Juggling Dynamite

On “Charlie Rose,” a conversation with Alec Ross. He is a former State Department Senior Advisor on Innovation. He has now written a book about the changes in technology and the web. It is called ‘The Industries of the Future.’ Here is a direct video link.

It’s not just US retail sales that have been looking recessionary…

Forget luxury bags and high-end wine, Chinese consumers are now pinching pennies even when it comes to things like toothpaste and instant noodles. Reuters’ Adam Jourdan explains why this is bad news for Beijing. Here is a direct video link.

Cue crickets….

In the meantime, watching David Stockman spew facts at teleprompter readers is always worth a giggle:  dead cat bounce? “The cat is already buried!”  “The Fed is completely lost in its Keynesian puzzle palace.”  Good one.

Here is a direct video link.