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Like yesterday, I have a few thoughts on the economic headlines below. This one is behind the paywall though and I am going to focus mostly on two topics. Yield curve inversion At its worst yesterday, the risk-off play saw the 10-year…

I have some thoughts on economic headlines below. This one is outside the paywall. If you like what you read, please subscribe. Uber as a signpost I am just catching up to where I left off at the end of last week regarding the risk-off…

Trade and Currency Wars I am starting this article just ahead of the equity market open in New York. And S&P futures have the market opening down 1%. The market continues to be unsettled by the political uncertainty around the US-China…

My recent experience with taxis On my way into Manhattan from LaGuardia Airport on Monday night, I noticed an app symbol for Curb on the payment box in my taxi. The box said I could pay for the ride with this app. So while I was in transit,…

This is today's daily post. It's going to be all about technology. To start,  I want to focus in on a theme: the deflationary impact of the Internet. Since I have a lot of ideas here, I may make this into a thematic post later. 1 Big Thing:…

In the daily newsletter today, I mentioned that Uber's new strategy makes it a kind of anti-Tesla in that it's all about transportation rental and usage versus ownership. And I want to expand on that a little here. Uber's big plans Since…

The continuing anti-immigrant fervour in Europe Little is known about how or why the brawl started. Police have dismissed rumours circulating online that the man was defending a woman from sexual assault. But within hours of his death in…