Economy
The Cost of Mideast Oil
Beyond Brent f.o.b. – from Anthony Chan, who answers a question I’ve long had: From Dr. Chan’s post:…
Debate in New York City Over City‑Run Grocers Is Not Just About Food, but Something Bigger
Yves here. Contrary to the headline, getting food prices down, assuming the planned New York City government-run grocers…
Links 11/13/2026 | naked capitalism
A Man Had Brain Surgery. Now He Sees His Cat’s Eyes on People’s Faces—and Vice Versa Gizmodo Cracking…
Jensen Huang Ouster at Nvidia: Bigger Governance and Coming Financial Train Wreck than Hank Greenberg Exit from AIG
There is considerable informational fog around the departure of Jensen Huang from Nvidia. As we’ll show, there are…

Data Centers Really Are Ripping You Off
Yves here. Citizens who protest them are not Luddites. They are correct to see data centers as economic…
CRFB Tracks the Administration’s Forecasts So You Don’t Have To
It’s not pretty (CRFB): Source: CRFB. Here’s my comparison, against WSJ, SPF, Hassett, from August (w/o MSR forecast):…















