WOW Goes Bust – That’s Airlines A Nicely Competitive Market Then
WOW Air has, so far at least and in the absence of an investment lifeline, just gone bust. Which is useful evidence that the...
So, Is UK Poverty Up Or Not? Or About The Same?
The Office for National Statistics released the poverty numbers. So, The Guardian's report on them:
The number of children and pensioners in absolute poverty increased...
More Companies Going Bust Shows How Innovative The Economy Is
Here they're looking at the way in which bond defaults by corporates has risen in recent decades. That's a useful proxy for how under...
What Threat Of A Chinese Owned Grindr To US National Security?
This looks like economic nationalism rather more than a legitimate national security concern. The US is insisting that Grindr - the gay dating app...
Facebook Must Define White Nationalism Before A Ban – Does, For Example, Brexit Count?
If you listen to some in British politics you will hear that Brexit - in fact the whole idea of not being subsumed into...
Geri And Mel B’s Lesbo Fling – Did You Know The Spice Girls Are...
As the old saying goes there's no such thing as bad publicity as long as they spell your name right. Which, without being excessively...
Don’t Mess With Markets – Turkey’s Stock Crash, 1,200% Interest Rate
The great lesson of the financial chaos enveloping Turkey is that you just don't mess with markets. For they're not some option, some taste...
ICOs Raise Money, Yes, But They’ll Probably Fail When Bitcoin Does
Some number of thousands of initial coin offerings have now taken place. Many are duds, some are producing useful services off the back of...
Michael Avenatti Gets Arrested – No Nothing To Do With Stormy Or Trump
Well now, isn't this a turn up for the legal books. Michael Avenatti has been arrested and bailed on charges of extortion. It's a...
Nissan’s Retirement Deal For Carlos Ghosn Isn’t The Point At All
Who is right and who is wrong here we don't know at present over Nissan and the pay of Carlos Ghosn. That the Japanese...