The FT rings the alarm bells
The folks at the FT are worried. Very worried. Two money quotes, given their annoying firewalls: “In a report last week which was otherwise bullish on supplies, analysts...
Life
Fired for putting public Central Bank data on the front page of a business newspaper
The crony takeover of Cadena Capriles claims its first big scalp. Omar Lugo has just been fired from his job as Editor of El Mundo Economía y Negocios...
A lovely end to a very sad day
As my brave friend Enzo would say: happiness … is a choice.
Economic cyberwar, cont.
CONATEL is continuing its Internet offensive against the “parallel dollar”, with the shutdown of more than 100 sites related to the black market. But looks like they decided to...
Michelle CAP-chelet
(Note: a rare non-Venezuela post on the Chilean election … viewed from a Venezuelan point of view) It wasn’t supposed to be this way for Michelle Bachelet. After...
Clandestine capitalists
Work hard so you can earn a living. Buy cheap, add value, and sell for a profit. Take a risk, and reap the rewards. These are all basic...
Economic cyberwar
Missing in the news whirlpool of the last few days was the recent online crackdown to shut down websites that informed (directly or indirectly) the prices of the...
Quico's best post
Welcome Noé Toro Noda, Quico’s first son! This is a crazy world, but you’re going to love it. Feel free to drop them a line in the comments...
Breaking down Maduro-nomics
Maduro. Sunday night: “I have decided, once the Enabling Law is approved, to set percentage limits on earnings in every sector of the economy” Really Nicolás? Every sector?...
Goodbye, "Goodbye Lenin"
Another one for the Only in Venezuela files: days ago, the two main pillars of the State Propaganda Apparatus started broadcasting what they thought was a propaganda film....
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