Do Bitcoins Violate a Fundamental Economic Law?
Want to buy a bitcoin? If you click over to Mt. Gox, the most famous bitcoin exchange, one unit of the crypto-currency will set you...
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Whither the Consumer?
I’m looking at some graphs that my colleague, Fernando Martin, prepared relating to the behavior of the U.S. economy. First, let’s take a look at...
Is the Affordable Care Act Different from Romneycare?
The Affordable Care Act was designed to expand the fraction of the population covered by health insurance. The act (hereafter, ACA) includes taxes on employers...
Bomb Syria, Get Cyber Attacked
The comic playwright Aristophanes said, “Youth ages, immaturity is outgrown, ignorance can be educated and drunkenness sobered, but stupid lasts forever.” Cue President Obama’s interview...
Credit Growth Remains the Weakest Link in Eurozone’s Recovery
In spite of some positive economic signals out of the Eurozone, the area continues to struggle with credit growth. The latest loan growth measures still...
Case-Shiller: Comp 20 House Prices Increased 12.1% Year-Over-Year in June
Data through June 2013, released today by S&P Dow Jones Indices for its S&P/Case-Shiller1Home Price Indices ... showed that prices continue to increase. The National...
4-D Printing: The Solution to a $350 Billion Problem?
You’ve heard about 3-D printing technology. It’s poised to revolutionize the future of manufacturing globally. We call it the “Click, Print Anything Revolution.” But do...
Income Inequality Explained: Why Wages Don’t, Won’t, and Can’t Keep Up With Productivity
By now, everyone is well aware that real wages have not kept up worker productivity. But why is that? The Fed, government bureaucrats, and economists...
Time Warner Inc (TWX): Are Hedge Funds Right About This Stock?
Time Warner Inc (NYSE:TWX) is a stock that has returned 28% since the start of the year, and its price-to-earnings multiple below 17x indicates that...
The Surveillance Empire Strikes Back
The old joke goes: “Just because I’m paranoid doesn’t mean they aren’t out to get me.” The U.S. intelligence establishment and its allies seem determined...