A new way of thinking about the global machine

By Cullen Roche: Here’s an amazing stat on the gold bull market from Bespoke:

When you think of Intel, you often think of the tiny chips that power your PC. But soon, you’ll likely think more of your mobile device.

Cullen Roche submits: Another solid set of numbers out this week from the AAR:

If elections are dependent on the economy, then the obvious question is what, if anything, can Democrats in Congress actually do to improve the economy between here and November? And the answer, even if they had the votes, is probably not that much. But that's not to say nothing.

Kevin Drum has a smart post on the difficulty of applying cost-benefit analysis to long-term issues like, but not limited to, climate change :

The day is only so long and employees already have plenty to do, but here are a few low-cost things you can do to help improve productivity, courtesy of Maryalene LaPonsie at Small Business Computing. An employee-recognition program is an easy way to boost morale and productivity. You could recognize one outstanding employee per month or provide perks to all employees for reaching certain milestones.

The day is only so long and employees already have plenty to do, but here are a few low-cost things you can do to help improve productivity, courtesy of Maryalene LaPonsie at Small Business Computing. An employee-recognition program is an easy way to boost morale and productivity. You could recognize one outstanding employee per month or provide perks to all employees for reaching certain milestones.

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