Cabin Fever: Americans (of Means) Keen to Travel. How Many Will Play it Safe?
The travel genie is about to leave the bottle.
Read more...Category Archives: Risk and risk management
An Ancient Greek Approach to Risk and the Lessons It Can Offer the Modern World
We aren’t all that good at risk assessment.
Read more...Wolf Richter: Historic Mania in SPACs, IPOs. Huge Fees for Wall Street Banks. Mega Paydays for Insiders. Disdain for Valuations. Blind Faith that “This Time It’s Different”
SPAC mania, with billions raised: this time it’s different, everyone is saying again – another sign that the zoo has gone nuts.
Read more...5 Reasons to Wear a Mask Even After You’re Vaccinated
Yes, Virginia, a mask is very much part of your future.
Read more...Coming Attraction: IPCC’s Upcoming Major Climate Assessment
Another set of blockbuster IPCC reports are in the works. What to expect?
Read more...It’s the Index, Stupid! Our New Not-So-Neutral Financial Market Arbiters
An overview of the recent changes in financial markets that have come from the rise of ‘passive’ investing.
Read more...2020 “Globie”: The Carry Trade
A recent book focuse on the role of the carry trade in increasing financialization and instabilty.
Read more...Dealing with the Second Wave: Subsidies, Instead of Ordering Closures
Could officials use carrots rather than a stick to induce short-term closures of high risk businesses like restaurants?
Read more...Bloomberg Warns: A Covid Vaccine Could Help the Virus Spread
And just when you started to think an effective Covid vaccine would fix everything….
Read more...Michael Klare: How the US Plays Nuclear Chicken with Russia and China
eeping tabs on US nuclear provocations of Russia and China.
Read more...The “Crew Change” Crisis: 300,000 Seafarers Trapped. Will International Trade Grind to a Halt?
Will governments, unions, international organizations, and ship-owners be able to collaborate to solve the growing “crew change” crisis?
Read more...Fauci Says COVID Vaccine Trials Could End Early If Results Are Overwhelming
The FDA’s eagerness to launch a Covid-19 vaccine is not a way to win public trust, particularly in light of the agency’s record of bad calls.
Read more...Could Religious Exemptions Trump a COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate? Well, That Depends
How far could US authorities readily go in implemeting a vaccine requirement?
Read more...Earl Katz: Regenerative Agriculture and Massive Planting of Trees is Our Only Hope
Earl Katz, an early climate change warrior, looks at the dwindling number of options humans have for alleviating global warming.
Read more...Cloth Masks Do Protect the Wearer – Breathing in Less Coronavirus Means You Get Less Sick
More evidence in support of masks.
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