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De‑dollarisation is no longer a speculative horizon but an observable structural drift in the global oil economy. My recent article investigates this transition with a focus on the geopolitical realignments reshaping energy finance.

By Michael Nocito , data analyst · Published August 11, 2026 By the end of this page you can take a project that costs money now and pays money later, and produce one number that says whether it is worth doing. You will know the discount factor and where it comes from, the SQL that computes NPV in one line, the three ways that line silently returns the wrong answer, and how to present a result wh…

This blog post summarizes new research published in the European Economic Review that quantifies the growing economic damage from extreme […]

One of the toughest challenges that people face when starting Forex trading is picking the right broker. And

This article develops and tests a long-run growth proposition derived from the Economics of Belonging. Its central thesis is that domestic saving determines the scale of accumulation, but sustained access to the manufactured consumption of the global middle class determines whether that accumulation remains technologically valid. Such access can arise through a broad domestic middle class or thro…

_International Review of Management and Marketing_ 16 (6):292–302. 2026Artificial intelligence (AI) has emerged as a transformative technology reshaping business operations and economic productivity across industries and countries. As organizations increasingly integrate AI-driven systems into operational processes, understanding the relationship between AI adoption and productivity outcomes has …

Roblox's global impact, EU DSA designation, child safety lawsuits, and extremist content concerns—get the full picture on the platform's challenges and opportunities. The post Roblox: Economic Growth, EU Regulation, and Safety Challenges appeared first on SourceTrail .

Foreign exchange is the largest financial market in the world and the hardest one to measure precisely. There is no consolidated tape. Trades happen bilaterally, over the counter, across dozens of jurisdictions, and the authoritative reference point arrives only once every three years when the Bank for International Settlements runs its triennial central bank survey. […] The post Retail Forex in …

Workers’ share of our national income is declining rapidly but we’re not sure why.

Congratulations to Christina Li, co-winner of the 2026 CDH Senior Thesis Prize ! Christina recently graduated with a B.S.E. in Operations Research and Financial Engineering and minors in Art History and French Language and Culture. Her thesis, entitled “The Value of Art,” was advised by Alain Kornhauser (ORFE). Let’s start with a quick summary. How would you describe your work in a few sentences?…

A Great Britain analysis found that no/low-alcohol drinks were generally cheaper than regular-strength products on supermarket shelves and when equivalent products were compared directly. However, consumers paid more per serving for no/lo beer and about the same for cider, partly because these products were often sold in smaller, less cost-efficient packs.

"The result is an industrial machine that cannot stop and cannot slow down—but that, owing to the limits of demand, cannot keep going."

"There is the need to seriously address the chain of economic and livelihood challenges, such as inflation, unemployment, management of prices and the market for goods and services."

By Michael Nocito , data analyst · Published August 11, 2026 By the end of this page you can answer three questions that come up constantly and get answered wrong: does one more sale make money, how many sales cover the fixed base, and what a discount actually costs. You will know the contribution margin formula, the break-even formula, the SQL for both, and the one mistake that turns a 750-unit …

Picture this: It’s 2021. A SaaS founder stands in a Sand Hill Road boardroom, clicks to a slide showing 40% month-over-month revenue growth, and waits for the high-fives. The only question from the partners is, "How fast can you deploy our capital to hire more sales reps?" Now, fast-forward to 2026. That same founder is pitching a new fund. They show 12% MoM growth, but before they can finish the…