Complex Event Analysis - Report 2020/03/18

No momentum supporting factor found

Challenge supporting factors

  • (ceo, shareholders)
  • (ceo, president_donald_trump)
  • (ceo, overpaid)
  • (ceo, industries)
  • (ceo, corporate)
  • (ceo, coronavirus)
  • (banks, great_depression)
  • (banks, keep)
  • Work-in-progress supporting factors

  • (ceo, stock)
  • (banks, great_depression)
  • (banks, workers)
  • (banks, restaurant)
  • (banks, mortgage-related)
  • (banks, mortgage)
  • (banks, jobs)
  • (banks, interest)
  • Complex Event Time Series Summary - REPORT


    Time PeriodChallengeMomentumWIP
    Report 2020/03/1835.69 0.00 64.31

    High Level Abstraction (HLA) combined

    High Level Abstraction (HLA)Report 2020/03/18
    (1) (banks,great_depression)100.00
    (2) (ceo,stock)75.63
    (3) (ceo,shareholders)74.46
    (4) (ceo,president_donald_trump)73.29
    (5) (ceo,overpaid)72.12
    (6) (ceo,industries)70.96
    (7) (ceo,corporate)69.40
    (8) (ceo,coronavirus)67.64
    (9) (banks,workers)38.21
    (10) (banks,restaurant)34.11
    (11) (banks,mortgage-related)29.04
    (12) (banks,mortgage)23.59
    (13) (banks,keep)18.32
    (14) (banks,jobs)12.48
    (15) (banks,interest)3.90

    Complex Event Analysis - REPORT 2020/03/18

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    Supporting narratives:

    • challenge (Read more)
      • Opinion: Any corporate bailouts should wipe out shareholders first
        Published: March 18, 2020 at 3:37 p.m. ET
        By Dean Baker
        Companies taking taxpayer money should have to limit CEO pay
        It looks like we are seeing an effort to do a replay of 2008 where we were told that we had to give all the money to the banks or the world would end
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (ceo,shareholders)
        • (ceo,corporate)
        • Inferred entity relationships (10)
        • (ceo,stock) [inferred]
        • (ceo,corporate) [inferred]
        • (ceo,coronavirus) [inferred]
        • (corporate,investments) [inferred]
        • (corporate,monetary) [inferred]
        • (corporate,reform) [inferred]
        • (ceo,industries) [inferred]
        • (ceo,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (ceo,overpaid) [inferred]
        • (ceo,shareholders) [inferred]

    • challenge (Read more)
      • The world would look very different if the CEO were getting $2 million, which would be the case if we had the same ratios of CEO to worker pay as 50 years ago.
        One more item; we should also require a full financial disclosure from President Donald Trump and family as a condition of any bailout so we know how much money we are giving him.
        Anyhow, we have major corporations desperately in need of government support to stay afloat
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (ceo,president_donald_trump)
        • Inferred entity relationships (6)
        • (ceo,stock) [inferred]
        • (ceo,corporate) [inferred]
        • (ceo,coronavirus) [inferred]
        • (ceo,overpaid) [inferred]
        • (ceo,industries) [inferred]
        • (ceo,shareholders) [inferred]

    • challenge (Read more)
      • More money for those at the top means less for everyone else. And to be clear, it is not just the CEO who is vastly overpaid. If the CEO is getting $20 million, the chief financial officer and other top execs might be getting $10 million, and the third tier could be getting $2 or $3 million
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (ceo,overpaid)
        • Inferred entity relationships (6)
        • (ceo,stock) [inferred]
        • (ceo,corporate) [inferred]
        • (ceo,coronavirus) [inferred]
        • (ceo,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (ceo,industries) [inferred]
        • (ceo,shareholders) [inferred]

    • challenge (Read more)
      • don.t like it, let them go elsewhere for money.
        Also read: Here are the industries that could get coronavirus aid from the U.S. government
        This sort of restriction on CEO compensation is important because it can help to counteract the crazy upward trend in CEO pay we have seen in the last four decades
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (ceo,coronavirus)
        • (ceo,industries)
        • Inferred entity relationships (60)
        • (coronavirus,health,redfield) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,pelosi) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,risk) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,white_house) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,white_house) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,hong_kong) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,virus) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,staff) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,large-scale) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,sen) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,outbreak) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,federal) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,student) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,governments) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,undetected) [inferred]
        • (ceo,coronavirus) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,professionals) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,scientists) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,federal) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,oil) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,human-to-human) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,misinformation) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,medical) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,democratic,trump) [inferred]
        • (ceo,overpaid) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,large-scale) [inferred]
        • (ceo,stock) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,oil) [inferred]
        • (ceo,corporate) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,workers) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,hhs) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,spx,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,presidential,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,sen,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,hospitals) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,messonnier) [inferred]
        • (industries,policy) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,presidential) [inferred]
        • (ceo,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,waived) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,trump,vice_president_mike_pence) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,united_states) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,spx) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,pelosi,trump) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,disaster,waived) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,misinformation) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,virus) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,households) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,democratic) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,health) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,fatality) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,student) [inferred]
        • (ceo,industries) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,outbreak,redfield) [inferred]
        • (industries,workers) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,redfield,vice_president_mike_pence) [inferred]
        • (coronavirus,stocks) [inferred]
        • (ceo,shareholders) [inferred]

    • challenge (Read more)
      • There was literally no one who could explain why we would be prevented from doing the same thing that got us out of the first Great Depression (spend lots of money) if the banks went under.
        Our payment system would have surely been disrupted in the immediate wake of a wave of bankruptcies, but unlike in the 1930s, we have the FDIC to insure most of our deposits and keep the wheels turning.
        The initial downturn surely would have been somewhat worse had we gone the no bailout route, but there is no economic reason we could not have quickly lifted the economy out of a downturn with a massive stimulus following a collapse of the major banks
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,great_depression)
        • (banks,keep)
        • Inferred entity relationships (31)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (keep,trump) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,restaurant) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (keep,margin) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,great_depression) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,interest) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • but look how much they.ve spent on stock buybacks
        This is not just a question of envy. More money for those at the top means less for everyone else
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (ceo,stock)
        • Inferred entity relationships (7)
        • (ceo,stock) [inferred]
        • (ceo,corporate) [inferred]
        • (ceo,coronavirus) [inferred]
        • (ceo,president_donald_trump) [inferred]
        • (ceo,overpaid) [inferred]
        • (ceo,industries) [inferred]
        • (ceo,shareholders) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • They had made hundreds of billions of dollars worth of mortgage and mortgage-related loans that suddenly went bad when the housing bubble burst.
        If we let the market work its magic, they would have all gone bankrupt.
        The banks got the government to lend the money they needed to stay in business, at way below market interest rates, by telling everyone that if they went under, we would be looking at a second Great Depression.
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,great_depression)
        • Inferred entity relationships (28)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,restaurant) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,interest) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • Today the story is that we have to bail out the airline, cruise, hotel, and restaurant industries or tens of millions of workers will lose their jobs.
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,workers)
        • (banks,jobs)
        • Inferred entity relationships (45)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (jobs,unemployment) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (jobs,president_trump) [inferred]
        • (jobs,transportation) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (jobs,reform) [inferred]
        • (jobs,unionized) [inferred]
        • (jobs,zero-emission) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (jobs,manufacturing) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,restaurant) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (jobs,quarters) [inferred]
        • (jobs,president_obama) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (jobs,vehicles) [inferred]
        • (jobs,workers) [inferred]
        • (jobs,warren) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (jobs,wage) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,great_depression) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (jobs,taxes) [inferred]
        • (jobs,policies) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,interest) [inferred]
        • (jobs,zero-carbon) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • ET
        By Dean Baker
        Companies taking taxpayer money should have to limit CEO pay
        It looks like we are seeing an effort to do a replay of 2008 where we were told that we had to give all the money to the banks or the world would end. Today the story is that we have to bail out the airline, cruise, hotel, and restaurant industries or tens of millions of workers will lose their jobs.
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,restaurant)
        • Inferred entity relationships (28)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,great_depression) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,interest) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • Well, the disaster threats were not true in 2008 and they deserve even less credence today.
        The story in 2008 was that all our major banks had effectively made themselves insolvent through their own greed and bad judgment. They had made hundreds of billions of dollars worth of mortgage and mortgage-related loans that suddenly went bad when the housing bubble burst.
        If we let the market work its magic, they would have all gone bankrupt.
        The banks got the government to lend the money they needed to stay in business, at way below market interest rates, by telling everyone that if they went under, we would be looking at a second Great Depression
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,mortgage-related)
        • (banks,mortgage)
        • Inferred entity relationships (29)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,restaurant) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,great_depression) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,interest) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    • WIP (Read more)
      • They had made hundreds of billions of dollars worth of mortgage and mortgage-related loans that suddenly went bad when the housing bubble burst.
        If we let the market work its magic, they would have all gone bankrupt.
        The banks got the government to lend the money they needed to stay in business, at way below market interest rates, by telling everyone that if they went under, we would be looking at a second Great Depression
      • High Level Abstractions:
        • (banks,interest)
        • Inferred entity relationships (31)
        • (banks,liquidity) [inferred]
        • (banks,crisis) [inferred]
        • (banks,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,businesses) [inferred]
        • (banks,jobs) [inferred]
        • (banks,volcker_rule) [inferred]
        • (banks,buying) [inferred]
        • (banks,keep) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage) [inferred]
        • (banks,sub-zero) [inferred]
        • (banks,restaurant) [inferred]
        • (banks,sba-subsidized) [inferred]
        • (banks,debt) [inferred]
        • (banks,mortgage-related) [inferred]
        • (interest,monetary,policy) [inferred]
        • (interest,policy) [inferred]
        • (banks,risk) [inferred]
        • (banks,regulators) [inferred]
        • (banks,fed) [inferred]
        • (banks,great_depression) [inferred]
        • (banks,federal_reserve) [inferred]
        • (banks,safety) [inferred]
        • (banks,ecb) [inferred]
        • (banks,the_fed) [inferred]
        • (interest,monetary) [inferred]
        • (banks,bonds) [inferred]
        • (banks,risks) [inferred]
        • (banks,credit) [inferred]
        • (banks,economy) [inferred]
        • (banks,workers) [inferred]

    Target rule match count: 113.0 Challenge: 0.18 Momentum: 0.00 WIP: 0.32