The price of fish Back in the 1990s a survey was conducted in fishing villages on the West coast of Africa. The idea was to measure the impact of mobile phones on supply curves for fish. Pre phones, if a fisherman at a port had too much of a particular fish, he would simply drop

Upgrade “the rally on El Salvador bonds almost defies gravity”. So says Santander, which is quite something given the disastrous year bonds are having almost everywhere else. In truth, the bonds still have a junk rating, but through bitcoin, El Salvador has found a way to put itself on the map globally, attract significant inbound

Narcos Those of you who haven’t watched Narcos are missing a treat. Released in 2015, the final series aired three years ago later to great acclaim. It was visually pleasing, atmospheric and unsurprisingly, given the product they were shifting, highly addictive. The story depicts the progression of Pablo Escobar’s cartel in Medellín, Colombia and his

A loser “We agree. The denial of the Grayscale proposal was arbitrary and capricious because the Commission failed to explain its different treatment of similar products.” So said the U.S. District of Columbia Court of Appeals. The SEC now has 45 days to appeal; but the next stop is the United States Supreme Court. Tight