Brain Drain threatened
Over a year ago, we asked if "the balance of scientific power was shifting?" The major concern was that post September 11th, we...
What does the World Think of U.S. ?
Robin Koerner is co-founder/president Watching America.Its a fascinating web page showing what most of the world thinks of America...
The Mystery of the Awful Economists
“We have 2 classes of forecasters: Those who don’t know… and those who don’t know they don’t...
Waking up to China
A few more thought as a follow up to our last China/Latin America/Oil post: Do not underestimate how significant this development is. It...
Read it here first: China’s Latin American Oil Grab
"In recent months, though, China’s voracious economy has brought it to Venezuela, and much of South America, in search of...
Political Futures, Revisited
There’s an interesting collection of links and data points over at Chris. F. Masse’s blog, looking at the most memorable...
Presidential First Year and Market Performance
Not to pick on Kenneth Fisher, but lets play an analytical game: How many reasoning errors can you find in this article from Fisher in...
All About ClearChannel
We’ve discussed radio consolidation ad nauseum. Now, lets look into the belly of the beast: Clear Channel:> "Sooner or...
China’s Oil Grab
You work long enough on Wall Street, you meet interesting people. Some are charming, some colorful, some sardonic, some brilliant. ...
China on Course to Overtake US Economy
Here’s a stat to get the old ticker pumping first thing in the morning: Past 25 Year Growth Rates: China: 8%+U.S. ...