Saturday, February 13, 2016

How much oil prices have gone down?

How much oil prices have gone down?
75% in 18 months

Friday, February 12, 2016

How many top-secret-cleared private contract personnel are in the U.S.?

How many  top-secret-cleared private contract personnel are in the U.S.?
 
854,000 ,  a number greater than that of top-secret-cleared civilian employees of the government.

Thursday, February 11, 2016

Where is the difference between banks or insurance companies and individual savers?

Where is the difference between banks or insurance companies and
individual savers?
Where they park their money.

Wednesday, February 10, 2016

What is evidence-based meritocracy?

What is evidence-based meritocracy?
A deceitfulness for outsiders.

Tuesday, February 9, 2016

What is the single best predictor of economic activity within one year?

What is the single  best predictor of economic activity within one year?

Credit spread

Monday, February 8, 2016

How to create an oversupply of labor and capital?

How to create an oversupply of labor and capital?
 
Dumping commodity prices.

Sunday, February 7, 2016

What is the main characteristic of Machiavellianism?

What is the main characteristic of Machiavellianism?
 
Manipulative calculation of emotions.

Saturday, February 6, 2016

How many assistants has the United States National Security Council?

How many assistants has the United States National Security Council?
 
28

Friday, February 5, 2016

Who support efforts to submit the minimum-wage increase to voters?

Who support efforts to submit the minimum-wage increase to voters?
People with a very low risk of  being long-term unemployed .

Thursday, February 4, 2016

How to see a lot of change?

How to see a lot of change?
 
Being old
 
 
 
 

Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Why American people cannot make a systematic analysis of the problem?

Why American people cannot make a systematic analysis of the problem?

Because who run the show nowadays have high technical knowledge.

Tuesday, February 2, 2016

Who will be a good president of the United States of America?

Who will be a good president of the United States of America?

A president who has no idea what the hell he'll be doing.

Monday, February 1, 2016

Why you can't do it with taxes?

Why you can't do it with taxes?

Because your currency is a reserve currency.

Sunday, January 31, 2016

How to get more power?

How to get more power?
 
Getting along with people you hate.

Saturday, January 30, 2016

How big is the U.S. junk-bond market?


How big is the U.S. junk-bond market?
 
$1.3 trillion , energy junk bonds more than $200 billion

Friday, January 29, 2016

How to solve the problem of things being too complex?

How to solve the problem of things being too complex?
 
Changing suddenly human behavior.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

How many financial institutions are in the annual "stress test" administered by the Fed?

How many financial institutions are in the annual "stress test" administered by the Fed?
 
31 financial institutions.

Wednesday, January 27, 2016

How to test a hypothesis?

How to test a hypothesis?
 
With data of the largest reinsurers.

Tuesday, January 26, 2016

What percentage of the world's population lives in a country other than they were born?

What percentage of the world's population lives in a country other than they were born?

More than 3% according the United Nations.

Monday, January 25, 2016

What is the difference between the U.S. government debt and the household debt?

What is the difference between the U.S. government debt and the household debt?
 
 
U.S. government debt was equal to 101% of gross domestic product in last year’s third quarter.
 
Household debt levels as of last year’s third quarter equaled 103% of income.

Sunday, January 24, 2016

How to manipulate the key genes controlling the immune response?

How to manipulate the key genes controlling the immune response?
 
With the  ability of antisense DNA based oligonucleotides (asDNA), small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) or CRISPR to control the expression of specific genes.