Banks Barely Fined

Five banks were charged with $5B fines, that’s $1B per bank, for colluding to manipulate currency markets that are valued Continue reading →

Sailing Through Space

Boaters come in two major camps: sail versus motor, wind versus diesel. Fuel gets you farther faster, and is more Continue reading →

Being Poor Costs Too Much

Being poor sounds like an easy thing to fix, if you’re rich. Just spend less money. There are flaws in Continue reading →

Illegal Wall Street Grows

Data arrives. America’s financial institutions have an increasing population of people committing illegal acts. They don’t use the word criminal, Continue reading →

Deflation In The UK

We rarely experience it but, deflation is real and is far worse than typical inflation. Inflation has been low for Continue reading →

Under-employed College Grads

Unemployment is down. Great! But for recent grads, neither underemployment nor wages have changed. More than 44% of recent grads Continue reading →

Damaging Fossil Fuel Subsidies

Renewable energy’s success is sometimes besmirched by the impact of subsidies. Fossil fuels also get subsidies, and they have increased Continue reading →

Two Miami Water Worries

As if Miami didn’t have enough to worry about with hurricanes and storm surges, sea level rise is worrisome because Continue reading →