J.B. MacKinnon The 21st century has brought a critical dilemma into sharp relief: we must stop shopping, and yet we can’t stop shopping. At the turn of this new millennium,…
Levent Gürses In December, millions of workers and employers turned their attention to the Minimum Wage Determination Commission and the new figure that will be valid in 2026. The current…
Osman Şenkul For much of human history, work was largely comprised of hunting and gathering, agriculture, and manual labour (such as shoemaking, blacksmithing, and similar trades), with working hours dependent…
Osman Şenkul During his visit to Turkey at the end of October (2025), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to a journalist’s question at a press conference following his meeting with…
Levent Gürses We can say that global stock markets have stopped worrying about an artificial intelligence bubble, at least for now. Nvidia, a key player in artificial intelligence chip production,…
Joe Wiggins Although it could have easily escaped your attention, as it has received such little fanfare, the price of gold has been rising sharply – recently surpassing $4,000 per…
Osman Şenkul Assistant Professor Morgan Frank from the Department of Computer and Information Systems at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computer and Information Sciences, who studies the unemployment risk…
Levent Gürses As inflation erodes purchasing power, impoverishment is accelerating. Families have begun selling their assets, taking on debt through credit cards and consumer loans, and migrating from cities to…
Chris Skinner I find it so interesting the debate about CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), stablecoins (a digital currency backed by real world assets) and cryptocurrencies (a digital currency backed…
Warren Buffett Investing is often described as the process of laying out money now in the expectation of receiving more money in the future. At Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) we take…
What would happen if the world stopped shopping?
J.B. MacKinnon The 21st century has brought a critical dilemma into sharp relief: we must stop shopping, and yet we can’t stop shopping. At the turn of this new millennium,…
Even if the minimum wage increases by 30% will remain below the poverty line, enforcement and debt at records
Levent Gürses In December, millions of workers and employers turned their attention to the Minimum Wage Determination Commission and the new figure that will be valid in 2026. The current…
The solution to AI-driven job losses lies in a four-day working week
Osman Şenkul For much of human history, work was largely comprised of hunting and gathering, agriculture, and manual labour (such as shoemaking, blacksmithing, and similar trades), with working hours dependent…
Go to the IMF and promise to spend, go to the EU and promise to implement
Osman Şenkul During his visit to Turkey at the end of October (2025), German Chancellor Friedrich Merz responded to a journalist’s question at a press conference following his meeting with…
The artificial intelligence ecosystem is growing rapidly… In more countries and sectors
Levent Gürses We can say that global stock markets have stopped worrying about an artificial intelligence bubble, at least for now. Nvidia, a key player in artificial intelligence chip production,…
Gold is the ultimate belief asset
Joe Wiggins Although it could have easily escaped your attention, as it has received such little fanfare, the price of gold has been rising sharply – recently surpassing $4,000 per…
The stance against the ‘artificial’ attack must be based on the International
Osman Şenkul Assistant Professor Morgan Frank from the Department of Computer and Information Systems at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Computer and Information Sciences, who studies the unemployment risk…
Inflation surged, social assistance increased, and the number of people in poverty reached 11.8 million
Levent Gürses As inflation erodes purchasing power, impoverishment is accelerating. Families have begun selling their assets, taking on debt through credit cards and consumer loans, and migrating from cities to…
CBDC? Computer says no …
Chris Skinner I find it so interesting the debate about CBDCs (Central Bank Digital Currencies), stablecoins (a digital currency backed by real world assets) and cryptocurrencies (a digital currency backed…
Warren Buffett: Why stocks beat gold and bonds
Warren Buffett Investing is often described as the process of laying out money now in the expectation of receiving more money in the future. At Berkshire Hathaway (BRKA) we take…