SpaceX goes medical
Space exploration and biotech team up in zero gravity I recently argued that SpaceX is much more than a billionaire’s…
7 years ago
Victor Hill
An amicable divorce?
Ready. Aim. Fire! The notorious Article 50 of the Treaty of Lisbon (2007) was “triggered” by the United Kingdom last night…
7 years ago
The week when nothing happened
Okay, a few things did happen. But my point is that the major government bond markets and the US Dollar-Euro-Sterling…
7 years ago
So long, GM – Bonjour PSA
On 06 March, after weeks of speculation, it was confirmed that General Motors of the USA (NYSE:GM) was selling its…
7 years ago
One and a half cheers for “Spreadsheet Phil”
Mr Hammond’s first and last spring budget was a cosh delivered to the growing army of the self-employed (white van…
7 years ago
Oil majors in the age of renewables
The global oil and gas industry is experiencing one of the most severe downturns in 30 years. A perfect storm…
7 years ago
Prepare for wealth taxes in the UK
Governments in future will be obliged to move from taxing income to taxing assets, not least in the UK. Readers…
7 years ago
Pie in the Sky? The Economics of Space Travel
SpaceX hopes to take paying passengers into deep space next year. Is this a real business or an ego trip?…
7 years ago
Downfall: Mr Juncker in his Bunker
In his final days as ruthless EU dictator, the Leader made a series of cataclysmic blunders, based largely on a…
7 years ago
“Populism” and the Age of Disruption
The future of politics This week I want to talk politics without getting (party) political. Like many others, as an…
7 years ago