Saudis Start Running Deficits

The oil price wars, partly initiated by Saudi Arabia against competitors like oil producers in the Bakken oil fields, have Continue reading →

Robot Runs Information Booth

Shopping malls can be big enough that people get lost, or lose the store they’re hunting for, which is why Continue reading →

Old Facebook Photos

Instead of cardboard boxes full of jumbled printed photos shot on film, digital photography and the Internet mean online storage Continue reading →

Fed Warns Banks

There’s no public data to relay, but something must be available to convince the New York branch of the Federal Continue reading →

Stress And Inequality

It is no surprise to learn that the poor face greater stresses than the rich. The insight from this new Continue reading →

Bhutan Paves With Plastic

Innovative thinking in Bhutan may result in most of their plastic becoming part of the pavement. Until recently, Bhutan had Continue reading →

Indonesia Is Burning

As if the wildfires in the American West and in Siberia weren’t bad enough, Indonesia has managed to literally ignite Continue reading →

Surprise Rise In American Jobs

Instead of ‘only’ adding 180,000 jobs in October, the US Labor Department announced 271,000 new jobs, strengthening the assertion that Continue reading →