Entrepreneurs need very specific information about their products, markets, customers, and profits. Government macroeconomic data, however, does nothing to assist entrepreneurs to obtain this important information, but only helps justify economic intervention, writes Frank Shostak.
This audio Mises Daily is narrated by Keith Hocker.
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Cable billionaire John Malone is the largest landowner in the U.S. Now, he's becoming one of the biggest real-estate holders in Ireland.
American cities, once economic and social launching pads for residents, are all too often plagued by poverty and decay. One need only look at the ruins of Detroit to see how far some once-great cities have fallen, or at Boston and San Francisco for evidence that such decline is reversible. In Boom Towns, Stephen J. K. Walters argues that commonplace explanations for urban decay are seriously incomplete. He reconceives of cities as dense accumulations of capital in all of its forms—which makes our... Читать дальше...
More than 14 million autos have been recalled globally due to air bags that have ruptured, injuring passengers.
About 1 in 3 adults in the U.S. drinks alcohol excessively, according to a study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
PM has disappointed at home but been energetic and assertive internationally
If retailers succeed in shutting down Apple Pay, it could have some serious implications for consumers.
The Bronx has the highest unemployment rate in the state of New York. Here's what millennials there are doing about it, the GlobalPost reports.
Mike Nichols, writer, actor and director, 1931-2014
As the Federal Reserve gets set to chart a future course off zero interest rates, investors now have a chance to play along.
HSBC cut its Brent crude price assumption for the full year next year to $90, but predicted higher prices in the longer term.
Twilio's technology lets marketplaces create private chat rooms.
Million-dollar homes outshone every other price category in Oct. as luxe buyers felt increasingly confident.
"The Dana Carvey Show" was the biggest and best breeding pool for future comedy superstars like Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel, Louis C.K., Jon Glaser, and Charlie Kaufman.
A rival to taxi app Uber has stepped into the simmering controversy surrounding the service by accusing it of running "its own NSA".
Take heart kitchen gourmands and chocoholics. Short-term pains lead to long-term gains.
Despite strong data on housing and from the Philadelphia Fed, the bond market was largely nonchalant. Blame Alibaba.
Web of Cayman shell companies lead back to Tiger Global
College applicants are now cleaning up online profiles before applying to schools, reports the New York Times.
Terminals are catching up with passengers’ devices, writes Gillian Upton
Property and agriculture losses caused by climate change is forecast to increase exponentially in the coming decades, reports USA Today.
Anonymous Cayman Island-based entities behind large bets against 12 European companies
Discount retailer Dollar Tree raised its sales outlook for the year after recording its strongest growth in quarterly same-store sales since 2011.
BuzzFeed accused Uber SVP Emil Michael of criticizing journalists, but USA Today has a different take. The USA Today reports.