surplus

Published 2023-03-07 taxation surplus emergence

Since at least Adam Smith, the common wisdom has been that the transition from hunter-gathering to farming allowed the creation of the State. Farming, so went t…

Spending Dan Riccio's Battery Surplus

Published 2019-07-25 riccio radar icon

How we'd improve the Apple Watch by "spending" the power-efficiency gains likely to come in the next hardware update.

Spending Dan Riccio’s 2020 Battery Surplus

Published 2020-09-03 riccio radar spending

Our second-annual wishlist for how we hope this fall's Apple hardware spends the efficiency gains from another year of technological progress.

A Surplus of Happy from Melanie Crutchfield

Published 2020-07-01 crutchfield happy melanie

Follow Melanie on Twitter Check out FiveUp to get a daily source of happy directly to your phone. Check out her amazing python talks! - Stumbling through Django…

CoA flags overstatement of P187-B surplus by PNR

Published 2026-11-13 coa pnr auditors

THE Commission on Audit (CoA) found that the Philippine National Railways (PNR) overstated its revaluation surplus by P186.98 billion in 2025, while auditors co…

Govt meets IMF fiscal conditions

Published 2026-11-14 rs1 imf trillion

Centre receives only Rs57.5b, or 6% of annual provincial grant