Tuesday, December 30, 2014

How much money is possible to make in a single day?

How much money is possible to make in a single day?

Boston hedge-fund firm Adage Capital Management LP—were up $1 billion in a single day when shares of pharmaceutical company Puma Biotechnology Inc. more than tripled after the release of an encouraging study for the fledgling drug neratinib.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

What is the main characteristic of the American Economy nowadays.

What is the main characteristic of the American Economy nowadays.

16 years of declining labor- force participation.

9 years of declining share of people outside the labor market entering the labor force.

5 years of increasing share of the unemployed leaving the labor force.

Saturday, December 27, 2014

Which are the places in the world that offer better protection against criminality?

Which are the places in the world that offer better protection against criminality?

The airports in the United States.

Tuesday, December 23, 2014

Who keeps oil prices plummeting ?

Who keeps oil prices plummeting ?



OPEC Member Countries are:

Iraq
Qatar
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates
Kuwait

Angola
Ecuador
Iran
Libya
Nigeria
Venezuela
Algeria



The economic growth rate in Iran's Economic which had been negative
in 2013, rose to an annualized rate of 4.6 percent in the second
quarter of 2014 (first quarter of Persian calendar).
The inflation rate also declined significantly, from near
40 percent in 2013 to under 25 percent in 2014.

Venezuelan benchmark sovereign bonds are now trading at 22 cents on the dollar.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev warned on Tuesday that the country’s economy is at risk of sliding into “deep recession” next year.


Sunday, December 21, 2014

What is the market share of Sprint?

What is the market share of Sprint?

15 percent according to NPD's Mobile Phone Track. 
AT&T 32 percent, Verizon Wireless 30 percent and T-Mobile 17 percent.

Thursday, December 18, 2014

Catching a falling knife in Washington.

Catching a falling knife in Washington.

Making world affairs  prominent in Presidential races

Monday, December 15, 2014

The usual arguments to ban technologies that help the lower class:

The usual arguments to ban technologies that help the lower class:

Lack of professional license.

Unfair competition

Illegal activities.

Saturday, December 13, 2014

Legislation classified, an example of lack of transparency.

Legislation classified, an example of lack of transparency.

Members of Congress are permitted to read the actual text of the bill for the nation’s intelligence agencies, but in order to do so, they have to go to a secure room and physically read it there. They cannot take a copy with them.

Thursday, December 11, 2014

Why wealth will never be a benefit to all?

Why wealth will never be a benefit to all?

Because wealth is created by a few.

How far away are Robotic doctors?

How far away are Robotic doctors?

According to Gary Marcus a professor of psychology and neuroscience at New York University, a couple of decades away.

Tuesday, December 9, 2014

How many workers are supporting nonworkers?

How many  workers are supporting nonworkers?

By 2012, 100 workers were supporting 102 nonworkers, a number that is projected to rise to 107 by 2022.

How to refuse to say if your remarks were true?

How to refuse to say if your remarks were true?

Apologizing for the tone of  your remarks.

Wednesday, December 3, 2014

What is the future of the middle class?

What is the future of the middle class?

To become a low-paid social class through the  uncollared worker .

Tuesday, December 2, 2014

How to reach a win-win situation

How to reach a win-win situation

Looking for alignments.

What kind of solution has a real big problem?

What kind of solution has a real big problem?

Real big problems have always unpleasant solutions.

Friday, November 28, 2014

What percentage of the labor force works at companies with fewer than 10 employees in the U.S.

What percentage of the  labor force works at companies with fewer than 10 employees in the U.S.

According to the OECD 11% of the  labor force works at companies with fewer than 10 employees in the U.S.
19% in Germany and more than 50%  In Greece.

What is the first human answer to a problem?

What is the first human answer to a problem?

Break something.


Thursday, November 27, 2014

What is the first tool you need to fix something?

What is the first tool you need to fix something?

A spreadsheet.

Wednesday, November 26, 2014

Black and white criminality

Black and white criminality

90% of black murder victims are killed by other blacks.

Most whites are killed by other whites.

Tuesday, November 25, 2014

How to succeed in taking the hill against all odds?

How to succeed in taking the hill against all odds?

Thinking that nothing is impossible if it’s important enough.

Monday, November 24, 2014

Percentage of takers and givers in the U.S. economy.

Percentage of takers and givers in the U.S. economy.

According to the CBO, the lowest 60% of earners all collect more in benefits on average than they remit to the Treasury.

Sunday, November 23, 2014

When a political war is declared in Washington ?

When a political war is declared in Washington ?

When the President promises to do something  that he didn’t do before with majorities in both the House and Senate.

Thursday, November 20, 2014

What Army is bigger than the United States Army?

What Army is bigger than the  United States Army?

The technocratic army of social scientists, lawyers and bureaucrats of the U.S. Federal Government.

Wednesday, November 19, 2014

Which are the building blocks of matter?

Which are the building blocks of matter?

 The building blocks of matter are quarks.

 Three quarks make a baryon.

 Protons and neutrons are members of the baryon family

How much is the cost of freedom people are able to accept ?

How much is the cost of freedom people are able to accept ?

2,000 people in a building being killed by a dirty bomb every 10 years if who tags the price is not in the building .

Who says to the world what to do?

Who says to the world what to do?

Goldman Sachs

Tuesday, November 18, 2014

Why it is not easy to stop a catastrophe?

Why it is not easy to stop a catastrophe?

Because turmoil creates self-doubt.

Sunday, November 16, 2014

How do you make your thing completely essential to your target audience?

How do you make your thing completely essential to your target audience?

Customizing their needs.

What is the great evil of the Internet world?

What is the great evil of the Internet world?

According to Microsoft the great evil of the Internet world is known as spam.

Friday, November 14, 2014

Why nobody wants to live in a neighborhood where there is no cop?

Why nobody wants to live in a neighborhood where there is no cop?

Because not everyone grows up wanting to be a cop.

Thursday, November 13, 2014

How to keep good things.

How to keep good things

Do you want to keep good things?

Invest in them.

Monday, November 10, 2014

What majority in the House or Senate is required to override a presidential veto of policy changes?

What majority in the House or Senate is required to override a presidential veto of policy changes?

2/3

Who is the main culprit?

Who is the main culprit?

Technology , always technology.

Technology is the main culprit of everything.

Technology gives a lot and takes more.


Monday, November 3, 2014

How to deal with uncertainty?

How to deal with uncertainty?

 Creating new risks

Friday, October 31, 2014

Why a monetary policy never knows its limits?

Why a monetary policy never knows its limits?

Because feedback doesn't come from below.

What is the problem, institutions or the system?

What is the problem, institutions or  the system?

The problem is the dangerous closeness between the financial industry and the political world.

How does the Department of Commerce cook books?

How does the Department of Commerce cook books?

Real gross domestic product — the value of the production of goods and services in the United States, adjusted for price changes — increased  at an annual rate of 3.5 percent in the third quarter of 2014, according  to the “advance” estimate released  by the Bureau of Economic Analysis (an agency in the Department of Commerce ).

Overall household spending fell 0.2% from August, the Commerce  Department said Friday.

Thursday, October 30, 2014

How much does the U.S. spend on education and defense?

How much does the U.S. spend on education and defense?

$664.84 billion for the 2011 fiscal year in defense and $600 billion on public elementary and secondary schools in 2010.

Wednesday, October 29, 2014

How many homeless are there in the United States?

How many homeless are there in the United States?

On any one night, there are 600,000 homeless in the USA, according to The Lancet.

What is the new real economy?

What is the new real economy?

In the six months ending June 30, 2014, WhatsApp brought in $15.921 million in revenue, and a net loss of $232.5 million.

Facebook broke down the money it spent on WhatsApp as $2.026 billion for the user base, $448 million for the brand, $288 million for technology,$21 million for other and  $15.314 billion difference as “good will” aka the value “from future growth, from potential monetization opportunities, from strategic advantages provided in the mobile ecosystem from expansion of our mobile messaging offerings.”

Tuesday, October 28, 2014

How many members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology?

How many members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology?

According to Peter Thiel, fewer than 35 of 535 members of Congress have backgrounds in science or technology.

How to create an organization devoted to the protection or the destruction of something.

How to create an organization devoted to the protection or the destruction of something.

Raise money, help elect a few reform-minded candidates in office, raise more money to elect more candidates, and keep growing until your organization has a majority in the House and Senate.

Monday, October 27, 2014

Where does the printed money go?

Where does the printed money go?

The top 3% of families, according to the Fed,  held 54% of wealth in 2013, up from 45% in 1989. The bottom 90% now hold 25% of wealth, down from 33%.

Sunday, October 26, 2014

How many submarines carrying fully armed nuclear missiles are there in the United States army?

How many submarines carrying fully armed nuclear missiles are there in the United States army?


There are 18 submarines, Ohio-class submarines, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles.


Russian Navy has seven Delta IV-class submarines, the equivalent to Ohio-class, carrying fully armed nuclear missiles and China  (094 Jin-class) has five.

Thursday, October 23, 2014

When do people become happy?

When do people become happy?

People become happy when they get what they want.

If you don't want anything you will never know what is happiness.

Wednesday, October 22, 2014

Which is the skill number one?

Which is the skill number one?

The ability  to accumulate data, analyze it and synthesize it, in order to make  good decisions.

Monday, October 20, 2014

How to go from crazy to viable.

How to go from crazy to viable

Introducing risk-averse backers.

Friday, October 17, 2014

How does a crisis begin?

How does a crisis begin?

A crisis begin when a small issue comes out and asks if it’s OK to harm.

Then according the regulations, the harm does not meet the definition threshold required for the regulators to be concerned about it.

Thursday, October 16, 2014

Poverty among those 65 years old and up

Poverty among those 65 years old and up

Excluding Social Security benefits from income, the poverty rate for Americans 65 years old and up is 52.6% roughly 23.4 million people.

The official poverty threshold for a two-adult-two-child family was $23,624 in 2013, $11,670 for a family unit of 1 and $15,730 for a family unit of 2.

Wednesday, October 15, 2014

What to do when nobody knows anything.

What to do when nobody knows anything.

When the world’s finance ministers, central bankers and international financial organizations do not know anything what you have to do is remember why they have run out of ideas and why their key idea (demand and artificial economic growth) was totally wrong.