Friday
Clarifying the Tariffying
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on February 26th, 2025
Tariffs are essentially taxes imposed by a country on goods imported from abroad. They serve multiple purposes: generating revenue for the government, protecting domestic industries from foreign competition, and sometimes as a tool in trade negotiations. When a tariff is applied, it increases the cost of imported goods, making them less competitive against domestic products.
The Illusion of Control
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Tour guides are useful when exploring unfamiliar territories. They can help make sure a trip accomplishes desired outcomes while making sure travelers avoid places where calamitous outcomes are more likely. While they cannot directly prevent spoiled vacations, they help improve the odds that one will be enjoyed.
More Positive Attitudes
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Growing positivity seems like a good idea most of the time for most people. While the definition of what is and isn’t positive remains subjective, most would likely agree that there ought to be more of it. According to this survey from Gallup, there was an uptick of positivity for the first
(Un)Welcomed Intrusion
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on January 31st, 2025
Greenland has been subjected to an intrusion. About a billion years ago a tectonic plate was ripped away from a second which allowed magma to flow toward the surface but be sealed by what is now the south-west portion of the autonomous territory of the Kingdom of Denmark. As the magma cooled, a giant rock developed containing 30 of the modern economy’s most desired raw materia
Machine Earning
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 29th, 2024Bridge Building
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 29th, 2024Naked and Afraid?
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on November 29th, 2024Atlas thinks a lot about maps and modeling. These tools allow us all to better understand complex systems without having to have every piece of information; think Alfred Korzybski’s idea that, “the map is not the territory.” Nevertheless, these maps and models of cities, for instance, help us navigate large and everchanging transportation arteries across the nation
Rising Water
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on October 3rd, 2024
Hurricane Helene is the latest deadly hurricane to hit the US. It is still relatively early, but the costs are soaring. So far it has taken over 160 lives. In addition to the death toll, it will cost billions of dollars to repair cities like Asheville, NC to their prior glory. So much of this damage was caused by water, a lot of water.
From Old to New Again
Submitted by Atlas Indicators Investment Advisors on September 30th, 2024
I’ve reached an age. If you haven’t you will, and if you have, you’ll know what I’m talking about. A few days ago, I walked into a restaurant and saw what was probably a middle-school student wearing a band t-shirt from my youth: The Cranberries. I was immediately hit with the lyrics from their September 1994 (my sophomore year had just started) hit &ld