Gongol.com Archives: April 2016
April 9, 2016
The Baltic Dry Index is rising, but it's still at a very low point
Telling signs about the world economy at large -- if shipping costs (as tracked by the index) are very low, then that's a symptom that goods aren't moving on the high seas
A toxic lack of interest in others
Video circulates showing people being attacked in hotels in China as bystanders just let it happen
Kansas City's Federal Reserve chief is a hawk
Someone needs to be the hawk at the table -- even if, on balance, the Fed still probably needs to be dovish
Netflix is going to raise subscription fees
A bunch of people grandfathered into cheap streaming plans are going to have to pay a couple of extra dollars a month
Slumping Yahoo should pick through Google's product graveyard
Google has gotten pretty good at creating products, demonstrating market demand, and then pulling the plug. Yahoo should try harder to be a fast follower.
