Options traders look at Greeks one way. Vacationers look at them another way. Here’s what you need to know about the Greeks for vacationers this year: They are having trouble getting their economy going, especially to the satisfaction of European Union officials. Meanwhile, the Bank of England has been forced to confirm that it has… [Read More]
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Startup Culture, Company Culture, City Culture
One of the panels at NOEW 2015 was about culture, but it was less about company culture than about using information about a culture to design and market products. The presenters were from Peter Mayer, a local advertising agency that works with companies in the New Orleans region, especially to help them reach national markets…. [Read More]
Holding Cash for Deflation Protection
Although there has been a lot of focus on inflation in the post-crisis era, the U.S. has had minimal inflation and, quite possibly, deflation, exacerbated by political and economic policies put in place to fight inflation in a deflationary environment. If the European economy falls deeper into crisis, then real deflation – not the borderline… [Read More]
The Republic of the Congo: Not the Democratic Republic of the Congo
The first thing you need to know is that the Republic of the Congo is not its larger neighbor, the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It seems obvious, but the similarities of the names makes it hard to do research. I thought I had found a book about the Republic of the Congo, but it… [Read More]