusses issues from North Korea to Bitcoin. Maurice Jackson: I recall when President Trump took office, you shared he will either be the best president or the […]

Hedge fund manager Mitchell J. Blutt of the $1.5 billion Consonance Capital fund has made some intriguing portfolio shifts in the last quarter, including boosting his position in biopharma firm Catalyst Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:CPRX) and initiating stakes in drug makers Verastem (NASDAQ:VSTM) and Sesen Bio (NYSE:SESN). Dr. Blutt is one of the first physicians to play a major role […]