Data That Matters April 2015

Antarctica sets a new temperature record of 63.5F. California’s snowpack is at 6% of normal. Since 1870, sea level has Continue reading →

Corporations Shift US Housing

Corporations are stepping into the US housing market. After the Great Recession, houses were cheap, but most people couldn’t afford Continue reading →

Puerto Rico Is Poor

Sad to say, but Puerto Rico is in a debt crisis. Tax credits made the island attractive, and allowed increased Continue reading →

Flash Crashes Are Ridiculously Easy

The flash crash in 2010 gutted the stock market within minutes. The simple story recently revealed is that a trader Continue reading →

Bots Beat Wall Street From Tweets

Let’s review the acceleration of the stock market. Computerized trading between humans. Computers trading with humans. Computers trading with computers. Continue reading →

Greek Troubles Continue

Greece’s economy and government policies were headline news a few years ago. If Greece and other countries failed to pay Continue reading →

Bots Are Buying Houses

Bots are now buying houses. Computerized stock trading works because the buy and sell orders don’t require humans anymore. They just Continue reading →

Eliminating Energy Subsidies And Taxes

Governments know their economies need energy, so they subsidize and give tax breaks to fossil fuel and renewable energy companies. Continue reading →