By Michael Roberts It’s mid-summer in the Northern hemisphere, so I thought it might be the time for a quiet review of some books on
Category: Economics Archive
By Michael Roberts A recent article in the UK’s Financial Times got very excited about the rise of intangibles. The author, Tek Parikh, said that “50 years go,
By Michael Roberts Last weekend the 18th Congress of the World Association of Political Economy (WAPE) took place in Istanbul, Turkey. WAPE is a Chinese-run
By Michael Roberts Last week, the mega tech companies – the so-called Magnificent Seven – presented their latest earnings results. They appeared to be ‘blockbuster’.
By Michael Roberts The Magnificent 7 stocks — NVIDIA, Microsoft, Alphabet (Google), Apple, Meta, Tesla and Amazon — now make up around 35% of the
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Saturday, 19 July 2025. The original article can be found here. ************** Tomorrow,
By Michael Roberts “Bitcoin is a speculation and not an investment. Not regulated, not backed by any asset, only worth what someone is willing to
By Michael Roberts Every year, I do a post on the inequality of global wealth using the annual data compiled by economists working for the
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Friday, 4 July 2025. The original article can be found here. ************** This
By Michael Roberts This blog was originally published by Michael Roberts on Monday, 30 June 2025. The original article can be found here. ************** Today,
