Category: Economy

Lambert here: He’s b-a-a-a-c-k!!!! And I’m guessing no. Read all the way to the end, where you will see a glorious example of lack of agency in a policy recommendation.…

Yves here. Hubert Horan again painstakingly goes through Uber’s deliberately distorted financial results to present something much closer to a real picture. To give an idea of the level of…

Yves here. There’s a lot competition for the title of “Nastiest CEO”. And just by weight of numbers, Amazon has a strong claim. Starbucks has only 400,000 employees while Amazon…

By Lambert Strether of Corrente. On February 3, 2023, 38 cars of Norfolk Southern train 32N derailed in East Palestine, OH. 20 cars were carrying hazardous materials; several burned for…

Swimming Cougars Take to the Sea, Astonishing Researchers in the Pacific Northwest TreeHuggers Nihilistic and crazed, Cocaine Bear is zoological zeitgeist for these end times Guardian Record-breaking global bond rally…

By Wolf Richter, editor of Wolf Street. Originally published at Wolf Street People want to get on with their lives, it seems. Their mood has improved. They’ve gotten used to…

Yves here. News junkies may have noticed the reports last week that the Munich Security Conference participation was increased to include more leaders of the so-called Global South than in…

Yves here. Get a cup of coffee. Those of you in finance will recognize the name of storied short seller Jim Chanos. Here Chanos gives a very broad ranging interview,…

Yves here. Aiee, I somehow missed that this case contesting the FDA authorization of mifepristone, an abortion drug that works by blocking progesterone, which then leads to the breakdown of…

Cat becomes Polish city’s top-rated tourist attraction Notes from Poland The World’s Deadliest Mushroom Has Adapted to Invade the U.S. Field and Stream. Because there’s so much bullshit? And they…