We are moving toward a future with 3 main types of vehicles, & in fact we are almost there: 1. Gray four-door crossover the size of a Honda CR-V with invisible design. 2. $100K electric sedan with screens everywhere. 3. Giant pickup whose hood is higher than the roofs of the first two vehicle types.
this video of Haruki Murakami super fans losing it after the Nobel Prize for Literature announced this year's recipient is Anne Carson (spelled Ann by store staff) is what it's all about, folks
Is it? Or is it what it looks like when what would otherwise be a recession is offset by extraordinary demand from one sector?
Jason Furman@jasonfurman.bsky.social · 3d agoThis is what crowd out looks like.
real "Imperial Palace grounds worth more than all California real estate" for those of you who remember the 1980s Japanese bubble NVIDIA's market capitalization now is a larger %age of the MS All World Capital Index than all Japanese firms.
rereading jensen & meckling (as one does), and - oof:
Mexican auto strikes, a familiar story across the continent
the states and now the federal government are bringing back death by firing squad
economic history as told by wikipedia article categories
A small example of how Labour Conference works- the "Transport Reception " with the Secretary of State isnt held by Transport Unions, its funded by Amey , a privatiser "named and shamed" for breaking minimum wage laws this year. The "shame" doesn't stop Ministers doing their gigs.
“Another factor for Micron is the removal of restrictions on share buybacks imposed when it was awarded government grants two years ago to fund manufacturing growth….plans to eventually return all excess cash to shareholders after the curbs come off in December.” www.wsj.com/tech/ai/how-...
How Long Will the AI Boom Last? Memory Stocks Offer Clues
Plus, Meta’s new device, and AI-generated food ads gross people out.
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blacklisting is legal exhibit number one thousand and one
“If this is the biggest thing I’ve ever done, I’ve done a shitty job.”
Is there any reason to expect any of the tech oligarchs to respond to Council Speaker Julie Menin’s requests to appear before the NYC legislative body?
Mentions of "big tech" in official congressional e-newsletters over time, by party
Does anyone write about the organization of Stellantis as a result of the Euro crisis.
Has any politician tried “AI is making mortgage rates high” yet Because if not, it’s coming
Timely, given the strong Minsky moment vibes these days. Just out in Politics & Society. "The more Minsky rose to the challenge of explaining the economics of his [wage-led growth] proposal ... the more Democrats grew concerned about its politics." journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10....
Seems appropriate that Irving Fisher’s house was down the street from a massive gun factory.
weird day to be worried about state-run tv, gavin!
Governor Gavin Newsom@governor.ca.gov · 3w agoFirst, Trump banned independent news from the White House. Now, he's launching what is quite literally state-run TV to try drowning out the fact that he and his corrupt administration are failing the American people. This is truly autocratic behavior from a failed President.
When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who reap tens of thousands of dollars from sowing fear and doubt. labornotes.org/blogs/2026/0...
AutoZone Workers Are Trying to Form the Company’s First-Ever Union
When workers file for a union election, it’s like a Bat-Signal goes off: a column of light cuts through the night sky, summoning not Bruce Wayne but a swarm of anti-union managers and consultants who ...
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"The benefit, if there is one, will be that “analysts” who have devoted themselves to reading Fed statements like tarot cards, may have to find some other uses for their time." www.ineteconomics.org/perspectives...
The Impotence of Being Kevin Warsh
Kevin Warsh’s call for fresh thinking at the Fed runs up against a deeper problem. The tools and concepts guiding monetary policy may no longer fit an economy reshaped by AI, shifting prices, and the ...
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