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45888d879d6b256522b862eebdfaf90f | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14505750 | Tricking the perfect code machine | Tricking the perfect code machine
They don't often pose for goofy photographs - the members of the Quantum Hacking group at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU), and the Centre for Quantum Technologies at the National University of Singapore.
But everyone wants their picture taken with Eve.
Lurking... |
5e077951d4229b617b26083e30eb5a27 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14527103 | Study finds third of teachers have been bullied online | Study finds third of teachers have been bullied online
More than a third of teachers have been subject to online abuse, according to a survey conducted by Plymouth University.
The majority of the abuse - 72% - came via pupils but over a quarter was initiated by parents.
The majority of teachers claiming online abuse we... |
120712d3cb822c4d5f89d16bd1375284 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14647639 | Mobile phones could soon be 'powered by walking' | Mobile phones could soon be 'powered by walking'
Taking a stroll may soon be enough to re-charge your mobile phone, after US researchers developed a way to generate electricity from human motion.
Placed in a shoe, the device captures the energy of moving micro droplets and converts it into electrical current.
Kinetic c... |
67b15f58b4937cba877786f2b2e7aa05 | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14720180 | Tony Sale, Colossus computer conservationist, dies | Tony Sale, Colossus computer conservationist, dies
Tony Sale, the brilliant engineer who led the rebuild of Colossus, the first modern computer, has died aged 80.
The mammoth project to recreate the code-cracking Colossus capped a career built around electronics and computers.
Most recently, Mr Sale drove the campaign ... |
b1261f3db8060ea930bffc05249f2cfb | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14730689 | Graphene 'could help boost broadband internet speeds' | Graphene 'could help boost broadband internet speeds'
Graphene, the strongest material on Earth, could help boost broadband internet speed, say UK researchers.
Scientists from Manchester and Cambridge universities, have found a way to improve its sensitivity when used in optical communications systems.
Their discovery ... |
f6703af189b35044f23639a0cda0c80e | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-14829373 | Victory for Cliff's law | Victory for Cliff's law
Remember the attempt to extend copyright for music beyond the current 50 years?
It became known as the Cliff Richard law, because it promised to make sure the veteran rocker would go on earning money from 60s hits like Living Doll for many years to come.
Now it looks as though Sir Cliff and his ... |
2e798499bbd2f6e4de97f11a11ff5ace | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/05/26/yamaha-debuts-new-social-media-remote-cheering-system-in-japan/ | Yamaha Debuts New Social Media Remote Cheering System In Japan | Yamaha Debuts New Social Media Remote Cheering System In Japan
Yamaha tested a new way for sports fans to win the game against COVID-19 recently — unveiling a remote cheering system that could make stadium and arena seats sound alive even when they’re empty due to social distancing rules.
The world knew the COVID-19 cr... |
9698576e180312d361045b4a85dd38f0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/06/03/new-social-media-app-curius-takes-swiping-in-six-different-directions/ | New Social Media App Curius Takes Swiping In Six Different Directions | New Social Media App Curius Takes Swiping In Six Different Directions
Most social media users looking for love in the 21st century know the art of smartphone swiping. Scan a profile, glance at a photo, and swish that thumb right to show interest and left to move on to the next human being in a seemingly endless chain.
... |
a457622ac75f3667328a4221c8b386f9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/07/09/fine-art-and-sports-worlds-unite-virtually-with-arcis-golf-torosiete-museum/?fbclid=IwAR2ing3BkfuIPhbEP85hhmnKXH1GFbX4cK8Mr9R_7zcdcYXsYx1Il2oojIE | Fine Art And Sports Worlds Unite Virtually With Arcis Golf, TOROSIETE Museum | Fine Art And Sports Worlds Unite Virtually With Arcis Golf, TOROSIETE Museum
This era of Coronavirus and social distancing can lead to strange bedfellows. In the case of Arcis Golf and the TOROSIETE Museum of Contemporary Art, the need to go virtual forged an unusual team.
A top operator of public and private golf club... |
00f0e6ff7014b35f26fdf0707ba6a71d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/11/28/fakehunter-challenge-heralds-the-arrival-of-fake-news-chatbot-app/ | ‘Fakehunter Challenge’ Heralds The Arrival Of Fake News Chatbot, App | ‘Fakehunter Challenge’ Heralds The Arrival Of Fake News Chatbot, App
The winners of the 2020 #FakeHunter Challenge competition to locate and disprove online fake news recently announced its winners. The more than 2,000 applicants had plenty to work with in a year dominated by Covid-19 and the 2020 presidential election... |
aa13985d76b441028c5b86c29c6aa4fa | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/11/30/social-media-app-wooplus-takes-plus-size-dating-to-europe/ | Social Media App WooPlus Takes Plus-Size Dating To Europe | Social Media App WooPlus Takes Plus-Size Dating To Europe
WooPlus, the most successful “curvy” dating app, recently announced it reached 5 million users worldwide and is launching the German language within the social media app to serve a growing user base in Europe.
The WooPlus platform was founded in 2015 and was des... |
d58ac75e284022d92f6da33976586343 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnscottlewinski/2020/11/30/travevel-looks-to-unite-travelers-via-social-media-during-covid-19/ | Travevel Looks To Unite Travelers Via Social Media During Covid-19 | Travevel Looks To Unite Travelers Via Social Media During Covid-19
The Covid-19 pandemic was cruel to travelers. During any average year, anyone fueled by wanderlust would only have to decide where to go, when to go and how much the journey might cost. In 2020, they were met by answers such as “nowhere” and “not now.”
... |
8f40806ba2e55b4f8f58b92d9db1a08a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2020/11/19/easyjet-reports-its-first-annual-lossa-sign-of-the-times/?sh=56ffbae2656a | EasyJet Reports Its First Annual Loss -A Sign Of The Times | EasyJet Reports Its First Annual Loss -A Sign Of The Times
For the first time in its 25 year history easyJet has recorded an annual loss.
Given the Covid-19 crisis this comes as no surprise. All airlines are haemorrhaging cash and drowning in red ink, it’s like 50 shades of bad. The scale of the loss, £1.27 billion ($1... |
c267da37c63c1e57ebf62364af99001b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2020/11/26/willie-walsh-to-be-new-iata-director-generalwhat-should-we-expect/ | Willie Walsh To Be New IATA Director General -What Should We Expect? | Willie Walsh To Be New IATA Director General -What Should We Expect?
The global airline industry body IATA (International Air Transport Association) announced at its recent AGM, that its current Director General, Alexandre de Juniac will step down next spring to be succeeded by Willie Walsh, former CEO of airline group... |
74b7e504ec1170eaee2094958f5eb292 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2020/11/28/boeing-737-max-the-steep-climb-to-rebuild-trust/?sh=46bc04567ffb | Boeing 737 Max-The Steep Climb To Rebuild Trust | Boeing 737 Max-The Steep Climb To Rebuild Trust
The recent ungrounding order by U.S. air safety regulator the FAA (Federal Aviation Authority) was the first step in what Boeing BA , its airline customers and the travelling public hope will be a safe return to service for the Boeing 737 Max. The aircraft has been gro... |
5eb2917770f48df664a9f4390f9c9862 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2020/11/29/ryanairs-michael-oleary-firing-on-all-cylinders/?sh=125e91c753f1 | Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: Firing On All Cylinders | Ryanair’s Michael O’Leary: Firing On All Cylinders
If there is one leading figure in the European airline business who is recognised outside the industry it would be Ryanair’s CEO Michael O’Leary. Known for his pugnacious, even abrasive style, it is beyond dispute that he has led Ryanair from humble and uncertain begin... |
9ea8da9765f8f21dba0da5208b2e17c9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2020/12/01/norwegian-airlines-faces-key-december-dates/?sh=624d369c608a | Norwegian Air Faces Key December Dates | Norwegian Air Faces Key December Dates
The fate of low cost airlines Norwegian will be influenced strongly by two key December dates. On December 7 the airline will hear whether it can gain full protection from creditors under Irish examinership legislation for its subsidiaries Norwegian Air International and Arctic Ai... |
6b3410efc8b1069936bf6bc416cd43e4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnstrickland/2021/12/29/londons-heathrow-keeps-terminal-four-closed-as-airports-suffer/?sh=70b753cd68d5 | London’s Heathrow Keeps Terminal Four Closed As Airports Suffer | London’s Heathrow Keeps Terminal Four Closed As Airports Suffer
The magnitude of the continuing covid-19 crisis for the air transport industry is clear when one of the world’s leading airports announces it will keep a key part of its infrastructure closed until late 2022.
That is what London’s Heathrow Airport is being... |
7af368313ef545cceda9293e6c0ae619 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2010/11/03/a-monetary-policy-for-the-tea-party-movement/ | A Monetary Policy For the Tea Party Movement | A Monetary Policy For the Tea Party Movement
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Last night’s returns confirmed what past polling data had long predicted, that voters have lost patience with a political party that lacks even the most rudimentary understanding of how economies – meaning individuals – prospe... |
c3f450c1e38d0df9ced1c0f6e560111f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/06/04/what-keith-richards-life-as-a-rolling-stone-tells-us-about-economics/ | What Keith Richards' "Life" As a Rolling Stone Tells Us About Economics | What Keith Richards' "Life" As a Rolling Stone Tells Us About Economics
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Though Rolling Stones’ guitarist Keith Richards’ autobiography is a great read on its own for the remarkable story it tells, there are economic lessons within that apply to all manner of concepts made frequently prosaic by books... |
ad21cc8ec22d33c29b9da5d0f929b46d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/07/01/obama-released-the-spr-and-all-he-got-was-nothing/ | Obama Released the SPR, and All He Got Was...Nothing | Obama Released the SPR, and All He Got Was...Nothing
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On Wednesday, June 22nd, the price of oil closed at $95.41. The following day President Obama announced to great fanfare the release of 30 million barrels of crude over the next 30 days from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) with an ... |
e878f111c4245ed2ad6a42fdbbed73a5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/07/17/a-decline-in-u-s-startups-through-the-eyes-of-bruce-bartlett/ | A Decline In U.S. Startups Through the Eyes of Bruce Bartlett | A Decline In U.S. Startups Through the Eyes of Bruce Bartlett
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A recent USA Today headline, “Weakest start-ups since early ‘90s”, probably didn’t surprise economist Bruce Bartlett, assuming he saw it. He wrote about a similarly soft entrepreneurial environment in the 1970s.
Indeed, while the modern B... |
455fbd41c247732469ff1ea252344703 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/07/24/book-review-banker-to-the-world-by-william-r-rhodes/ | Book Review: Banker To the World by William R. Rhodes | Book Review: Banker To the World by William R. Rhodes
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A book about threatened government defaults, loan workouts, IMF lines of credit, and banking crises perhaps suggests a modern story of 2008-2011 vintage, but in truth Banker To The World: Leadership Lessons From The Front Lines Of Global Finance,... |
834fe0b503f53ca296b00e93a926f971 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/08/20/with-his-approval-rating-in-mind-obama-should-stay-on-vacation/ | With His Approval Rating In Mind, Obama Should Stay On Vacation | With His Approval Rating In Mind, Obama Should Stay On Vacation
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Before departing the presidential race, former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty would not infrequently criticize Rep. Michelle Bachmann for lacking a record of legislative success in Congress. Even among Republicans who pay lip service t... |
49a79625661f77a5e0f4d6e156c2628e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/10/02/what-the-missoni-for-target-sale-tells-us-about-free-trade/ | What the 'Missoni for Target' Sale Tells Us About Free Trade | What the 'Missoni for Target' Sale Tells Us About Free Trade
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Describing the activities of Soviet citizens lucky enough to travel outside the country in the ‘70s, British diplomat Nigel Broomfield observed that when Russians reached Western cities they “were like coiled springs, leapin... |
284992ea12f0da42017c77ba88e3abd5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/10/23/president-obama-is-doomed-but-only-if-the-republicans-figure-out-why/ | President Obama Is Doomed, But Only If the Republicans Figure Out Why | President Obama Is Doomed, But Only If the Republicans Figure Out Why
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In late September of 2009, this column observed that James Grant’s economic exuberance was very much overdone. Specifically, Grant had penned a Wall Street Journal opinion piece in which he proclaimed ... |
b4ca0be0686d8fdbd6dbfb44ecd04f51 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2011/12/11/the-irrational-non-economic-exuberance-underlying-hydraulic-fracturing/ | The Irrational, Non-Economic Exuberance Underlying Hydraulic Fracturing | The Irrational, Non-Economic Exuberance Underlying Hydraulic Fracturing
By now most readers are familiar with an exciting energy innovation called hydraulic fracturing, or the shortened word used to describe it, “fracking.” The energy extraction technique has led to major natural gas discoveries stateside, not to menti... |
7644ebe9c3b05d36b96705bdcdd4e44b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/05/20/kidney-stone-horrors-explain-why-the-estate-tax-should-be-abolished/ | Kidney Stone Horrors Explain Why The Estate Tax Should Be Abolished | Kidney Stone Horrors Explain Why The Estate Tax Should Be Abolished
The pain from passing a kidney stone is often compared to that suffered during the worst... [+] childbirths. Would a cure to this pain be worth abolishing the estate tax? (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Recently I received an e-mail from Reuven Brenner, a pr... |
df4661dab65e38baee9cf05c0b6cf674 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/08/11/in-a-presidential-election-about-the-economy-paul-ryan-was-the-only-choice/ | In a Presidential Election About the Economy, Paul Ryan Was the Only Choice | In a Presidential Election About the Economy, Paul Ryan Was the Only Choice
After weeks and months of rumors and speculation about whom Mitt Romney would pick as his Vice Presidential running mate, the suspense ended this morning with the announcement that Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan would fill the role. Media accounts wi... |
9a7f2b85e6637a892dbd53206954be3e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/08/26/book-review-shadowbosses-by-mallory-factor-and-elizabeth-factor/ | Book Review: Shadowbosses by Mallory Factor and Elizabeth Factor | Book Review: Shadowbosses by Mallory Factor and Elizabeth Factor
Be they Republicans or Democrats, politicians as a rule regularly talk up the need to reduce government expenditure. In 2008, big spender Barack Obama spoke of his plan to address waste “line by line” in the federal budget, and it’s a certainty that Mitt ... |
03b1f756e278c0122811083a88bfb606 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/11/25/are-harvard-business-school-students-taught-anything-of-real-world-value/ | Are Harvard Business School Students Taught Anything of Real World Value? | Are Harvard Business School Students Taught Anything of Real World Value?
Education policy writer George Leef is a graduate of Duke Law School, and he told me a story once about a question he posed to a friend who graduated from Harvard Law, and who was a partner at a top New York law firm. The question was: if given t... |
305608515319e6ad5cc15a0ef12621a6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2012/12/09/dan-senor-and-saul-singers-start-up-nation-explodes-economic-myths-promotes-some-too/ | Dan Senor and Saul Singer's "Start-Up Nation" Explodes Economic Myths, Promotes Some Too | Dan Senor and Saul Singer's "Start-Up Nation" Explodes Economic Myths, Promotes Some Too
Pop Quiz: Which country boasts the highest density of start-ups in the world, attracts venture capital investment per capita 2 ½ times greater than the U.S., and has more companies listed on NASDAQ than the entire European continen... |
9a2eb4775aaff17cd2698f9346cca4ee | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/05/22/apple-ceo-tim-cook-pounds-another-nail-into-the-keynesian-coffin/ | Apple CEO Tim Cook Pounds Another Nail Into the Keynesian Coffin | Apple CEO Tim Cook Pounds Another Nail Into the Keynesian Coffin
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As most readers are now aware, technology giant Apple Inc. has in the past few days been the recipient of juvenile attacks from U.S. Senators on both sides of the political aisle. Its alleged misdeed was the legal shielding of ove... |
4a5cb7940805eba05811da2a8684591e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/05/27/graydon-carter-great-magazine-man-poor-wall-street-analyst/ | Graydon Carter: Great Magazine Man, Poor Wall Street Analyst | Graydon Carter: Great Magazine Man, Poor Wall Street Analyst
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In a tough market for the printed word, Graydon Carter’s Vanity Fair continues to loom large and influential. Even more impressively, the editor has branched out into acting, movie production and restaurants. The last two are particu... |
17cddd39d4bd78de69e47123ac20e3d9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/07/28/for-the-sake-of-the-economy-obama-should-keep-his-eye-off-of-the-ball/ | For The Sake Of The Economy, Obama Should Keep His Eye Off Of The Ball | For The Sake Of The Economy, Obama Should Keep His Eye Off Of The Ball
English: President Barack Obama confers with Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke following their... [+] meeting at the White House. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Last Wednesday in Illinois, President Obama unwittingly explained how economies grow. Our... |
71fc81dccecc1f92ff10cec5eee59467 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/10/08/if-they-tell-you-they-predicted-the-financial-crisis-theyre-lying/ | If They Tell You They Predicted The Financial Crisis, They're Lying | If They Tell You They Predicted The Financial Crisis, They're Lying
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As early as June 12, 2006, and many times after that, this column at varying locales pointed to the rush into housing as a very negative economic signal. The aforementioned 2006 Op-ed noted that the housing boo... |
a8d57ab6dd74b253b88f0ab78b3f5691 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2013/12/03/robert-bartleys-the-seven-fat-years-one-of-the-greatest-economics-books-ever-written/ | Robert Bartley's 'The Seven Fat Years': One Of The Greatest Economics Books Ever Written | Robert Bartley's 'The Seven Fat Years': One Of The Greatest Economics Books Ever Written
Ten years ago in the fall of 2003, I finally read Robert Bartley's The Seven Fat Years. An economic history of the booming ‘80s, along with the slow-growth ‘70s that preceded the alleged ‘Decade of Greed," Bartley's book was a mast... |
1ea42aa0be0e2a1e26d717ba94ba4ec0 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/01/05/the-right-and-left-are-wrong-about-the-u-s-post-office-lets-not-privatize-it/ | The Right AND Left Are Wrong About The Post Office: Let's Not Privatize It | The Right AND Left Are Wrong About The Post Office: Let's Not Privatize It
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While in college, I was lucky enough to participate in Semester-at-Sea during a junior semester off campus. Semester-at-Sea is easily one of the best thi... |
f519f88cb80cb0af85728b3b9cd4d59d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/01/12/a-bullish-case-for-janet-yellen-our-confused-new-fed-chairman/ | A Bullish Case For Janet Yellen, Our Confused New Fed Chairman | A Bullish Case For Janet Yellen, Our Confused New Fed Chairman
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As is well known now, Janet Yellen was confirmed last Monday as Fed Chairman. On its face, this should concern those who desire economic growth.
Figure the Fed itself i... |
1c935c6e03c265070d4315e0b3ced3a8 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/01/26/republicans-need-to-start-acting-like-adults-and-embrace-income-inequality/ | Republicans Need To Start Acting Like Adults, And Embrace Income Inequality | Republicans Need To Start Acting Like Adults, And Embrace Income Inequality
Republicans have eagerly entered the latest income inequality slap fight started by President Obama. Desperate to appear as concerned about the wealth gap as their reliably ‘compassionate’ adversaries on the left, they've been quite public with... |
98b4d10b1698e7ce10eefd7d5e663631 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/05/25/ben-bernankes-post-fed-speaking-fees-send-a-scary-economic-message/ | Ben Bernanke's Post-Fed Speaking Fees Send A Scary Economic Message | Ben Bernanke's Post-Fed Speaking Fees Send A Scary Economic Message
Such news was inevitable, but the New York Times reported last week that former Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke’s has retired into a series of highly-paid speaking gigs around the world. This is the “revolving door” we all know about, government officials ar... |
2e8525d77023baf5ebe43468758410e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/07/23/its-not-just-janet-yellen-richard-fisher-misses-the-point-of-monetary-policy-too/ | It's Not Just Janet Yellen: Richard Fisher Misses The Point Of Monetary Policy Too | It's Not Just Janet Yellen: Richard Fisher Misses The Point Of Monetary Policy Too
In congressional testimony last week, newly minted Fed Chairman Janet Yellen ably revealed why the central bank she runs is often such an imposing barrier to economic progress. While it will be explained later in the piece why Yellen wil... |
4336a9db925966eb12df9fe431856c18 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/08/17/the-closing-of-the-austrian-schools-economic-mind/ | The Closing Of The Austrian School's Economic Mind | The Closing Of The Austrian School's Economic Mind
Those familiar with this column are well aware of how very much it venerates what’s known as “Austrian” economic thinking, or the Austrian School. Books by Ludwig von Mises are always nearby, and then for one to Google “John Tamny” and “Ludwig von Mises” is to see how ... |
94a754ea136623e5ef824754b52afc6e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/10/05/whatever-happens-to-jared-kushners-newspaper-investments-hes-a-hero-for-trying/ | Even If His Newspaper Investments Don't Work Out, Aaron Kushner Is A Hero For Trying | Even If His Newspaper Investments Don't Work Out, Aaron Kushner Is A Hero For Trying
“It is the leap, not the look, that generates crucial information.” – George Gilder, Wealth and Poverty
In July of 2012 internet entrepreneur Aaron Kushner* acquired Freedom Communications, owner of the Orange County Register newspaper... |
b82511efd9fce4d3392276e079cceb9a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2014/11/12/the-economics-of-edward-snowden-laura-poitrass-citizenfour/ | The Economics Of Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras's 'Citizenfour' | The Economics Of Edward Snowden, Laura Poitras's 'Citizenfour'
“But I don’t think of you.” – Howard Roark, The Fountainhead
Without minimizing the countless human rights abuses that Cuban dictator Fidel Castro visited on his own people, Cato Institute senior fellow Bandow has long argued that neither Castro nor Cuba ev... |
0aaa0b2c6c39cb939b7eeebc6d196f30 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/03/15/global-warming-hype-is-mocked-by-the-worlds-most-powerful-market-signal/ | Global Warming Hype Is Mocked By The World's Most Powerful Market Signal | Global Warming Hype Is Mocked By The World's Most Powerful Market Signal
A frequent reply to deniers from those on the true believer side of the global warming debate is the oft-mentioned stat revealing 97% consensus among climate scientists that humans are the cause of global warming. Supposedly the number confirms w... |
d633bd0b7a8c0a9756909402820a8bce | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/03/29/a-british-equity-chart-so-bullish-that-it-may-even-make-an-optimist-out-of-mark-steyn/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20150329 | A British Equity Story So Bullish That It May Even Make Mark Steyn Optimistic | A British Equity Story So Bullish That It May Even Make Mark Steyn Optimistic
“We are today in the middle of the greatest economic catastrophe – the greatest catastrophe due almost entirely to economic causes – of the modern world.” – John Maynard Keynes, June 22, 1930
Everyone knows them. By “them” I mean the eternal... |
1b2677642dc91b65ad64e6f8be8fae4c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/04/24/to-spread-jordan-spieths-wealth-around-let-him-keep-every-cent-of-it/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20150424 | To Spread Jordan Spieth's Wealth Around, Let Him Keep Every Cent Of It | To Spread Jordan Spieth's Wealth Around, Let Him Keep Every Cent Of It
On his way to what was a dominant victory in the 79th edition of the Masters, professional golfer Jordan Spieth tied or set a number of Augusta National records. He also achieved a personal best with $1.8 million in prize money. Some who recoil at t... |
8f1073e8594b71c2e2755ed9d317b0d6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2015/09/20/at-tonights-emmy-awards-mad-men-provides-an-essential-economic-lesson/ | At Tonight's Emmy Awards, Mad Men Provides An Essential Economic Lesson | At Tonight's Emmy Awards, Mad Men Provides An Essential Economic Lesson
Mad Men, AMC’s critically acclaimed series about the people inside a prominent New York City advertising agency, ended its much garlanded run earlier this year. The bouquets throw its way were abundant; all of them well deserved.
Rare is it that a... |
4e0efaf9c41e0c8e8f6a635d53bce68b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/01/03/adam-mckays-the-big-short-misleads-in-entertaining-fashion/ | Adam McKay's 'The Big Short' Misleads In Entertaining Fashion | Adam McKay's 'The Big Short' Misleads In Entertaining Fashion
While watching the recently released film The Big Short, a movie loosely based on Michael Lewis’s book of the same name, I couldn’t stop thinking about another book directly from McKay's world of film: Brian Grazer’s A Curious Mind. Had director Adam McKay... |
a2542af6d76e88c46040afeaf2416ae4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/08/14/gary-johnson-is-right-about-a-consumption-tax-but-very-wrong-about-the-rate/ | Gary Johnson Is Right About A Consumption Tax, But Very Wrong About The Rate | Gary Johnson Is Right About A Consumption Tax, But Very Wrong About The Rate
Over the past week Libertarian Party presidential nominee Gary Johnson has promoted erasing the tax code in favor of a national sales tax on goods and services purchased. He’s quite right that his proposed form of taxation is far superior to ... |
bea692e0101cbbe5b657da08a44a6865 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/09/27/if-donald-trump-isnt-insulting-his-debate-opponent-hes-losing/ | If Donald Trump Isn't Insulting His Debate Opponent, He's Losing | If Donald Trump Isn't Insulting His Debate Opponent, He's Losing
Describing presidential debates, the great George Will once observed that they’re “about as satisfying as a completed sneeze.” Tuesday night’s faceoff between Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton was something quite a bit less. The only satisfaction any half... |
49ceda95f67c0751e1da41c6d2326312 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2016/09/28/if-the-fed-is-helping-the-u-s-economy-then-its-by-definition-hurting-it/ | If The Fed Is 'Helping' The U.S. Economy, Then It's By Definition Hurting It | If The Fed Is 'Helping' The U.S. Economy, Then It's By Definition Hurting It
Last week the Federal Reserve postponed any increase in the target interest (Fed funds) rate at which member banks lend to one another until at least December. Fed Chairman Janet Yellen's vague reasoning for her decision included a line about ... |
67216f4461fe3d37eb9cb0612101ff2a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2017/07/23/why-gary-cohn-is-wrong-choice-for-federal-reserve-chairman/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20170723 | Why Gary Cohn Is The Wrong Choice For Federal Reserve Chairman | Why Gary Cohn Is The Wrong Choice For Federal Reserve Chairman
While the very healthy growth of finance well beyond the traditional banking and investment banking sectors has changed perceptions somewhat, being named a partner at Goldman Sachs remains one of the most prestigious accomplishments on all of Wall Street. ... |
e4291c0a20f4b519a106d6fda81c5b0d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2017/11/12/actually-new-york-times-its-impossible-for-the-rich-to-hide-their-wealth/ | Actually New York Times, It's Impossible for the Rich to 'Hide' Their Wealth | Actually New York Times, It's Impossible for the Rich to 'Hide' Their Wealth
Why are Cubans so poor? They’ve done very well in the U.S., where emigres from the perpetually recessed country have risen to the top in sports, business and politics. Yet in their own country Cubans are desperately impoverished.
The above que... |
fc8b7644984141b22dbaf87c1804ae3f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2017/12/10/the-winklevoss-twins-billionaire-status-is-the-latest-indictment-of-bitcoin/ | As the Winklevoss Twins Hit a Billion, Bitcoin's Weaknesses Become Even More Evident | As the Winklevoss Twins Hit a Billion, Bitcoin's Weaknesses Become Even More Evident
Last Monday the New York Post reported that Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss became the world’s first Bitcoin billionaires. After winning $65 million from Mark Zuckerberg in a dispute over who came up with the idea for Facebook, the twins ... |
cb3a96d865b9a8601c884f5cdb26a45e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/03/04/professor-tim-wu-should-get-down-his-knees-to-thank-erasers-of-inconvenience/ | Professor Tim Wu Should Get Down On His Knees To Thank Creators of Convenience | Professor Tim Wu Should Get Down On His Knees To Thank Creators of Convenience
If Columbia professor Tim Wu is to be believed, we nowadays suffer from too much convenience in our lives. In a recent piece for the New York Times, the legal scholar lectured readers that “We must never forget the joy of doing something sl... |
9b99ca1d4402b60e5da11ddc26c735f5 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/03/11/amazons-alexa-exposes-the-rights-broadcom-fear-as-way-overdone/ | Amazon's Alexa Exposes the Right's China/Broadcom Phobia As Way Overdone | Amazon's Alexa Exposes the Right's China/Broadcom Phobia As Way Overdone
Thanks to Amazon’s Echo, “Alexa” is nowadays much more than a name. It’s truly a cultural and commercial phenomenon. The expectation is that in the coming years, more and more people will order their lives and shopping around the cylinder-shaped... |
b7a1934c495d126df3fafccae39060af | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/03/25/in-a-global-economy-the-feds-rate-hikes-are-the-ultimate-non-sequitur/ | In a Global Economy, the Fed's 'Rate Hikes' Are the Ultimate Non Sequitur | In a Global Economy, the Fed's 'Rate Hikes' Are the Ultimate Non Sequitur
In 1860 China was “invaded.” Were these military strikes? In truth, the peaceful invaders merely set up banks in the country’s ports while also issuing banknotes. With China bereft of financial institutions issuing the money that facilitates tra... |
4f4bacc9fddc22f7405102a353251b96 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/07/01/americas-trucker-shortage-further-kills-an-already-dead-phillips-curve/ | America's 'Trucker Shortage' Further Kills An Already Dead Phillips Curve | America's 'Trucker Shortage' Further Kills An Already Dead Phillips Curve
The Washington Post recently reported on a “trucker shortage” so severe that 87-year-old Bob Blocksom, a former insurance salesman in need of cash, was offered a job. If he could get a commercial driver’s license, he would start at $50,000. Suc... |
f1b36371de51abffdec7f280537dc08e | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/07/15/young-kylie-jenner-lays-waste-to-deficit-demographic-and-inequality-hand-wringers/ | Young Kylie Jenner Lays Waste to Deficit, Demographic and Inequality Theories | Young Kylie Jenner Lays Waste to Deficit, Demographic and Inequality Theories
Entrepreneur Kylie Jenner started Kylie Cosmetics two years ago with a $29 lip kit, and as Forbes reports, “has sold more than $630 million worth of makeup since.”Jenner owns 100% of a company that Forbes conservatively estimates is worth $80... |
4a38ad237e847c53008674a8d4ea4584 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2018/08/05/as-stocks-return-to-all-time-highs-the-notion-that-the-fed-boosted-them-crashes/ | As Stocks Return to All-Time Highs, the Federal Reserve Narrative Crashes | As Stocks Return to All-Time Highs, the Federal Reserve Narrative Crashes
As U.S. stock indices return to all-time highs, it’s worth looking back to February of this year when those same indices were correcting. A popular view among academics back then was that the Federal Reserve’s interest rate increases were the so... |
eb2cbc5c8e3ab42b9c7d60da057467bd | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/02/03/a-journalist-gives-readers-a-fascinating-look-inside-dysfunctional-cuba/?utm_source=followingimmediate&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=20190203 | "This Is Cuba": A Fascinating Look Inside Castro-Era Dysfunction | "This Is Cuba": A Fascinating Look Inside Castro-Era Dysfunction
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In his endlessly interesting 1976 book The Russians, then-New York Times Moscow bureau chief Hedrick Smith explained to a largely American audience exasperated by wait-times for gasoline that there were lines f... |
b7da0ef345712bdbfc0bbe933e69f02b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2019/08/02/lefty-alarmism-about-global-warming-has-met-its-match-with-conservative-hysteria-about-deficits/ | Lefty Alarmism About Global Warming Has Met Its Match With Conservative Hysteria About Deficits | Lefty Alarmism About Global Warming Has Met Its Match With Conservative Hysteria About Deficits
Republican politician Mark Sanford speaks at OZY Fest in Central Park on Saturday, July 21, 2018, in... [+] New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Evan Agostini/Invision/AP
“This is a tipping point now. If we don’t ... |
a4b4641c0ae8509865f27a8eba7d0d78 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2020/11/29/as-the-dow-jones-industrial-average-reaches-30000-the-fed-did-it-narrative-becomes-even-more-ridiculous/ | As The Dow Jones Industrial Average Reaches 30,000, ‘The Fed Did It’ Narrative Becomes Even More Ridiculous | As The Dow Jones Industrial Average Reaches 30,000, ‘The Fed Did It’ Narrative Becomes Even More Ridiculous
There are so many reasons the Federal Reserve will never be abolished, but none of them have anything to do with its existence being necessary. As this column has made plain for years, the central bank is wholly ... |
a313f0e60873c586437a064ab43e74a2 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntamny/2021/01/10/as-bitcoin-shoots-past-40000-it-unequivocally-reminds-us-that-its-not-money/ | As Bitcoin Shoots Past $40,000, It Unequivocally Reminds Us That It’s Not Money | As Bitcoin Shoots Past $40,000, It Unequivocally Reminds Us That It’s Not Money
Imagine selling a house, car, or your skills as a carpenter to someone offering Bitcoin as payment. The obvious question posed to the buyer would be “Which Bitcoin? The one that fetched $15,000 toward the end of 2017, the one that sold for ... |
488e334f8db8bcfd5974dbdc2d50c0ff | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2011/05/30/what-actually-causes-inflation/ | What Actually Causes Inflation (and who gains from it) | What Actually Causes Inflation (and who gains from it)
I made a post two weeks ago in which I explained that the popular view of inflation (wherein it is caused by money growth) depends critically on assumptions that do not hold in the real world. Money comes into existence when someone adds it to her portfolio of asse... |
96dba3c0a4d76f7eee6bb74d04d1de1d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2011/07/08/save-our-schools/ | Why US education deserves our praise (and funding) | Why US education deserves our praise (and funding)
I want to shift my focus for this entry and talk about something not directly related to macroeconomics (although I will pull it back in later): the US education system. It is a very hot topic at the moment as states everywhere are reducing expenditures in the face of ... |
5837b3e5cd23c78f9c1d0c363eb78073 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2012/10/05/government-vs-business/ | Why Government Should Not Be Run Like A Business | Why Government Should Not Be Run Like A Business
The idea that government should be run like a business is a popular one with both Republicans and, albeit to a lesser extent, Democrats. But this betrays a basic misunderstanding of the roles of the private and public sector. We should no more want the government to be r... |
6c9a106b8291f2c6a641187cb67b1f08 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2017/09/29/trump-tax-good-bad-and-ugly/ | Trump's Tax Plan: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly | Trump's Tax Plan: The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 29: (AFP OUT) U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on tax reform... [+] to the National Association of Manufacturers at the Mandarin Oriental Hotel September 29, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images)
President ... |
b3d300fadd0bb9a53ec8ecfe72c0c40f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2019/08/14/why-trade-war-plus-yield-curve-equals-recession/ | Why Trade War Plus Yield Curve Equals Recession | Why Trade War Plus Yield Curve Equals Recession
Bear vs. Bull. (AP Photo/Michael Probst) ASSOCIATED PRESS
Market watchers have been concerned about the onset of recession for many, many months now. However, while this has been the weakest expansion since World War II, it has also been the longest. So far, so good.
Unti... |
efb622a6bacc672527789e69d5fd3adc | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntharvey/2020/11/04/our-stalling-economy-where-is--cares-act-ii/ | Our Stalling Economy: Where Is The Second CARES Act? | Our Stalling Economy: Where Is The Second CARES Act?
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Wednesday’s ADP employment report fell well short of already modest expectations, coming in at 365,000 instead of the forecast 643,000. This suggests that any rebound from reopening the economy has run it... |
1de7e80f079f82b2ec4701efc45ce9c3 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2013/11/26/interested-in-caterpillar-make-use-of-copper-coal-canada-correlation/ | Interested In Caterpillar? Make Use Of Copper-Coal-Canada Correlation | Interested In Caterpillar? Make Use Of Copper-Coal-Canada Correlation
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The ongoing challenge with timing stock investments is that clear signs rarely precede a price move. Speculation rests on divining probable futures, typically about six months in advance. However, for Caterpilla... |
f4ef354f23c533634eeb4f396f9909c7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2018/03/21/will-dow-industrials-replace-ge-soon-history-says-unlikely-plus-shows-no-ill-effects-if-it-does/ | Will Dow Industrials Replace GE Soon? History Says, 'Unlikely,' Plus Shows No Ill Effects If It Does | Will Dow Industrials Replace GE Soon? History Says, 'Unlikely,' Plus Shows No Ill Effects If It Does
Peter Kann, center, chairman and CEO of Dow Jones & Co. is joined by Richard Grasso, left, chairman... [+] and CEO of the New York Stock Exchange, and Jack Welch, chairman and CEO of General Electric Co., as Kann rings ... |
f949695b2e16218cab05c23d6f14d794 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2019/05/23/housing-market-health-look-at-these-five-indicators-not-existing-home-sales/ | Housing Market Health? Look At These Five Indicators, Not Existing Home Sales | Housing Market Health? Look At These Five Indicators, Not Existing Home Sales
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Once again, the “slow” rate of existing home sales produced a flood of negative articles and commentaries. The problem is these sales are a weak measure of housing market health. After ... |
9d415ae4ced05223ce5f17443954b546 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2019/08/31/worried-about-negative-interest-rates-coming-they-are-already-here-and-that-is-a-serious-problem/ | Worried About Negative Interest Rates Coming? They Are Already Here, And That Is A Serious Problem | Worried About Negative Interest Rates Coming? They Are Already Here, And That Is A Serious Problem
WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 10: Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell speaks at the Economic ... [+] Club of Washington January 10, 2019 in Washington, DC. Powell answered a range of questions related to the U.S. econ... |
c5d45151d310eac16864061782706c80 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/05/25/stock-market-boost-unemployment-outlook-shifts-to-positive/ | Stock Market Boost: Unemployment Outlook Shifts To Positive | Stock Market Boost: Unemployment Outlook Shifts To Positive
A waiter delivers food at Galatoire's Restaurant on May 22 in New Orleans (Photo by Sean ... [+] Gardner/Getty Images) Getty Images
Surprise! Those widely discussed, horrible unemployment numbers are showing improvement.
Economists continue to generate dire o... |
bb1c3611e2925f05bd3d064f889089f4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/09/08/stock-market-omen-apples-high-price-now-has-weak-fundamental-and-technical-support/ | Stock Market Omen? Apple’s High Price Now Has Weak Fundamental And Technical Support | Stock Market Omen? Apple’s High Price Now Has Weak Fundamental And Technical Support
CUPERTINO, CA - OCTOBER 4, 2011: Apple CEO Tim Cook speaks introduces the new iPhone 4s at the ... [+] company's headquarters. (Photo by Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images) Getty Images
Yes, Apple AAPL is a (the?) leading growth compa... |
7ae3a58989c2704a7aee8e376d0b46ad | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/11/11/unemployments-clouds-threaten-more-recession/?sh=6b7af50a147d | Unemployment’s Clouds Threaten More Recession | Unemployment’s Clouds Threaten More Recession
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The election bump is over - now it’s back to fundamentals...
Summertime’s vision had indisputable logic: Reopenings => economic rebound => recession's end. Naturally, that meant un... |
5c7b4014ff3410db88ac4efe756db62a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/11/13/jim-cramers-stock-market-warning-is-spot-on--so-sell-something/ | Jim Cramer's Stock Market Warning Is Spot On – So, Sell Something | Jim Cramer's Stock Market Warning Is Spot On – So, Sell Something
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Cramer warns of Wall Street overoptimism, and the warning is sound. Stock market investors exhibited the same positive reaction individuals and businesses did when reopenings began. This time, the chant, "Good riddance, coron... |
55a961ad941d12b495b071f0297eda1d | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/11/23/covid-19s-fatigue-feeds-stock-markets-rise--both-are-unhealthy/?ss=topadvisor/shook | Covid-19’s Fatigue Feeds Stock Market’s Rise – Both Are Unhealthy | Covid-19’s Fatigue Feeds Stock Market’s Rise – Both Are Unhealthy
NYSE on November 16. Stocks rose on news of a coronavirus vaccine (Photo by ANGELA WEISS) AFP via Getty Images
"Seeing is believing" is a terrible philosophy when dealing with risk. It is a juvenile attitude. As adults, we know better.
Yet, during this ... |
b9272dc9ed7a5cbb49a42a36a3d0d4a6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/11/29/stock-market-fundamental-lite-speculation-is-hereits-time-to-join-in/ | Stock Market: ‘Fundamental-Lite’ Speculation Is Here - It’s Time To Join In | Stock Market: ‘Fundamental-Lite’ Speculation Is Here - It’s Time To Join In
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Institutional investors say it’s a “risk-on” environment when stocks rise. However, a better descriptor of this runup’s environment is “fundamental-lite optimistic”. The “lite” means shifting from the hea... |
7314dd2430d26f7b6c8ca23bef2b0456 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2020/11/30/stock-market-books-tell-the-story-a-generational-bull-market-is-starting/ | Stock Market Books Tell The Story: A Generational Bull Market Is Starting | Stock Market Books Tell The Story: A Generational Bull Market Is Starting
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Tracking new investing books can be rewarding. New editions ride a popularity wave (to maximize sales), so they reflect well the market environment.
Additionally, new books revea... |
bd4aa7701da927876e2e31c3e157ae0a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntobey/2021/01/10/stock-market-teslas-uptrend-faces-serious-hazards/ | Stock Market: Tesla’s Uptrend Faces Serious Hazards | Stock Market: Tesla’s Uptrend Faces Serious Hazards
Tesla Motors showroom in Hong Kong. (Photo by Daniel Fung / SOPA Images) LightRocket via Getty Images
Tesla's TSLA latest rise puts the stock in a precarious position with five negatives threatening to end the uptrend.
The threats are: Stock performance, Wall Str... |
a38365d4a41aec8b6f2db7acdfd83de7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntraynor1/2018/12/01/european-outdoor-brands-unite-to-build-consumer-participation/ | European Outdoor Brands Unite To Build Consumer Participation | European Outdoor Brands Unite To Build Consumer Participation
The outdoor recreation sector in Europe has been rooted in active leisure in the natural environment enjoyed by committed outdoor enthusiasts. As awareness of corporate social responsibility, sustainability and the need to broaden the consumer base have deve... |
828e32ae3f98460452fd683f9d908660 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntraynor1/2019/03/11/polartec-makes-a-clear-commitment-to-100-recycled-materials-and-biodegradability/ | Polartec Makes A Clear Commitment To 100% Recycled Materials And Biodegradability | Polartec Makes A Clear Commitment To 100% Recycled Materials And Biodegradability
Established in 1906 as Malden Mills, Polartec has become a leading provider of innovative textile... [+] solutions since inventing modern synthetic fleece in 1981 and transforming how outdoor enthusiasts can be comfortable in cold weather... |
26152507d002b6476cc4ad96a1180bc9 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johntraynor1/2019/03/18/how-an-individual-outdoor-enthusiast-was-inspired-to-fight-plastic-pollution-at-a-grassroots-level/ | How An Individual Outdoor Enthusiast Was Inspired To Fight Plastic Pollution At A Grassroots Level | How An Individual Outdoor Enthusiast Was Inspired To Fight Plastic Pollution At A Grassroots Level
Outdoor enthusiast Will Pearson was dismayed by the pollution he encountered traveling the world and... [+] decided to contribute actively and practically towards tackling the problem. Credit: Will Pearson
When Norway-ba... |
9f2ca72275f4080fa81ac31067612e4c | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2012/05/22/the-strangely-tilted-playing-field-of-music-copyright-royalties/ | The Strangely Tilted Playing Field of Music Copyright Royalties | The Strangely Tilted Playing Field of Music Copyright Royalties
To say that copyright law is complex would be an understatement. At the most basic level, however, it is underpinned by a simple premise: that “authors” (including songwriters and recording artists) deserve to be compensated for the use of their creative w... |
55a2582bf157b0d480e7be974ff8e38f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnvillasenor/2013/06/22/copyright-infringement-and-photo-sharing-a-new-lawsuit-tests-the-limits-of-fair-use/ | Copyright Infringement And Photo Sharing: A New Lawsuit Tests The Limits Of Fair Use | Copyright Infringement And Photo Sharing: A New Lawsuit Tests The Limits Of Fair Use
A new court test of fair use on the Internet appears likely, due to a lawsuit filed June 7 by photographer Kai Eiselein against BuzzFeed. Eiselein, who is demanding damages that could total over $3.6 million, claims that BuzzFeed infri... |
395a453a74491734c78307efe8fadc7b | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwake/2018/07/23/5-reasons-home-prices-are-falling-in-australia/ | 5 Reasons Home Prices Are Falling In Australia | 5 Reasons Home Prices Are Falling In Australia
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Australian home prices are up sharply since 2000 but it looks like the tide is turning. Home prices nationally have fallen slightly from last summer and Sydney is down 4.5%.
I have a bit of real estate bubble PTSD after living through the Phoenix real estate b... |
c7f36c708c6ee7c55c7431a7807f44f4 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwake/2020/06/23/why-arent-more-houses-for-sale-is-mortgage-forbearance-causing-it/ | Why Aren’t More Houses For Sale? Is Mortgage Forbearance Causing It? | Why Aren’t More Houses For Sale? Is Mortgage Forbearance Causing It?
The top real estate story in many parts of the country is the unexpectedly low number of houses that are for sale right now. When COVID-19 hit, the number of houses being put up of sale tanked but so did the number of houses sold. Since then, in some ... |
b9b1cc5b3110438a1ca56e2b1f097c1f | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwarrillow/2016/10/08/what-do-you-need-from-the-sale-of-your-business/ | What Do You Need From The Sale Of Your Business? | What Do You Need From The Sale Of Your Business?
Dr. Frank Gibson combines the unique experience of successful businessman, entrepreneur, medical... [+] practitioner, and scientific researcher. In 2006, Dr. Gibson sold 6MC, thereby allowing his complete focus and dedication toward developing and manufacturing Sobrexa (... |
5d61f9d80e982a8ef67752e8622ed8e7 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwarrillow/2017/03/29/entrepreneurs-do-you-have-a-dream-number-write-it-down/ | Entrepreneurs: Do You Have A Dream Number? Write It Down. | Entrepreneurs: Do You Have A Dream Number? Write It Down.
Whatever you dream of selling your business for one day, write that number down on a piece of paper... [+] today and put it somewhere safe. Credit: Shutterstock
Have you ever daydreamed about what your business could be worth one day?
It’s a fun exercise to go t... |
3c9bd64d0b8bbcd57753289c7496d863 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwarrillow/2017/05/03/there-are-two-types-of-potential-buyers-for-your-business-and-one-may-pay-a-whole-lot-more/ | There Are Two Types Of Potential Buyers For Your Business And One May Pay A Whole Lot More | There Are Two Types Of Potential Buyers For Your Business And One May Pay A Whole Lot More
Have you ever heard of a business selling for a ridiculously high multiple and wondered how the seller was able to command such a premium?
There are two types of company sales. One is called a financial sale where the acquirer is... |
2aa161d0e21b040aa737cdca4916593a | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwarrillow/2017/12/29/how-to-lure-a-giant-like-facebook-into-buying-your-company/ | How To Lure A Giant Like Facebook Into Buying Your Company | How To Lure A Giant Like Facebook Into Buying Your Company
Over at The Value Builder System™, we’ve worked with more than 30,000 owners to help them improve their value and one of our mantras is “a great business is bought, not sold”. The point we’re trying to make is that if you look too eager to sell your business, y... |
97e613687f30e45b9f4d494d9d22e641 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/06/06/what-you-need-to-know-to-profit-from-crowdfunding/ | What You Need To Know To Profit From Crowdfunding | What You Need To Know To Profit From Crowdfunding
The following story appears in the June 25, 2012 Investment Guide issue of Forbes magazine.
Brace yourself—crowdfunding is coming. For small investors it will be either a great “level-the-playing-field” opportunity to get in on the ground floor of promising startups or ... |
569f4686075059d99c95c95c7f0fff26 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/07/10/how-to-avoid-self-directed-ira-abuses/ | How to Avoid Self-Directed IRA Abuses | How to Avoid Self-Directed IRA Abuses
What's in an individual retirement account (IRA)? If it's self-directed, almost anything, and that's a problem.
These retirement vehicles have become repositories for many alternative investments that otherwise would be ignored by most mainstream investors. Think unlisted real esta... |
a9accd8636df107381c4709ae1122152 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2012/08/24/unlisted-reits-what-went-wrong/ | Unlisted REITs: What Went Wrong? | Unlisted REITs: What Went Wrong?
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There are certain financial products that seem like a great way to boost yield and appear to be backed by solid assets. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are among only a handful of ways to significantly increase income in a single-digit environment.
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c83ee916bbe81bc85f13fbbf9a2eecdb | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2013/05/09/pension-loans-finally-catch-regulators-attention/ | Pension Loans Finally Catch Regulators' Attention | Pension Loans Finally Catch Regulators' Attention
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Watchdogs have finally noticed that pension loan operators may need a closer look.
As Dan Fisher and I detailed in a Forbes piece last year, there are an untold number of companies (mostly operating on the Internet) that offer to "buy" pens... |
d6927933c59c22054894688aaaa76cb6 | https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnwasik/2013/05/30/keynes-answers-his-critics/ | Keynes Answers His Critics | Keynes Answers His Critics
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One of the most misunderstood economists haunting the global economy is John Maynard Keynes, a truly friendly ghost who many have transformed into a poltergeist.
Keynes was front and center in a recent attack by discredited Harvard economist Kenne... |
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