And so of everything else — Let’s start with the conclusion If you buy a BD 100,000 house with a 25-year mortgage loan at 5%, you pay around BD 75,000 in interest over the life of the loan. At 6%, it’s BD 93,000 — almost BD 20,000 higher (!). …

Do you remember back in 2010 when Coca Cola and Pepsi both raised their prices from 100 to 150 fils for the soft drink cans? It was their first price hike in 30 years, with both companies blaming higher input costs, including labor and raw materials. I recall it caused…

Bitcoin has gotten a lot of attention lately (again), so I figured I’d write something down to try and get my own thoughts in order. …

At the time of writing this piece, it has been 127 days since the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 outbreak as a global pandemic. Nations have since imposed lockdowns, with some states and cities cycling through shutdowns and re-openings. We are all eagerly waiting for the discovery of a…