Betting on the Republican presidential nominee

Betting on the Republican presidential nominee
AFTER starting with 17 candidates, the Republican field has narrowed to just three real contenders: Donald Trump, Ted Cruz and Marco Rubio. At first glance, it may seem that all three have a decent shot at the nomination:...

Disney discovers peak pricing

Disney discovers peak pricing
ACCORDING to an article published in Bloomberg, on February 28th Disney introduced “surge pricing” to its theme parks. Now, when I think of surge pricing, I think of an annoying little screen that appears on my smartphone...

Hillary Clinton wins big in South Carolina

Hillary Clinton wins big in South Carolina
HILLARY CLINTON’S Southern fire-wall is intact and imposing. That was the meaning of South Carolina’s Democratic primary on February 27th, which, with 90% of the vote counted, the former secretary of state had won by a...

A nasty surprise for the Irish government

A nasty surprise for the Irish government
WHEN polling stations closed in Ireland at 10pm on February 26th, Fine Gael and Labour, the two parties that make up the governing coalition, were hoping that the pollsters would be wrong. History, in the form of the surprise...

Adventures at sea in the Caribbean

Adventures at sea in the Caribbean
A SHORT distance away from the wreck of the Rhone was Salt Island, a craggy chunk of land home to just three people who continue the age-old tradition of paying their rent to the Queen in the form of bags of salt. Source:...