A sterling pounding but not a bloodbath, written 2 hours ago, Friendless, lonely, unloved. No, not the opening line of my misery memoirs but poor old sterling, which is looking sicklier than an old green pound note. Since the credit crunch broke just over a year ago sterling has been...

IceTV granted special leave, written 1 week ago, You heard it first … everywhere else. I know. House of Commons has reported it, as have assiduous commenters on this blog. But for those who didn't know: IceTV has been granted special leave. More commentary from House of Commons here. My previous c...

The Real Rupert?, written 6 hours ago,

This is Too Rich, written 16 hours ago, Long story short, Palin made a sleight against community organizers whilst here at the RNC about how they don't really do any "real work" (and this I am paraphrasing). It made the rounds in some of the more leftist circles and begat a response from W...

Friday Night Fights, written 1 day ago, Thanks for the kind words on the renovation project. Working for a living is rough stuff! Next up is the living room, but that only need paint, new heater covers, and a good cleaning. The never ending story.Blog will be light on material tonight as I am as sic...

Tony Blair on China, written 1 day ago, Tony Blair writes an interesting opinion piece in the Washington Post. We now have to hope that America reads it.We Can Help China Embrace the Future [Washington Post]On talking to young Chinese Internet entrepreneurs:These people, men and women, were smart, s...

A problem with oil price data, written 1 week ago, It seems there is a problem with the data I'm collecting for oil prices. I'm going to have to source it from somewhere else. So for now don't pay much attention to any graphs that incorporate oil prices.

The philosophy of free markets, sound economics, thinking based on logic and reason... not right, nor left... Just In the middle.

Thoughts on politics, economics, and the culture by William Sjostrom, an American economist living and working in Ireland.

Cavalcade of Miscellany, written 19 hours ago, 1. Yard work in the jungle that is our backyard is strangely relaxing--it?s like bonzai gardening for the undisciplined. I cleared some brush and cut down a small tree this morning (yawp!); the negative externality (reduced air quality) is offset by the...

MSN Money August Site Update, written 2 weeks ago, When: August 21, 2008 Effect: Updates include: Processing new dividends and updating/backfilling missing dividend data for Mutual FundsShowing Stock Gifts, Stock Award and Exercised Options on the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my websi...

Reliance close to Terai highway deal in Nepal, written 1 day ago, sector, Indian blue chip company Reliance is now edging close to sealing a major construction deal in the Himalayan republic. Reliance Infrastructure edged out peers Gammon India and Punjab National Bank's joint venture Everest Bank t...

EasyForYou Invoice Inventory System 8.8.573, written 1 week ago,   Create and manage professional invoices with your company's logotype. (invoice processing, multiusers shared database on Network) Manage inventory system (stock-control), estimates, and customer statements. For Multilanguage Small b...

THE POTENTIAL OUTCOME OF OBAMANOMICS, written 48 minutes ago, Tom Wilson, a British speechwriter, wrote an opinion (link) in Wall Street Journal, showing incredibly similar parallels between Obama's economic agenda and the economic agenda of Britain's Labour party in Pre-Thatcher years, that turned ...

Boeing workers prepare to strike as deadline nears, written 1 day ago, Boeing workers prepare to strike as deadline nears Boeing Co's machinists prepared for a strike on Friday as the plane-maker and its largest union tried to hammer out a last-ditch deal on their latest three-year contract.

Contingency Planning for a Recession--or a Recovery, written 3 days ago, I spoke a couple of months ago about the economic contingency planning process. You can listen here.Key steps: Evaluate your company's own vulnerability to changes in the economy. Develop an early warning system specific to you...

Here I Am In Yellow Springs, Ohio, written 9 hours ago, Meet one of the "coolest small towns" in America (as recently characterized by Budget Travel magazine), Yellow Springs, Ohio.  I'm here just for fun for a weekend with yoga master teacher Erich Schiffmann (who doesn't live here bu...

IMF Plans to Extend 750 Million-Dollar Credit to Georgia, written 1 day ago, International Monetary Fund (IMF) is going to provide 750 US dollars to Georgia as a 18-month credit, however the decision must be approved by the board of directors that will consider the issue in the middle of September. ...

Economic and business news from China.

Price of Oil: A Follow-Up, written 5 days ago, "You've got to know when to hold 'em, know when to fold 'em, know when to walk away, and know when to run." ~ The Gambler by Kenny RogersIn a previous blog I wrote that one of the major reasons for the increase in the price of oil was due to c...