Tag Archive "economics"

BP: US Recorded Largest-Ever Gain In Oil Production in 2012, And Coal Is Still King Of The World

BP has published its annual statistical energy review, and we’ve got the charts for you. But first the key takeaways: The US recorded the largest oil ...

The Shale Boom Is Immunizing US Oil And Gas Production From Hurricanes

The EIA says the growth of onshore oil and gas production — i.e. the shale boom — is immunizing the U.S. from rig closures caused ...

There’s A Great Economics Experiment Happening Right Now, And It Proves That QE Works

There is a great natural economic experiment unfolding. And it is not the QE3 versus U.S. fiscal austerity debate that some of us have been ...

The Reason Gas Is So Expensive Is Because Of America’s Crappy Railroads

Given increasingly abundant supplies of natural gas and crude in the U.S., some consumers scratch their heads at the sight of high gas prices, which ...

Arya Stark Wins Best ‘Red Wedding’ Reaction Video [Spoiler Alert]

Maisie Williams, the actress who plays Arya Stark on “Game of Thrones” posted a reaction video to the CRAZY “Red Wedding” episode on Vine and ...

Robert Shiller Reveals Field Of Study That Will Shape Economics For Decades

Economist Robert Shiller has argued in favor of the “genuine beauty” in finance. He believes that financial instruments can contribute to a better society because ...

Someone Got Married At A Big Hedge Fund Conference In Las Vegas

This happened during the Value Investing Congress in Las Vegas last night…  — Alex Rubalcava (@AlexRubalcava) May 7, 2013 — Alex Rubalcava (@AlexRubalcava) May 7, ...

Niall Ferguson’s Horrible Track Record On Economics

Harvard historian Niall Ferguson landed himself in hot water this past Friday at a conference when he equated the economic philosophy of John Maynard Keynes ...

Governments And Oil Firms Aren’t Acting Like Climate Change Is A Problem

Either governments are not serious about climate change or fossil-fuel firms are overvalued. MARKETS can misprice risk, as investors in subprime mortgages discovered in 2008. ...

Ad Agency Shows Off Bloody Showers And Men Getting Stuffed Down Toilets With New Google Street View Feature

While some companies are using Google Business Photos’ new feature (which allows people to pay to show office interiors on Google Street View) to boast ...

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