Orsted's Americas CEO on Fixing What Went Wrong in Wind Power
Last year was a bad one for the US wind power industry, with lots of cancelled projects, writedowns, and an overall reassessment of how the math behind these mega projects might shake out in an era of...
6 Jun 202452min
Corporations Learned The Maximum Amount They Can Charge For a Product
What's the price of a hamburger? Well, it depends. Are you making the purchase on the spot? Did you order ahead using an app? Are you a frequent customer of the burger chain? With inflation having sur...
3 Jun 202455min
Lots More on the Two Troubled NYC Office Buildings Everyone's Talking About
Over the past two weeks, two New York City office buildings have become major talking points in the market for commercial real estate. Troubles at 1740 Broadway led to the first loss in the AAA-rated ...
31 Mai 202422min
The Big Problem With the Modern Electricity Grid
The modern electricity grid is a weird thing. The delivery of electricity is a natural monopoly, for kind of obvious reasons. Despite that, we still attempt to shoehorn market-based mechanisms into th...
30 Mai 202444min
Are We Doing Decarbonization Totally the Wrong Way?
The cost of solar has been plunging for years. Everyday there's a new headline about growing installation of renewables or batteries, or some other sign of progress when it comes to decarbonization. B...
29 Mai 202446min
How a Professional Sports Bettor Really Makes Money
The gambling industry in the US has exploded in recent years, and suffused every aspect of sports consumption. You can bet on who will win or lose just about any game in the world from your phone. In ...
27 Mai 202451min
Lots More With Luke Kawa on Memestock Mania 2.0
Remember GameStop? The poster-child for 2021's memestock mania recently surged almost 5x in a matter of days — and it was all catalyzed by a few tweets from Keith Gill, aka "Roaring Kitty." So what's ...
24 Mai 202429min
How a DOJ Economist Approaches Antitrust in America
The Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission have taken an invigorated approach to antitrust under the Biden administration, targeting companies for labor issues like non-competes, in ad...
23 Mai 202445min
