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Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media

ZeroHedge - On a long enough timeline, the survival rate for everyone drops to zero

Why investment sizing is an important—yet often overlooked—factor in investor outcomes.

Macro Perspective on the Capital Markets, Economy, Geopolitics, Technology, and Digital Media

Scientific American: “Looking in the mirror and recognizing oneself was long thought to be an ability reserved for humans. Recently, however, researchers have found that other apes seem to show signs of self-awareness, including recognizing themselves in a mirror.” “The standard measure of self-awareness is known as The Mark Test.…

Understanding the components underlying economic growth requires some effort, and it can be difficult to achieve outside an academic setting. 

Sri Lankas politicians are protesting a once in a lifetime valued added tax of 3 as well as the imposition of VAT on some new items, but far more damaging to the poor is the deadly power given to macro-economists to generate 5 to 7 percent inflation every year.

Colorado has many things that define “consistent.” Like the presence of the Rocky Mountains. Or the awfulness of Rockies relief pitchers. Things that stay the same week after week, year after year. But weather? If you’ve hung around this corner of the Front Range for the past three weeks, you know what I’m talking about. […]

Sri Lanka has provisions not only to blacklist defaulting contractors, but also to publish their names in a public, online database.

Isabel Schnabel said central bankers were too quick to brush aside warnings about the threat of inflation in 2020 due to being caught up in their own thinking