There has not been for decades, maybe centuries, a more exciting time to be part of and invest in the entertainment industry. Yes, I know that the Great Recession has hampered or hammered nearly every corner of the entertainment arts world. But consider this. Even during and seemingly despite the biggest economic downturn in 80…
Last week 80-year-old former Saudi oil minister, Sheikh Yamani put out a $200 to $300 barrel price as a possibility in the context of “something” happening in Saudi Arabia. Scary number from a serious guy. He was referring to “something” along similar lines as the political firestorm that started in Tunisia disrupting Saudi Aramco’s oil production…
It’s too early to predict the final outcome of the still unfolding accident at Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear site that began with the heartbreaking tsunami on 3/11/11. But we do know several things; a) there is by any reasonable measure de minimus broad public risk, b) there will be substantial economic costs to Japan, and c) there…
IBM’s supercomputer Watson performed quite a stunt on Jeopardy last week. A match between the two all-time human champs and some 200,000 watts of computing power took the man-machine challenge to a new level. The computer won, handily. But that’s not news.
Permit herein, one more addition to the pantheon of paeans from personal experience on this day, the 100th Birthday of one of America’s great presidents. There are a lot of people – a number I count as friends – with the enviable first-hand experience of working directly for President Reagan. Then there is a multitude who…
Serious events eventually lead to serious consequences. It’s still too early to tell how things will shake out in Egypt. But one collateral impact has been a reminder of what’s at stake in energy markets. Not because of Egypt’s de minimis oil production, but because of geopolitics. There are already renewed calls for doing something about America’s…
