Hints and tips:
...Inflation isn’t out of control yet. Bronwyn Curtis: The Bank of England will underestimate the level of inflation....
...Despite the might of today’s internet, it has no regulator; instead, power is largely held by a handful of US corporations — Apple, Google, Amazon, Facebook....
...Negative rates may be necessary to help support the flow of credit to non-financial corporations. But much of the heavy lifting will have to be done by fiscal policy....
...Labour has said it wants to see the public disclosure of trusts, which it describes as “a key vehicle for tax avoidance and illicit financial flows”....
...There might be big corporation tax cuts in the event of a no-deal Brexit....
...A reform of US corporation tax would reduce the competitive advantage of the UK’s present corporation tax policy....
...The Wright brothers’ work in developing powered flight focused on maximising lift, minimising drag and establishing an effective control mechanism....
...maintain control....
...Nor is there any inherent resource advantage, as information and talent flow freely. “We’re not smarter than they are,” says Mr Watkins....
...Israel Cedillo, Mexico City SD: While developed countries were busy with “financial” engineering and turbo-charged derivative capitalism, emerging countries concentrated on “real” engineering and financing...
...Engineering company Bechtel established a centralised, open-collaboration database of design and engineering information to support global projects....
...Daimler will be taking a seat on Tesla’s board, and helping it in areas like supply, production and vehicle engineering. Musk says that he still plans an IPO, “probably a couple of years from now”....
...To bring the fiscal deficit under control, we have to initiate institutional reform measures during the current year itself....
...“Combined with the level of financial engineering we are seeing in some parts of the credit markets, this gives good grounds for caution in the short term....
...A first sign came when Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) - which last year bought Ssangyong, a South Korean maker of sports utility vehicles - recently tried to take control of MG Rover....
...And they ask, “What is the rationale for selling 15 thousand Isuzu vehicles per year in the US?”...
...Sites with impaired access (via low bridges) are worth considering if you can operate using smaller vehicles....
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