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Economics 101 from the IEA with Dr. Steve Davies

The Institute of Economic Affairs, an influential British Think Tank, has provided and excellent series of videos on Economics with Dr. Steve Davies. Here's their introduction to the videos: "The first in a two-part series, providing 33 films in total, will cover everything from basic economic theory to important historical... Read more →

Marginal Revolution University (MRU) | Introduction to Economics

Economics is much more than just numbers and graphs. In fact, we can use economics to explain much of what we encounter in our daily lives. For instance, why is customer service at your local restaurant usually better than that of the cable company? To find the answer we can... Read more →

Cable Bahamas-Three Cheers for a Stunning Deal which Shows what’s Really Possible

by Richard Coulson Cable Bahamas’ deal to sell their Florida subsidiary Summit Broadband is a truly extraordinary event—both for Cable itself, and also for the entire Bahamian capital markets. On Friday August 16th an agreement was signed that will pay Cable about $332 million cash. This was not a woolly... Read more →

41 Inconvenient Truths on the "New Energy Economy"

Bill Gates has said that when it comes to understanding energy realities “we need to bring math to the problem.” He's right. by Mark P. Mills This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. A week doesn’t pass without a mayor, governor, policymaker or pundit joining the... Read more →

The Say School of Business Coming Soon

Business Bites: ALIV Share Sale - Rational Change of Plans

by Richard Coulson Government is holding a sound investment worth at least $70 million - its 51.75 percent equity stake in ALIV, acquired in early 2016 as part of ALIV’s initial capital funding. The only question is when and how to realise cash on a sale of this stake. The... Read more →

Use This Amazing Resource to Track How Humans Are Making Progress around the World

We don’t have to agree on the cause in order to make the situation better: by Richard Morrison This article was originally published on FEE.org. Read the original article. Our friend Marian Tupy and his team over at HumanProgress.org have exciting news: They’ve just rolled out a major site upgrade.... Read more →

Here's To A Bright & Prosperous New Year

Hurricanes Andrew, Matthew and Irma

When will we stop using this seriously stupid Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale? It confuses everybody, even the professional weather forecaster; how many times during the reporting of Irma have we heard a forecaster correct himself? “Irma is weakening, it’s now a Cat. 4 … err … sorry shouldn’t say it’s... Read more →

A Bad Investment, Don’t You Believe It —Cable Bahamas Twinned with ALIV

by Richard Coulson First published in The Tribune, Monday, July 31, 2017 and posted here with the authors kind permission. The Cable Bahamas (CAB) share price quoted on BISX has suffered a stunning fall of almost 40% in the last 18 months, from $6.50 to $4.00. EPS (earnings per share)... Read more →