What I Learned Today

2010

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2009

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2008

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2007

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Oil Prices: Who's to Blame?

The big blame game is really getting to be too much. 77% of Americans blame the government for high...
Jul 2nd
“In the quest for alternatives to oil, our government has...”
—  McCain, last week at a town...
Jul 1st
“When the words ‘financial’ or...”
— Real Time Economics blog in...
Jun 27th
The other night the World News cited a Moody’s...
Jun 25th
Watch Watch
Ryanair’s chief executive, Michael O’Leary, describes the business-class amenities of...
Jun 24th

Do you know what's going on in Zimbabwe?

I’ve been following the situation in Zimbabwe since March, and am surprised by a. how little...
Jun 24th

A: opportunity costs

The opportunity cost of attending the Clapton concert is $10. Right on joojoobee, getlara,...
Jun 24th

QQ: opportunity costs

An opportunity cost is what you sacrifice by choosing one option or pursuing one endeavor over...
Jun 20th
Photosynth. Pretty cool. It takes a large collection of...
Jun 19th

processed foods (should) keep inflation...

Food inflation is all the rage in the news these days. But here’s something I learned today. Only...
Jun 19th
The “father of fiscal charts” shows us that the...
Jun 18th
The 2004-2006 crisis in the soy sector is over, as prices...
Jun 18th
The Mason Dixon Wine Though I don’t typically select my...
Jun 17th
BP’s 2008 Statistical Review of World Energy is out. Here’s...
Jun 12th
Your Something May Be Anything
Jun 12th

America's Best Paying Jobs

Per Forbes’ America’s Best and Worst Paying Jobs, the top ten (+1) are: ...
Jun 11th
brand tags
Jun 10th
What recession? “‘This is the biggest thing...
Jun 6th

Barack Obama, John McCain, and The...

I really liked Ricky’s look into the corporate tax rate and its effect on Facebook’s...
Jun 5th
This blows my mind. For three reasons. First, and obvious,...
Jun 4th

Financial Analysis of Peacekeeping

“Every time a conflict in some poor and chaotic place simmers down to the point where peace has a...
Jun 3rd

The S Word

There have been four shark attacks in the Pacific in the past couple of months. The first deadly...
Jun 2nd
Using a Polaroid SX-70 camera, Jamie Livingston took a...
Jun 2nd

To Drill or Not to Drill

Thursday’s Wall Street Journal displayed the strategy and bias that goes into the layout of a...
Jun 2nd