Nuclear Weapons Persist

The Cold War may be over; but Mutually Assured Destruction continues to be a possibility. Whether through a super-power’s actions Continue reading →

Artificial Intelligence Invests

Artificial Intelligence (AI) continues to mature. Computer-enabled trading has been active for decades, and has grown more sophisticated. The two Continue reading →

US Jobs Up And Down

There’s good news in the US economy. Unemployment finally dropped below 5%. Ironically, it happened while job growth was less Continue reading →

Art Investments Slow

A slowdown in the art world usually isn’t included in economy analyses, but art has become an investment alternative somewhat Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2016

Air pollution kills ~ 4,500,000 people annually. US forest fires cost a record $1.7B in 2015. Job growth has been Continue reading →

New Constitutional Convention

The US Constitution was written over two hundred years ago. Things have changed. Many people forget, however, that the Constitution Continue reading →

Coal Hits New Low

America is using less coal, has actually retreated to levels from 1970, and is no longer the leading source of Continue reading →

Japanese Negative Interest Rate

Negative interest rates happen when assets are accumulating and not circulating. They were imposed by some governments in Europe in Continue reading →