Greece's highest court to rule on legality of referendum

                                                                                     From theguardian.com
 Read Full Story at theguardian.com Greece’s highest administrative court will rule on whether the country’s bailout referendum violates the constitution, amid growing concern that the hastily organised vote falls short of democratic standards. However, the bailout plan no longer exists, having lapsed on 30 June. Eurozone leaders have lined up to say that voting no means saying goodbye to Greece’s eurozone membership, but Greece’s radical left Syriza-led government insists a no vote would simply boost its negotiating hand. Speaking on RTE radio in Ireland, he said Syriza would be the only force capable of governing the country, even if the yes side won. If Greeks did ... (full story)

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The Stock Market on Hormones

From psmag.com
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New research suggests too much cortisol and testosterone are bad for the economy. Those crazy kids and their raging hormones, always getting themselves into trouble—reckless driving, excessive drinking, staining the family way, to name just a few examples. Now, we can safely add "destabilizing financial markets" to the list of hazardous hormonal side effects. According to new experiments, cortisol and testosterone can land stock traders in trouble just as easily as they can lead teenagers down the primrose path. We all know hormones affect how we think and act, and wild teenagers are just one of their many victims. In recent ... (full story)

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