The Challenge of Preserving Good Data in the Age of AI | naked capitalism
Yves here. The challenge of preserving good data existed before AI but AI looks set to make the problem worse. There are several layers to this conundrum. One is the…
Indian Foreign Minister Throws Cold Water on the Idea of a BRICS Currency | naked capitalism
Yves here. The remarks by the highly respected Indian foreign minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar should put paid to the idea that a BRICS currency is coming soon, if ever. Jaishankar raises…
Links 9/25/2024 | naked capitalism
Dear patient readers, Apologies for the lack of original posts. One we expected to come in didn’t and finding a replacement chewed into time to draft one of our own.…
Who Holds All These US Treasuries? Update on the Investors in the Ballooning US National Debt in Q2 | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yours truly hates to sound like a broken record, but the de-dollarization enthusiasts are way ahead of the state of play and near-term prospects. Yes, dollar primacy is…
How Cities Run Dry | naked capitalism
Yves here. Yours truly has been under-reporting in Links the number and severity of bad climate change effect stories, since if I did merely a pretty good job, they would…
What Is a “Fair” Drug Price? | naked capitalism
Yves here. This post provides a tidy kneecapping of big Pharma whinging about being subjected to price restrictions. The even shorter version of what follows is that drug prices and…
Big Ag’s Road to Brazil | naked capitalism
By Rachel Sherrington, an investigative researcher and reporter based in Brussels, and Hazel Healy, DeSmog’s UK Editor. Originally published at DeSmog. This week, as business and government leaders, investors and…
An East Coast Port Strike Could Shake the Economy
Businesses are preparing for a strike by dockworkers on the East and Gulf Coasts, which could begin Oct. 1 if negotiations don’t yield a new contract.
Days After Rate Cut, S&P’s Flash PMI Sees Rising Inflation and Exhorts the Fed to “Move Cautiously” with “Further Rate Cuts” | naked capitalism
Yves here. Keep in mind that this PMI data simply reflects existing trajectories. There are other inflation boosters waiting in the wings, such as a strike on US east coast…
Closing the Health Gap: How Chronic Illness Drives Health Inequality Early On | naked capitalism
Yves here. This study looks at an important topic: what causes inequality of health by income strata? It’s widely recognized that richer people generally have better health than poorer people,…