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We previously showed how France has taken the alternative energy (especially solar) bull by the horns, other markets are following, like the US and Italy. Prices in solar companies are still close to rock bottom, but they won’t remain for long we think. Now is the time to take advantage. There will be some rough […]

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They just announced third quarer results, which were stellar, but guided downwards for the rest of the year and 2009. But the policy they are following as a result is to invest only their free cashflow into new capacity, and that seems to us to all but guarantee their survival. The current stock price doesn’t […]

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The new alternative energy initiatives in France are absolutely massive. Bravo to France, and considering this is actually the one market where alternative energy makes less sense, due to the large installed base of nuclear energy (80% of electricity generation!) it’s even more phenomenal. So if France can commit to alternative energy, so can others. […]

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Guess who wrote this: “I don’t see why conservatives ought to defend a system that permits securitizing mortgages (or car loans) in a way that seems to make the lenders almost unaccountable for the risk while spreading it, toxically, everywhere else. I don’t see why a commitment to free markets requires permitting banks or bank-like […]

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We’re not in favour, we think that a Chapter 11 reorganization would be much better, but we recognize that no solution is perfect. Big retrenchment is unavoidable anyway

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We wrote about the Pickens plan before, it’s a bridging plan to wean the US off (foreign) oil by using wind energy for electricity production and natural gas for driving vehicles. Just as Boone’s investments, it has hit some snags, but that’s not stopping the 80 year old billionaire..
Oil billionaire revises plan to reduce foreign […]

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When you’re name is attached to an idea, it’s hard to change track. In fact, the incentives are such (especially if you have no other interesting idea anymore) to get as much milage out of it as possible. This is what Arthur Laffer does, yes, the one from that curve on a napkin that was […]

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Sometimes Wall Street really doesn’t get it. Numerous economist (us included) have argued numerous times from the sidelines that the original Paulson plan was bad. We have aslo argued that Gordon Brown’s plan was much better. Finally, Paulson gives in, but the market sees this as a sign to sell..

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Here it is, highlights are from us.

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Just as we wrote that ultimately, the limits of monetary policy in a deflationary environment can be overcome with the help of a great public spending boost (guaranteeing that the newly created money will actually be spend and result in the purchase, and hence production of goods and services), out comes China, although not monetary […]

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