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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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May 7, 2006
United States
Searching for the origins of dark matter
Hausmann and Sturzenegger, if nothing else, have spurred a lot of work with a catchy title and a bit of clever accounting. We now know that:Dark matter stems more from low (reported) returns on forei…
September 26, 2006
United States
The deterioration in the US income balance has just begun ….
Mark Whitehouse highlighted the deterioration in the US income balance in yesterday’s Wall Street Journal. The US paid more in interest and dividends on its external borrowing (and foreign equity i…
February 22, 2006
United States
Shrinking dark matter watch
Or maybe shifting dark matter watch. Via Barry Ritholtz comes news that increasing US investment (according to Mandel) in one key intangible asset - US brands - may be yielding diminishing returns. …
January 13, 2006
United States
On the origins of dark matter
Stephen "Current accounts almost always don't matter" Jen is intrigued by Ricardo Hausmann and Fredrico Struzenegger's discovery of dark matter. Lots of others are too. Michael Mandel for one. Se…
January 3, 2013
Americas
What to Watch in 2013: Latin America’s Presidential Elections
Last year Mexico, Venezuela, and the Dominican Republic held presidential elections, leading to some of the region’s biggest news stories of the year: the PRI’s return to power and the strong second …
