Dealing with a growing

Dealing with a growing

by | Jan 14, 2020 | China

The trade war with China began with the President trying to reduce the US trade deficit with them, in order for the US to be less of a “loser”. The trade battle has now morphed into a fight for future global dominance it seems. Well, by the deficit metric, the war has...
Different Perspective On Brazil

Different Perspective On Brazil

by | Dec 16, 2019 | Brazil

There seems to be a different perspective on Brazil from within and outside looking in. The Brazilian Bovespa exchange is one of the best performers in the world. However, despite the fact that foreigners have been net buyers of Brazilian stock since the recession in...
Greta Tintin Eleonora Thunberg

Greta Tintin Eleonora Thunberg

by | Dec 13, 2019 | Environment

I wonder if the “Tintin” in her name has something to do with the cartoon character who was also resourceful and independent? As everyone knows by now, Time magazine chose Greta as “person of the year”. Someone was not too happy with that, and made his feelings known....
Environmental Tipping Points

Environmental Tipping Points

by | Dec 12, 2019 | Environment

A new study out last week is pointing out that the climatic deterioration we are seeing may not move in a linear fashion, but in a series of lurches as various “tipping points” are passes. Worse still, these tipping points can form a cascade, with each one triggering...
Online Purchases Keep Rising – So Does Theft

Online Purchases Keep Rising – So Does Theft

by | Dec 3, 2019 | Finance

Black Friday online sales were a new record in the US at $7.4 billion. Cyber Monday sales were $9.2 billion, also a new record and up 16.9% over last year. Sounds impressive until you realize that China’s Singles Day sales just last month were $60 billion. But in any...