To find some good news about the global economy you have to go digging. Analysts, notable John Tamny in the Wall Street Journal, see the fall in gold prices as bullish for economic growth. Think of falling gold prices as a trailing indicator of investments shifting from safety to optimism. Moving cash from gold to growth. For a leading indicator we don’t dig…
Can we be optimistic about something in Washington? I’m talking about two pieces of news this week. One about what oil and gas can do for the American economy, and the other about the next Secretary of Energy.
America’s sputtering economy and persistently high unemployment are urgent matters. Does anyone think opening up negotiations with the 27-member European Union (E.U.) will have a near-term impact on either side of the Atlantic?
The Wall Street Journal Thanks to the Golden State's dire fiscal situation, don't be surprised if the governor were to proclaim: 'There will be oil.'
Now comes the Energy Information Administration’s latest forecast, featured last week in the Wall Street Journal, predicting a 0.7% per year growth in America’s use of kilowatt-hours (kWh) for the next two decades. Does that portend a future of low economic growth?
“From 2005 to 2020, the digital universe will grow by a factor of 300 … the digital universe will about double every two years.” “In just four years … the number of … mobile app downloads grew from essentially zero to 60 billion.” Behind it all, generally unnoticed? The infrastructure that gives apps their smarts?…
