> ## Content Index > Fetch the complete content index at: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/llms.txt > Use this file to discover other available public pages before exploring further. # December 6, 2017 - URL: https://www.thejanusobserver.com/december-6-2017/ - Published: 2017-12-06T12:00:34.000Z - Updated: 2026-10-25T20:10:36.000Z - Author: Jonathan Janus - Tags: Uncategorized, China, Corporate Overseas Cash Piles, Cryptocurrencies, Investment Management, Power, Private Equity, Venezuela, #Migrated-1792957904788, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-10-25 19:52 # Perspective [Visual Capitalist - Visualizing the 4,000 Year History of Global Power - Nick Routley 12/2](http://www.visualcapitalist.com/histomap/?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/vc_4000-yr-history-of-global-power_12-2-17-jpeg-w-64.jpg)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/vc%5F4000-yr-history-of-global-power%5F12-2-17-jpeg.jpg?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [The Verge - The Winklevoss twins are now Bitcoin billionaires - Thuy Ong 12/4](https://www.theverge.com/2017/12/4/16732952/winklevoss-twins-bitcoin-billionaires-surge?ref=thejanusobserver.com) WSJ - Daily Shot: Global Market Cap as % of GDP 12/5 [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_global-market-cap-as-of-gdp_12-5-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fglobal-market-cap-as-of-gdp%5F12-5-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Worthy Insights / Opinion Pieces / Advice [FT - The Republicans' faith-based tax plan - Rana Foroohar 12/3](https://www.ft.com/content/716ce26a-d6ba-11e7-a303-9060cb1e5f44?desktop=true&conceptId=b9dd5562-3806-3a6e-8482-019a3709452a&segmentId=7c8f09b9-9b61-4fbb-9430-9208a9e233c8&ref=thejanusobserver.com#myft:notification:daily-email:content:headline:html) [Bloomberg Gadfly - 98,750,067,000,000 Reasons to Be Worried About 2018 - Mark Gilbert and Marcus Ashworth 12/4](https://www.bloomberg.com/gadfly/articles/2017-12-04/98-750-067-000-000-reasons-to-be-scared-about-2018?utm%5Fcontent=gadfly&utm%5Fcampaign=socialflow-organic&utm%5Fsource=twitter&utm%5Fmedium=social&cmpid%3D=socialflow-twitter-gadfly) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg_world-equity-index-market-cap_12-4-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg%5Fworld-equity-index-market-cap%5F12-4-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Markets / Economy [Axios - The U.S. companies with the most cash parked overseas - Bob Herman 12/4](https://www.axios.com/overseas-cash-2513641878.html?ref=thejanusobserver.com) ![](https://www.thejanusobserver.com/Users/DJANUS/AppData/Local/Temp/msohtmlclip1/02/clip_image004.png) [](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/axios%5Fsp-500-cos-with-the-most-cash-overseas%5F12-4-17-1.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) WSJ - Daily Shot: S&P 500 Relative Monthly Performance 12/5 - "The S&P 500 has not had a down month this year." [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj_daily-shot_sp-500-relative-monthly-performance_12-5-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/wsj%5Fdaily-shot%5Fsp-500-relative-monthly-performance%5F12-5-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # Finance [FT - Bitcoin: an investment mania for the fake news era 12/1](https://www.ft.com/content/c84caffc-d683-11e7-a303-9060cb1e5f44?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_bitcoin-craze-dwarfs-the-tech-bubble_12-1-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft%5Fbitcoin-craze-dwarfs-the-tech-bubble%5F12-1-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [Bloomberg - BlackRock and Vanguard Are Less Than a Decade Away From Managing $20 Trillion - Rachel Evans, Sabrina Willmer, Nick Baker, and Brandon Kochkodin 12/4](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2017-12-04/blackrock-and-vanguard-s-20-trillion-future-is-closer-than-you-think?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg_blackrock-and-vanguard-on-their-way-to-managing-20t_12-4-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/bloomberg%5Fblackrock-and-vanguard-on-their-way-to-managing-20t%5F12-4-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [FT - Private equity investors are paying through the nose for midsize companies - Matthew C Klein 12/4](https://ftalphaville.ft.com/2017/12/04/2196425/private-equity-investors-are-paying-through-the-nose-for-midsize-companies/?ft%5Fsite=falcon&desktop=true&ref=thejanusobserver.com#myft:notification:daily-email:content:headline:html) [![](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft_pe-us-mm-ma-transaction-multiples_12-4-17-w-300.png)](https://storage.ghost.io/c/df/b1/dfb1dfbb-f8fb-4ec3-bf5b-87cf7344bdd1/content/images/2026/10/ft%5Fpe-us-mm-ma-transaction-multiples%5F12-4-17.png?ref=thejanusobserver.com) # China [FT - China banking regulator targets 'invisible shareholders' - Gabriel Wildau 12/1](https://www.ft.com/content/a74bac06-8c84-3bad-8e42-d77df6652584?ref=thejanusobserver.com) [WSJ - How China's Migrant Crisis Could Hit Alibaba - Jacky Wong 12/5](https://www.wsj.com/articles/how-chinas-migrant-crisis-could-hit-alibaba-1512465458?mod=djemHeardEUH&ref=thejanusobserver.com) # South America [FT - Maduro's purge - Gideon Long 12/1](https://www.ft.com/content/d628159a-d687-11e7-8c9a-d9c0a5c8d5c9?ref=thejanusobserver.com) - "New appointment at state oil company is designed to keep the military sweet."