La que se avecina – Economía Directa 27-10-2013

Hoy hablamos sobre la última Encuesta de Población Activa, los últimos datos de exportaciones, sobre las cuentas financieras de la economía española en el segundo trimestre, los últimos datos económicos internacionales y la euforia de los mercados pese a los resultados empresariales. Con Carlos Sánchez Mato y Antonio Espín. Conduce Juan Carlos Barba. Escuchar y/o descargar en ivoox. Fotografía de Butterfly Sha Seguir leyendo La que se avecina – Economía Directa 27-10-2013

Can the Eurozone Be Saved?

Can theEurozone Be Saved? http://feedly.com/k/1aq0a7t European Political Leaders and Policy Experts to Meet for Two Days in Austin to Discuss The LBJ School of Public Affairs of the University of Texas at Austin will host a two-day conference on the fate of the Eurozone on Nov. 4 and 5. “Can the Eurozone Be Saved?” will convene European political leaders and […] shared via http://feedly.com Seguir leyendo Can the Eurozone Be Saved?

A Staff of Robots Can Clean and Install Solar Panels

A Staffof Robots Can CleanandInstall Solar Panels http://peakenergy.blogspot.com/2013/10/a-staff–of-robots-can-clean–and–install.html The NYT has an article on the use of robots for improving the energy efficiency and construction cost for solar power plants – A Staffof Robots Can CleanandInstall Solar Panels. In a dusty yard under a blistering August sun, Rover was hard at work, lifting 45-pound solar panels off a stack and installing them, one by one, … Seguir leyendo A Staff of Robots Can Clean and Install Solar Panels

Derribando el muro de la sumisión. Martillo y cincel. – Desde la tejonera 26-10-2013

Como se crea la sumisión, como se maneja, sus consecuencias y, sobre todo, como combatirla… eso nos ocupa hoy. Para ello nos ayudamos, como siempre de la palabra de nuestros pensadores favoritos. Esta semana toca mate ria nacional… Vicente Romano. Alternativas al pensamiento único, al pensamiento falso, creado para que vivamos en un engaño sin igual. Uno de los engaños más grandes de la historia … Seguir leyendo Derribando el muro de la sumisión. Martillo y cincel. – Desde la tejonera 26-10-2013

Baltic Dry Bear Market Index

BalticDryBearMarketIndex http://feedly.com/k/19DGYUs As much as we loathe saying "we told you so" – especially when it relates to highlighting the fallacious bullshit of one James Cramer – the truth is that just 3 weeks ago we pointed out the fact that the Baltic Dry Index was being heralded as proof of China’s (and therefore the world’s great recovery) was a mistake. At the time, wenotedthetemporarynatureofthemoveandnowforwardmarketsindicateditwasnotsustainable; … Seguir leyendo Baltic Dry Bear Market Index

Meanwhile, In Bitcoin…

Meanwhile, InBitcoin… http://feedly.com/k/Hk1v6G Just lastweekwenotedthatthecryptocurrencywasquietlysurgingtowardsrecordhighs once again as the debacle in Washington, China’s comments on the USD, and Baidu’s acceptance of Bitcoins all interplayed to disrupt what many called he end of Bitcoin following the shuttering of Silk Road. Just yesterday, Bitcoin rose to almost USD235, within touching distance of April’s record high… but then thismorning, itcollapsedtounder $175 (as its liquidity reflected NFLX not global … Seguir leyendo Meanwhile, In Bitcoin…

The Utilitarian Math Says: The Top 1% Should Pay an 80% Marginal Rate: Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty: Noted

TheUtilitarianMathSays: TheTop 1% ShouldPayan 80% Marginal Rate: EmmanuelSaezandThomasPiketty: Noted http://feedly.com/k/1c1ESOG EmmanuelSaezandThomasPiketty: Whythe 1% shouldpaytaxat 80%: In the United States, the share of total pre-tax income accruing to the top 1% has more than doubled, from less than 10% in the 1970s to over 20% today (pdf). A similar pattern is true of other English-speaking countries…. Other OECD countries… have seen far less concentration of income … Seguir leyendo The Utilitarian Math Says: The Top 1% Should Pay an 80% Marginal Rate: Emmanuel Saez and Thomas Piketty: Noted