All posts tagged economy

Wednesday Night #1516
March 23, 2011, 1 Comment

With the guidance of John Jonas who recommends Nukes: Improve them, but don’t even think of abandoning them , Douglas ...

Wednesday Night #1511
February 16, 2011, 1 Comment

Computer Wins on ‘Jeopardy!’: Trivial, It’s Not The Prologue Congratulations to our good friend and Wednesday Nigh ...

Wednesday Night #1509
February 2, 2011, 1 Comment

Pensions and retirement Pension administrators take great pride in their ability to assure that the pension funds they a ...

Wednesday Night #1508
January 26, 2011, 1 Comment

The State of the Union When Barack Obama was elected President of the United States, he was likened to John F. Kennedy. ...

2010 Year-end reviews and reports
January 21, 2011, 1 Comment

Why Do We Need Predictions? (NYT) Even though prognostications turn out to be wrong as often as they are right, why do t ...

Wednesday Night #1505
January 5, 2011, 1 Comment

Despite the presence of an economist or two, the first Wednesday Night of the New Year was a convivial evening that comb ...

Wednesday Night #1504
December 29, 2010, 2 Comments

Throughout the ages the balance of power has shifted from one nation to another.  The older generation of Earthlings to ...

Aid, development and progress 2010
December 27, 2010, Comments Off on Aid, development and progress 2010

Haitian leader says reconstruction is flagging The international community, by channeling aid money into Haiti through o ...

Wednesday Night #1499
November 24, 2010, 3 Comments

[Editor’s note] This Wednesday’s Report differs greatly from the usual format. In the absence of Herb, Louis ...

Wednesday Night #1498
November 17, 2010, 2 Comments

Welcome to #3 of Wednesday Night 2.0. Former IMF chief lays out plan for global monetary overhaul (Emerging Markets) Lea ...

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