The Beer Barrel

An unfamiliar name that holds the most shareholders..

In 25 years, BlackRock has become the world’s biggest investor. Is its dominance a problem?

Dec 7th 2013
ASK conspiracy theorists who they think really runs the world, and they will probably point to global banks, such as Citigroup, Bank of America and JPMorgan Chase....

As winter storm Dionne Warwick continues her progress eastwards, passing to the south of Motown:

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some pepo are saying canada is becoming less shitliberal.

Something that has been overlooked..

The good news, if you want to call it that, is that roughly 1.6 million Americans have enrolled in ObamaCare so far. The not-so-good news is that 1.46 million of them actually signed up for Medicaid. If that trend continues, it could bankrupt both federal and state governments. Medicaid is already America’s...

Judge orders Colorado baker to serve gay couples

Dave Mullins, right, sits for a portrait with his husband Charlie Craig, in Denver.
By Ivan Moreno, The Associated Press

A baker who refused to make a wedding...