The World according to Economics. Part1: Free Trade
We are interested in the space where politics and economics meet (as former students of both disciplines). Often, politics gets in the way of economics, even in the economically most […]
The Week in Solar Energy
A new series in which we’ll comment news items that appeared elsewhere.
Profiting from long term trends I
In the first part of a new series we will focus on two related long-term trends, economic growth and the expansion of the middle class.
The numbers do not always add up
The US, the place of origin of the housing and credit market that now haunt other economies and markets, turns out to be surprisingly resilient. There are a number of […]
Where is the money going?
That was the end of a previous entry on Thursday. Now, this actually turns out to be an important question in more than one aspect. The US economy might depend […]
TSL takes a hit on pricing of convertible
Yes, the timing is awkward. Volume is high, some people are ready to take the notes and dumb the shares in advance, apparently.
And suddenly, it’s a good news show, how curious..
It almost seems as being orchestrated. A chatarsis of market mayhem and scary news, followed by.. a bright new shiny day. It seems too good to be true, or is […]
Naked shorting comes under pressure
The SEC is closing in on a profitable loophole for many a hedgefund..
Some contrarian news. Optimism is still alive..
Not everybody is swayed by the extraordinarily difficult economic circumstances in the US, apparently. Some contrarian views..
$500 Oil?
Yes, you read that right, some are predicting it, and one very smart economics professor argues it wouldn’t be the chatastrophe one might be inclined to think it is in […]