by New Deal democrat Weekly Indicators for September 28 – October 2 at Seeking Alpha My Weekly Indicators post is up at Seeking Alpha. Almost all of the indicators across all time frames are well off their worst levels. The question now is becoming whether or not they will stall out or reverse. As usual, clicking […]
Climate change is heating up nights faster than days in many parts of the world, findings that could have “profound consequences” for wildlife and their capacity to adapt to the climate emergency, researchers say. The climate crisis is heating up nights faster than days in many parts of the world, according to the first worldwide assessment of how global heating […]
The 2020 Presidential and Senate nowcast: not a good week for Biden Here is my weekly update on the 2020 elections, based on State rather than national polling in the past 30 days, since that directly reflects what is likely to happen in the Electoral College. Remember that polls are really only nowcasts, not […]
– by New Deal democrat Weekly Indicators for September 21 – 25 at Seeking Alpha My Weekly Indicators post is up at Seeking Alpha. While the underlying economic data still looks positive, the possibility for disruption based on a full-blown Constitutional Crisis following the election can no longer be overlooked. As usual, clicking over and reading […]
by David Zetland (originally published at One-handed economist) Review: Bad Blood I’d heard about this book — the story of the rise and fall of Elizabeth Homes and her company Theranos — long ago, but I only decided to read it when preparing readings for my course, The World of Entrepreneurs. I wanted to understand her case, […]
by Joseph Joyce The Return of Global Imbalances? The global economic contraction following the pandemic has led to a massive fiscal response. Governments have acknowledged the need to increase spending in order to offset the declines in consumption and investment. The decreases in public savings can lead to rising current account deficits that offset the […]