The Nuremberg Trial 1946 Laura Knight (1877–1970) What an amazing image. artuk.org/discover/stori… https://t.co/e1tJ4Z2Ynu
"This year, TSMC will spend as much as $28 billion on new plants and equipment. Compare that to the U.S. government’s attempt to pass a
After rising sharply during the 1970s, 1980s and 1990s, US female labour force participation hit a peak in April 2000 at 60.3 per cent and
Such a lovely job they did on the Russian translation of Statistics and the German State. Indebted to the entire team. twitter.com/foscaecon/stat…
In 2020 a poll by @pewresearch found that about two-thirds of adults on Taiwan now identified as purely Taiwanese. About three in ten called themselves
“On june 29 1950 the uss Valley Forge, flagship of America’s 7th Fleet, passed through Taiwan Strait. A battle group defended her flanks, America’s first
Building an entry-level chip factory that produces 50,000 wafers per month costs about $15 billion. Most of this is spent on specialized equipment—a market that
Under AMLO the Mexican military hold more sway the at any time since the end of Mexico’s military-led government in the 1940s. economist.com/the-americas/2… https://t.co/O49WVf4S0o
US trade deficit ex petroleum reversed in 2007. Then, from 2013 it gaped ever wider. In 2020 it surged. thedailyshot.com/2021/05/05/boo… https://t.co/6TpnFB3kXf
"Given that the macroeconomic costs of a low-carbon electricity transition are modest, it is striking that current policy action and plans for the phasing out
Senegal is desperately short of finance. Around 40% of firms say access to cash is their biggest obstacle, compared with 14% in the rest of
Individual transistors on modern chips are many times smaller than a virus. Just one speck of dust can cause havoc and millions of dollars of
On April 25th fighting broke out in Mogadishu, highlighting once again Somalia’s precarious and dangerous instability. Useful map this from @TheEconomist economist.com/middle-east-an… https://t.co/tsUa8Y9mRB
US nominal GDP coming back far faster than employment. GDP deflator has popped as well. @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2021/05/05/boo… https://t.co/EbyKuzvctn
Frontex, EU’s border enforcers, the first to wear EU uniform, will receive €5.6bn in EU’s budget for 2022-29, Up from only 100meuro pa as recently
"Whereas tightening in environmental policies and rising oil prices contributed to boosting clean energy innovation up to 2010, expansion of clean innovation has stalled since
Intel’s first microprocessor—the 4004—was released in 1971: 2,300 transistors of 10 microns 10 millionths of a meter. Intel’s undisputed leadership ended 2015 when rivals TSMC
RT @TimDuy: My hot take on the April numbers: The only thing I am sure about is the Fed will read this report and see
Way to play it! twitter.com/JStein_WaPo/st…
Chip-n-saw: Modern saw mills slice 3/4 of a tree into planks, and chop the rest into chips for wood-based composites. Technology works best on trees
Maritime choke points through which global trade passes. @VisualCap via @SoberLook thedailyshot.com/2021/05/04/tre… https://t.co/qaA7tcYWJ7
@Menloferry @ianmking @ad_leung @pogkas Sure … but given all of that, the gee-whiz stuff helps explain why we cant easily fix the mess we are
RT @JStein_WaPo: Oh boy twitter.com/byheatherlong/…
Are they out of their minds?????!!!!!! Folks should be held accountable for the lethality of this. twitter.com/alexandreafons…
RT @JustinWolfers: U.S. payrolls grew by +266k, which would be fabulous in normal times, but is utterly disappointing at a moment in which…
“It’s not rocket science—it’s much more difficult!” Why we can’t just manufacture more chips. Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 squeezes 28.3 billion Transistors into a Total
With China set to import more steel than it exports in 2022, it is Indian producers who have stolen a march on rest of global
“It’s not rocket science—it’s much more difficult!” Why we can’t just manufacture more chips. Nvidia’s GeForce RTX 3090 squeezes 8.3 billion Transistors into a Total
Asia is about to displace US-Europe as the hub of global oil refining. Long-term petrochemical production displaces petrol as the main line of production. Important
Its truly a good time to be in the lumber business in the US. Prices surging. Profits rolling in. wsj.com/articles/recor… https://t.co/5vQlAQIW1P
In 2020 TSMC made an operating profit of $20bn on revenues of $48bn. With a resplendent market capitalisation of $560bn, the world’s 11th-most-valuable company. How
EZ inflation? “I just don’s see it. The pricing power being rediscovered by some global firms is not on its own enough to generate persistent
Do digital currencies pose a threat to the dollar’s hegemony. This skeptical take by @senoj_erialc is excellent! ft.com/content/beb173… https://t.co/Jw6uJY8e3B
South Africa’s trade surplus is surging. Exports are up strongly. thedailyshot.com/2021/05/04/tre… https://t.co/SwahGGZFzr
"William Kentridge’s organic, earthy ink wash, red pencil & collage piece Drawing from Waiting for the Sibyl (Comrade Tree, I report to you) (2020), which
Europe’s biggest private-sector employer VW (500k staff in EU) says it is not under pressure to raise salaries, reinforcing central bankers’ forecasts that the region’s
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