How The Global Economy Changed In One Month
Eric Platt, businessinsider.comFinance
Global manufacturing remained deeply depressed in Europe and much of the developed world, even as North America largely showed strength this May, new data out of Markit Economics shows.
The firm released PMI readings for s…
Landlord Income Is Going To The Moon
Joe Weisenthal, businessinsider.comFinance
We’re still picking over a lot of the data that came out last week.
Here’s another nugget from yesterday’s personal income & spending report, which generally came in line with expectations.
Rental income continues to bl…
Rethinking the Economics of Traffic Congestion - Commute - The Atlantic Cities - Image source
Watch RIM Vanish from Sight in This Jaw-Dropping Chart - Techvibes.com
“Buffett wants to talk like a philanthropist and an investor at the same time, not understanding that the public good and the bottom line have diverged. A newspaper used to be both a profitable business and a public service, but this was just an accident of the competitive (or rather uncompetitive) media landscape. His commonsense approach to saving papers won’t work, because there is no longer any commonsense business model for a former monopoly that is still seeing its revenues erode faster than its costs.” —
Warren Buffett’s Newspaper Purchase « Clay Shirky (via infoneer-pulse) This is an interesting formulation:
…not understanding that the public good and the bottom line have diverged.It would be interesting to research that and see to what extent this view holds true on different levels of society.
(via infoneer-pulse)
Needle-free device could deliver powdered drugs -
“You’ll just feel a sharp sting…” No, don’t look away, because these words may soon be a thing of the past. A needleless device that jets medicine through the skin could bring an end to painful injections. It could also provide developing…
A new way to get drugs into the system… Without snorting, swallowing or injecting with a needle. Do I have to tell you where this might lead?
The Rise Of The Micro-Entrepreneurship Economy
BY JAMIE WONG, fastcoexist.comAre you making money renting your apartment on Airbnb? You’re a Micro-Entrepreneur. As more and more services let people monetize their own assets and knowledge, it’s creating a new sector of the economy.
Years ago, Russell Howze was working a…
“CEOs regard interpersonal skills of collaboration (75 percent), communication (67 percent), creativity (61 percent) and flexibility (61 percent) as key drivers of employee success to operate in a more complex, interconnected environment.” — IBM Study: If You Don’t Have a Social CEO, You’re Going to be Less Competitive - Forbes (via smarterplanet)
(Source: fredericwilliquet, via smarterplanet)
Will Armed Drones be Policing American Cities?
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Subscribe to:Could the next wave of Occupy protests be ripped apart by rubber bullets and tear gas launched by remote-controlled robots hovering overhead, steered by police officers miles away? It’s not a futurist scenario…
This Rock Could Spy on You for Decades
By Noah Shachtman, wired.comAmerica is supposed to wind down its war in Afghanistan by 2014. But U.S. forces may continue to track Afghans for years after the conflict is officially done. Palm-sized sensors, developed for the American military, will remain…
