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FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska

I’m a celebrity, give me the vaccine live on TV!

How 2020 is becoming ever more like an episode of the dystopian TV series Black Mirror.

Further reading

Dolly Parton; Airbnb; renewable energy rebels and much more . . .

AnalysisCoronavirus pandemic

European Zombification becomes even scarier

Research claims a fifth of Europe’s corporate landscape may now be zombified.

Nigel Farage pivots to crypto

It was only a matter of time.

Further reading

Trump’s booming election-fraud business; chicken cells; Clintonworld confessions; Amazon’s Panorama box; and much more.

Snap AV: history doesn’t repeat . . .

Yes, we went there.

Why lenders are flocking to Bern and Zurich for dollars

Looks like global banks have found a nice little swap line discrepancy.

Nikola: dude, where’s my Badger?

Wild moods swings from Mr Market continue.

FT AlphavilleIzabella Kaminska

Airlines and the conflict of vaccine visions

Let’s be pragmatic not hysterical. Why it’s not entirely clear that a ‘no-vax, no-fly’ policy makes commercial sense for airlines. Or even for vaccine adoption.

Eurozone economy

Europe’s looming cash crunch

How bad it gets for businesses in the euro area depends on governments’ response.

FT AlphavilleJemima Kelly

Bitcoin goes splat

The path to da moon has once again been interrupted.

Maradona’s contribution to monetary theory

May he be forever remembered in footballing and central banking history.

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Tuesday, 1 December, 2020

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Monday, 30 November, 2020

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Friday, 27 November, 2020

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Thursday, 26 November, 2020

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Suzanne Moore; tears over Jordan Peterson; Michigan’s fake voter fraud scandal; AstraZeneca’s “shaky science”; and much more.
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

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Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

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GPT-3: the AI language tool that may change how we write
It is time to consider how we humans feel about robots writing the news
Wednesday, 25 November, 2020

Markets
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Video game reality; Escobar and fintech; Social media conformity.
Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

AnalysisAutomobiles
Should we be concerned about this year’s drop in car sales?
Perhaps, but it likely has nothing to do with EU.
Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

Markets
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GCHQ; the vaccine dilemma; Spotify and much more . . .
Tuesday, 24 November, 2020

Jemima Kelly
The Queen expresses an interest in blockchain
One must say one finds it all a little surprising.
Monday, 23 November, 2020

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Makers remain intact, despite lockdowns
Economically, Europe’s second lockdown will be a lot less painful than the first. That owes much to manufacturers’ resilience.
Monday, 23 November, 2020

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Electric vehicles: double, double toil and bubble
Two more EV bubble data points.
Monday, 23 November, 2020

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Covid cronyism; income inequality; taxis and Tesla; Russia’s “road of bones”; and much more.
Friday, 20 November, 2020

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Covid kills, but do we overestimate the risk?
Well, it’s complicated.
Friday, 20 November, 2020

AnalysisBitcoin
Is PayPal driving the bitcoin spike?
PayPal’s entry into the bitcoin market on October 21 coincides with the recent bitcoin mega rally and some believe the two could be connected.
Friday, 20 November, 2020

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Prince Andrew; smoking; vaccines; and much more.
Thursday, 19 November, 2020

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Nikola is nuts, when’s the crash?
Two weeks to lock-up expires. Tick tock.
Thursday, 19 November, 2020

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The world’s longest lockdown; an explosé; billionaire bag-holders; Boring stations; and much more.
Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

AnalysisTesla Inc
Morgan Stanley go all in on Tesla
“It’s expensive on what we know, and cheap on what we don’t.”
Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

AnalysisGlobal Economy
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Scotland’s one-party system; Saving Christmas; Early retirements.
Wednesday, 18 November, 2020

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What the 737 MAX’s return tells us about automation
Trade-offs are everywhere.
Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

AnalysisMedia
Comrade Swift takes on the suits
She does, because she can.
Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

Claire Jones
How hidden is inflation?
Price pressures have disappeared during the pandemic, so they say.
Tuesday, 17 November, 2020

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Was hyperglobalisation an anomaly?
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