Photo: Clay Banks on UnsplashThe title of today's letter can refer to many countries where the vested interests of politicians take precedence over decisions favorable to their constituents.I am going to talk about the crisis in the United States...
Image: Valery Sidelnykov on ShutterstockJuan VilloroHumanity is getting dumber and dumber, as evidenced by the international success of the Kardashians and the Mexican success of Acapulco Shore.Photo: Ali Pazani on PexelsThis is not speculation but scientific fact. According to...
Image: on Twitter/@RobinBrooksIIF Not everywhere; countries like Argentina still have three-digit inflation. Also interesting:Image: The Economist, shared on Whatsapp.Hence, the revaluation of their currencies vs. the US Dollar. Another interesting graph:Image: on Twitter/@pkedrosky.The perception is that AI is a...
Image: on hotcore.infoAntonio NavalónIn 1911, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill - who then served as First Lord of the Admiralty - decided to change from coal to oil as fuel for the imperial naval fleet. And from that moment on,...
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Asia and the Pacific are a relative bright spot amid the more somber context of the global economy's rocky recovery. As the chart shows, the region will contribute about 70 percent of global growth this year—a much greater share than in recent...
PHOTO ILLUSTRATIONS: BLOOMBERG; GETTY IMAGES (2) on bloomberg.comWith President Biden's announcement that he will seek reelection in 2024, a new confrontation with former President Trump, who seems to be the Republican with the best chance of being his party's...