Insights

An idea is gaining press-space (if not actual attention) in Washington:   forget the debt ceiling and simply mint a trillion dollar coin, deposit it into the Treasury's account at the Fed and use the balance to grow spending without growing the deficit.

Russ MacTough, head of strategic advisory services for SVB Analytics, authored an article on valuing early-stage companies. When advising corporate venturing groups, Russ has found that he is often asked how much of the proposed valuation is financial versus strategic  - and whether it matters. 

As 2012 ends and 2013 begins reflection seeps in. There were many economic highlights and events this year that lead us to close the year on a hopeful note.

One of the reasons I believe the euro currency union must break up is the unwillingness of labor in the region to go mobile.An interesting article published this week argues different.