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Meet Yangyang Another Humanoid Robot A female humanoid robot " Yangyang ", named and modeled after her creator, has a variety of realistic facial expressions. "Yangyang" wows visitors at Beijing’s Global Mobile Internet Conference. The robot is modeled on one of the researchers who helped develop the technology.
Productivity Dives, Wages Rise; Inflation Theory vs. Practice; Technical Recession? Today’s BLS release on Productivity and Cos ts shows a back-to-back decline in productivity accompanied with rising wages
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On April 29 in Real Q1 GDP 0.2% vs. Consensus 1.0%; Disaster in the Details I commented "The second estimate of Q1 GDP comes out on May 29. Any number of changes could send Q1 negative." Here we are already
Many producers have approached Ron Paul about doing a documentary regarding Paul’s philosophical views. Until now, Ron Paul has turned down all such overtures. Empire of Lies I am pleased to report that Ron Paul just now authorized a long-time friend, Charles Goyette, to make that documentary
Using a Prechteresque term, Bill Gross Says the "Bull Market Super-Cycle is Nearing End" . The attempt by global central banks to cure a debt crisis with more debt doesn’t have much further to run, which will end a rally that’s lasted three and a half decades, the 71-year-old manager wrote in an investment outlook for Janus Capital Group Inc
Read the original post: Factory Orders Positive First Time in 8 Months, Remain Weak
Please consider Chicago’s Fiscal Stress: New Term, Same Problems .
Continue reading here: China Manufacturing PMI in Contraction: New Orders and Operating Conditions Decline at Strongest Rate in a Year
Via translation from Les Echos, May 2, 2015: Poll shows 75% of French Do Not Expect Improvement in Unemployment until 2017 .