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BWorld 210, Electricity competition, EPIRA, and WESM
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last week, May 09, 2018.Last Monday, I discussed business competition in general and the role of the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC).The theme will be...
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AsPac markets, PH and ID worst performing ytd
As-Pac stockmarkets as of last Friday closing:(1) Year to date (ytd, January 1 to May 18), worst performing are PH (-10.4%) and ID (-9%); best performing are HK (3.8%) and MY (3.2%).(2) 52 weeks (May...
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BWorld 211, Intellectual property, innovation, and prosperity
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last May 10, 2018.The BusinessWorld Economic Forum 2018 is fast approaching this coming May 18 and it has a timely theme, “Disruptor or Disrupted? The Philippines...
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Energy 108, On mandatory solar roof in California
I saw this news from LA Times two weeks ago, discussed by WUWT.California heads toward requiring solar panels on all new housesBy ANDREW KHOURI MAY 08, 2018 | 4:55 PM...
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8 years of "Hope and change" vs 1 year of Trump
I see many people still glamorize the 8 years of "hope and change" in the US when it did not have a single year of GDP growth of 3%. Many policies were simply anti-business. From 2009-2016 of "hope and...
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BWorld 212, Commodities competition and the mining debate
* This is my article in BusinessWorld on May 15, 2018. The chart is added here as it was not accommodated in the column due to space constraints that day.Commodities competition as defined in this...
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Economic central planners meet ecological central planners
When economic central planners were hoodwinked by, or partner with ecological central planners, one result is lousy economic policy based on crystal-ball predictions. Like this high oil, LPG, coal...
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BWorld 213, Disruption, inflation and taxation
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last May 17, 2018.Disruptors tend to be successful in three ways: (1) They dramatically lower historic prices through new cost structures…”— Accenture, “Disruption...
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An old correspondence from Libertarian Viewpoint
While looking for an old email from a friend, I rediscovered this email from an American friend though I have not met him.----------October 08, 2010Nonoy,Hi, my name is jim kearney. I hope this finds...
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BWorld 214, Disruption in global economic power
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Monday, May 21, 2018.The past three decades showed major disruptions in global politics and economics. These include the fall of European socialism with the...
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Climate Tricks 67, Alarmists with deep-seated intolerance
Last May 22, a friend Joe Real, posted this in his fb wall, praising the automakers and attacking Trump about climate change.Carmakers to Trump: 'Climate change is real'BY MORGAN GSTALTER - 05/22/18...
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BWorld podcast 2, TNVS fare and surge control are wrong
My second podcast in BusinessWorld was posted last May 17, 2018.I discussed there what I frequently argue in my column -- that government interventions in pricing in a deregulated sector is wrong, that...
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Energy 109, Sudden decline in world oil prices
Good news and bad news. The good news is that world oil prices are declining in recent days, WTI for instance fell from $72 last week to only $67+ yesterday, so we can expect lower domestic oil prices...
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BWorld 215, Urban mobility index and transport disruption
* This is my column in BusinessWorld last week, May 24.As incomes rise around the world, they tend to stay within cities, urban hubs, and rural areas on the cusp of urbanization. Congestion follows as...
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Tax Cut 32, Rene Azurin on zero income tax
I am reposting this column 11 years ago by a friend, former UP CBA Prof., Dr. Rene Azurin. Rene has published several books. He mentioned me and Vernie Atienza here. Enjoy.BusinessWorld, July 12,...
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BWorld 216, Positive and negative disruptions in the electricity market
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Monday, May 28, 2018.Last week, May 22, a BusinessWorld report said “DoE forecast for peak power demand exceeded on May 17” referring to 10,688 MW peak demand...
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EFN Asia 67, Program of Conf 2006, KL
I rediscovered this while cleaning my inbox of old emails. I remember very well that conference because (a) it was my first time to go to Malaysia, (b) a day before there was a one-day forum by Atlas...
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PH stockmarkets 2nd worst performing in the world in 2018
The PH Stock Exchange (PSE) is the 2nd worst performing stockmarket in the world this year (-12.4%) next to Turkey (-12.7%). Dutertenomics is lousy at encouraging more investments, good only at...
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BWorld 217, Dutertenomics, TRAIN and high inflation
* This is my article in BusinessWorld last Wednesday, May 30.“There is no art which one government sooner learns of another than that of draining money from the pockets of the people.”— Adam Smith, The...
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China Watch 29, Pentagon will keep challenging CN at the SCS
Go Trump, Mattis. Communists by nature are 100% bullies and dictators. They bully their own citizens, they bully their weaker and smaller neighbors. Someone should show them they cannot bully...
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