In this weekly wrap up, we look at the capitalist/socialist cycle, Revisit our predictions of an EM crisis, Elon Musk’s weed smoking ways and Tesla’s ongoing issues, and the basket case that is South Africa…. Read More
News and Articles from Chris MacIntosh
2016: The Year When China Put Trump On The Throne
Note: The following is a parody. Characters are fictional (some, at least) and any similarities that may exist with people real or imagined are purely coincidental. Really! December 10, 2015, around 2 AM Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the PBOC, turns to his wife, unable to sleep: “We just spent $150 billion this week to stem capital outflows and… Read More
Getting Paid for Doing the Obvious?
I’ve spent a good few hours running. Up hills, down hills, along flats… just running. A not so startling realization is that running uphill burns more calories, is more taxing on your body, makes you breathe harder, and will make you tired faster than running on a flat or downhill. Running downhill is easier and… Read More
Can You Hear the Fat Lady Singing? – Part III
I love what I do! A recent get together filled with blonde stick insects and cologne covered chinos found me subjected to talk about “work at the office”: “What did you do at work today?” “Oh, nothing much, tried to look down the new girl’s top for a bit then I made some phone calls,… Read More
This Country Offers More Than Just Discounted iPads
Everyone likes to buy things at a discount, right? This fact, together with human irrationality, explains why masses of eager shoppers line up in front of stores on the first day of a holiday shopping season. Black Friday anyone? While not exactly buying a new J. Crew V-neck sweater 30% off the standard price, the tenet… Read More
Yes, Colombia! A Country in our Radar
One of the reasons I spend a lot of time in New Zealand, whilst having grown up in South Africa, apart from the breathtaking beauty and unbelievable lifestyle, is that South Africa completely blows New Zealand away when it comes to crime (pun intended). Crime clogs the economic pipelines of South Africa like the fat… Read More
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