top economies in 2026?

Economist magazine predicts China will almost certainly overtake the USA. The top 4 nations in 2026: China, USA, India, Japan.

Other nations with good potential include Russia & Brazil.

Listen to free podcasts on the Economist website.

Online sales up 24% – UPDATE

Slowly but surely.

One day retail outlets will simply be showrooms where we test merchandise before we buy online.

I first saw this concept in a Tokyo electronics mall in 1991.

Wired magazine just opened a geek shop like this in New York.

Rick’s opinion: TV is ripe for a fall. We pay $50 a month or more for a service which with we are generally dissatisfied.

Apple’s Steve Jobs personally reinvented the music industry with iTunes. The winners are recording artists & the fans. The losers are the middlemen.

I don’t think Apple will reinvent the television industry. But they will be remembered as the company who first alerted the general public.