Data That Matters November 2019

Permafrost, one of the largest carbon sinks (one billion metric tons) has become an immense carbon source (1.7 billion metric Continue reading →

Interest Rates At Record Lows

Interest rates bounce and vary throughout the market, but in general, they have just passed through a period of 670 Continue reading →

US Billionaires Pay Less Taxes

The headline of billionaires paying less taxes probably isn’t a surprise. There have been so many storied tax cuts for Continue reading →

Assets And Debts In America

Allow a slight re-ordering of some key quotes from a recent Brookings Study. American households held over $98 trillion of Continue reading →

Data That Matters January 2019

Globally, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. Opioid overdoses killed 40,231 Americans in 2017 which compares with Continue reading →

Wealth Inequality Update

Wealth inequality continues. Now, 0.7% of the people control 46% of the wealth. That wealth continues to be concentrated in Continue reading →

Data That Matters December 2018

A group of investors representing $32T (twice the US GDP) have called for reducing coal usage and fossil fuel subsidies Continue reading →

Bitcoin Becomes Odd Haven

Bitcoin boomed to almost $20,000 ($19,783.16) and has now busted to $3,334 with no indication of what comes next. Despite Continue reading →