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A Viral Market Meltdown V: Back to Basics!
My first post on this blog was on September 17, 2008, a week into the 2008 crisis, and I honestly did not expect to be posting for long, anticipating that…
Posted inDebt Market Crisis
A Viral Market Meltdown IV: Investing for a post-virus Economy
At the end of each of the weeks leading into the last one, I have done a market update, reflecting the changes that occurred in the week, not just to…
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Data Update 7 for 2020: Debt Delusions and Reality
In the midst of a crisis, it is very difficult to think about life in its aftermath, but there will come a time, when investors and companies will shift their…
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Data Update 6 for 2020: Profitability, Returns and the value of Growth
In an age, where scaling up and growth seems to have won out over building business models and profitability, as the most desirable business traits, it is worth stating the…
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A Viral Market Meltdown III: Pricing or Value? Trading or Investing?
This is the third, and I hope the last, of my viral market updates, reflecting how much change a week can deliver, and last week delivered more change than most…
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State Senate Confirms Patty Monahan as California Energy Commissioner
The California State Senate has confirmed Commissioner Patty Monahan to the California Energy Commission (CEC). The Governor appoints, with Senate confirmation, five commissioners to staggered five-year terms. The commissioners must…
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A Viral Market Meltdown Part II: Clues in the Debris!
Update on 3.9/20: In a sign of how volatile times are, over the weekend, oil prices plummeted to close to $30, the treasury bond rate to less than 0.4% and…
Posted inRenewable Energy Research & Development
Workshop Looks at Research and Development Opportunities for California Offshore Wind Energy
The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the consulting firm Navigant will hold a public workshop on March 4 to present the results of a study examining research and development opportunities…