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Goldman Sachs loading up on guns
in Sox First, on December 2, 2009
...nightmare. For the merchant bank, it's as if the financial crisis never happened. After paying back billions of dollars in taxpayer funded bailout money, it paid annual bonuses that rivaled the record...
Bankruptcies soar with no recovery in sight
in Sox First, on November 27, 2009
...ince the US Government started tracking this sort of data 25 years ago. Despite the banks receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer funded bailout money, they are not willing to repay the favor. But t...
The Dubai con job
in Sox First, on November 27, 2009
...I did a blog entry on how Dubai was likely to join Iceland and go broke. It's about to default on billions of dollars of debt accrued to create that bizarre financial center out in the middle of the...
Seen that? - Up march Option Expiration
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 25, 2009
...nate, educated, and affluent. As of Sunday night, CBS said its NCAA March Madness on Demand (MMOD) served more than 14 million streams of live video from the 2006 NCAA® Division I Men's Basketbal...
Seen that? - Recipe: Fruit Salad
in WebKinzBlog, on November 19, 2009
...ng unless you know how to really spice them up. Gone are the days when only lettuce and tomato were served together. My favorite salad is full of extra fibers and vitamins. I always make sure that I h...
Apocalypse Fatigue: losing the battle on climate change
in Sox First, on November 18, 2009
...s need to recognize psychology as the missing link in the climate change debate. Until they do, billions of dollars will be spent for little return.
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Taxpayers lose out on bank bailout
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...rogram, has conceded that the program will result in a loss to taxpayers to the tune of tens of billions of dollars. Barofsky said: "We need to temper or be realistic about our expectations, a do...
US unemployment to hit 13%
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...Obama's stimulus packages are not working as intended. They need fine tuning. When you are spending billions of dollars, it needs to be better targeted. ...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #2
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 9, 2009
... belief. Merrill Lynch was in serious trouble and the US government had to bail it out with tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, but Thain continued to lavish himself with payments and...
The psychology of climate change
in Sox First, on November 6, 2009
...nize these psychological forces because unless they do, nothing will change. Governments will spend billions of dollars for little result. As Adam Corner writes in the Guardian : "If the thought of...
Budget Wedding Reception Alternatives
in White Lace Wedding, on November 1, 2009
...consider hosting such a cocktail reception instead. Free-flowing sparkling wine, and some elegantly served fingerfoods should do it.
Or, timing the reception to be held at around mid-afternoon? Pe...
Infonetics: VoIP Providers Earning Billions
in The VoIP Weblog, on October 31, 2009
According to a recent report from Infonetics Research , revenue from VoIP worldwide reached $20.7 billion in the last six months alone.
That's billion, with a b...
"Residential VoIP services remain healthy, comprising the majority of worldwide VoIP services revenue, and subscribers...
Seen that? - BIG SUR BONANZA #3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 31, 2009
... belief. Merrill Lynch was in serious trouble and the US government had to bail it out with tens of billions of dollars of taxpayers' money, but Thain continued to lavish himself with payments and...
Seen that? - Outsourcing to Africa
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on October 29, 2009
...with other locations in the world, the citizens of the African continent are very interested in the billions of dollars that multinational corporations can offer in trade for services. What makes afri...
Breaking up the banks
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
...hat's why the idea isn't even on the table. But it should be. No important public interest is served by allowing giant banks to grow too big to fail. Winding them down after they get into trouble is n...
US housing probe and climate change
in Sox First, on October 26, 2009
...o. She is also the former Director of the Department of Planning for Sao Paolo, and from 2003-2007 served as the National Secretary for Urban Programs of the Brazilian Ministry of Cities. How succes...
Pay cuts for auto firm executives. What about banks?
in Sox First, on October 23, 2009
...ices firms. The Economist reports that despite the fact that Citigroup and Bank of America lost billions of dollars in the last quarter, they still ended up paying a combined $13.7 billion in comp...
KFC's secrets in China
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
... offering congee or Chinese-style porridge for breakfast; beijing chicken roll (à la Beijing Duck) served with scallion and seafood sauce and spicy diced chicken resembling a popular Sichuan-style dis...
Dubai can't meet debts
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...id over the next three years. The only solution to the problem, as I see it, is for Dubai to issue billions of dollars in bonds. And indeed, Dubai is now looking at a $10 billion bond offer at the ...
No Recovery in I.P.O.'s Yet
in Wangtam, on 2009-10-04
...nit
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FBI probes BoFA-Merrill deal
in Sox First, on September 21, 2009
...to pay $33 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission for misleading shareholders about the billions of dollars of bonuses paid to executives at the failed financial services firm Merrill Lync...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
...t geeks is kidding themselves. As reported here , it is now a secret economy with criminals making billions of dollars from stolen identities and selling credit card and bank account information. Cre...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest WildCard Play-Off
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
... of the hedge fund and alternative investment communities. Since 2004, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest has served as A Leg To Stand On's signature fundraising benefit. Due in large part to the support re...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...nks is back with a vengeance with Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase and others - which received tens of billions of dollars in federal aid - once more betting big on bonds, commodities and exotic financia...
Facebook Lite 版正式上线
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-13
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• giveamonkey
• Trending Topics: Hot Wikipedia Topics, Served Fresh Daily.
• Los Angeles News
• Ning Apps Launches on 1.5 Million Social Networks
• Facebook Introduces @Mentions in Status U...
Climate change and national security
in Sox First, on September 2, 2009
...At a moment when the U.S. government is scrambling to ratchet down tensions and preparing to invest billions of dollars to strengthen Pakistan's capacity to deliver for its people - climate change...
Costs of fighting climate change to treble
in Sox First, on August 30, 2009
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We all know that fighting climate change will cost billions. But how much cash do we need? A new report from scientists says world leaders have massively underestimated these costs. The UN Fra...
Who says you are a CIO?
in The CIO Weblog, on August 13, 2009
...ade as one to join an industry group?
Kundra, a federal employee responsible for the allocation of billions of tax dollars, may be a different matter, but it seems as if Dvorak has been supping too o...
Alwand Vahan Bracelets
in The Jewelry Weblog, on August 12, 2009
...th Avenue in 1968 after having worked for David Webb and other prestigious firms. By then Sasha had served in the US Armed Forces during the Cuban Missile Crisis and been member of the Art Students Le...
Produce Truck In Detroit Promotes Healthy Eating
in Do you like to cook?, on August 12, 2009
... Detroit is a community served by 26 liquor stores and only one grocery store. To encourage healthy eating, a community group is peddling fresh produce (fruits and vegetables) like ice cream.
Fiv...
US mortgages underwater
in Sox First, on August 7, 2009
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The Washington Post reports that the US Government is considering plans to take hundreds of billions of dollars in troubled loans out of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, stick them into a so-called ...
Google 出价 1.065 亿美元收购 On2
in Wangtam, on 2009-08-06
Google 表示 将斥资 1.065 亿美元收购数字视频压缩技术提供商 On2 Technologies。
根据协议规定，每股 On2 股票将转换为价值 0.60 美元的 Google 普通股。交易规模大约在1 .065 亿美元。整个交易预计将在今年第四季度完成。
Google 拥有广受欢迎的视频共享网站 YouTube。而 On2 是一家数字视频压缩技术提供商，在网络视频日益盛行的今天，数字视频压缩技术已成为一个重要法宝。
Google 产品管理副总裁 Sundar Pichai 在声明中表示，"现在视频已经是 Web 体验的一个重要组成部分，我们相信高品质的视频压...
Buffett cleans up on Goldman Sachs
in Sox First, on July 25, 2009
... from bigger risks and the concern is whether other banks will follow suit because of the allure of billions. Unless that problem is addressed, we could well have another crisis....
US banks face more losses from commercial property collapse
in Sox First, on July 23, 2009
...me bomb" which could result in another wave of losses at US banks. The banks have already lost billions in residential mortgages and business loans but the collapse of the commercial property mar...
The world's oldest bible reunited online
in Wangtam, on 2009-07-08
...to be billions in 5 years
• Google Chrome 3.0.191.3 Dev For Windows
• The Return Of The Pay Wall
• Yahoo to Formally Launch New Research Tool
• Venture Capitalists Look for a Return to the A B...
Pebble Beach Swamped, Calendar Needs to be Split
in Classical Drives, on July 6, 2009
...nnouncement comes from La Dolce Vita Automobili at Black Horse, "dedicated to showcasing under-served marques with just a few hundred cars." Oh, just a few hundred? Gee, thanks. Classic Dri...
2009 Jewelry Sale at Ice.com
in The Jewelry Weblog, on July 5, 2009
... very latest jewelry styles . As one of the largest and most respected online Jewelers, Ice.com has served more than half a million satisfied customers since 1999.
1/2 Carat Diamond Sterling Si...
Windows 7 Pricing announced
in The CIO Weblog, on June 25, 2009
...o after the terribly botched Vista release. After years of expecting customers to smile after being served a steaming pile of... well, you know... it's about time to see some hint of a mea culpa o...
Did Sonia Sotomayor's mortgage views help send county into recession?
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 23, 2009
...Sonia Sotomayor, Pres. Barack Obama's nominee for a seat on the Supreme Court, for the time she served on the board of a New York state agency that provided discount mortgages to low- and middle-i...
U.S. Open vs The Weather
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 18, 2009
....S. Open is being played on a public course?
The game that millions around the world love is being served up by the world's finest players on a layout that you and I can play for just a hundred b...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
...y people.
Personally, I have a social network that is almost entirely dedicated to people who get served at my physical work place. Then I have another platform (Facebook) with a more eclectic crowd...
Be Who You Are - on Facebook
in The Social Networking Weblog, on June 11, 2009
... you'll have to act fast to beat the other John Smiths of the world. It's first-come, first-served. That's midnight if you live on the East Coast (like me).
The Facebook blog gives ins...
Sun CEO Announces Plans for Java App Store
in Java Entrepreneur, on May 22, 2009
...deployment mechanism, providing a distribution channel that Schwartz says will reach an audience of billions."
"While details on the Java store otherwise remain scarce, Schwartz added cand...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...ates and China is worrying and dangerous. American consumers buy Chinese-made goods, China piles up billions of dollars from US trade and buys US debt. That has flooded the market with cheap money and...
Finally
in The CIO Weblog, on May 19, 2009
...nt to plan to stick with XP indefinitely ... to make no plans for upgrades at all.
Even if XP has served you well thus far, I wouldn't suggest you adopt it into perpetuity. But I would suggest t...
CostPlus supply chain chief steps down
in Supplychainer, on May 15, 2009
...to other time commitments, particularly his role as senior advisor with The Carlyle Group. Mr Dodds served as chairman of the company's audit committee. Ken Stevens, already a member of the compan...
Climate change and health
in Sox First, on May 14, 2009
...hange on health will affect most populations in the next decades and put the lives and wellbeing of billions of people at increased risk." According to the report, much of the impact will be fel...
Cynthia Bach Jewelry
in The Jewelry Weblog, on May 8, 2009
...o design a crown brooch for an anniversary present. Her ensuing series of miniature crown paintings served as the designs for her original crown brooch collection that was then sought out by Neiman...
Grocery Money and Fresh Vegetables
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on May 5, 2009
...e you aren't a fan of spinach. Personally, I love fresh spinach with onions and crumbled bacon, served with a sweet and sour dressing (oil, sugar, vinager). Spinach aside, we all know that nothing...
Testing stress tests
in Sox First, on May 5, 2009
...points out, it's a meaningless exercise when taxpayers around the world are on the hook for the billions upon billions of dollars, euros, pounds and whatever other currency the world's central...
Lost American Marques: Hupmobile
in Classical Drives, on May 1, 2009
... a battle being waged by management, stockholders, and a character named Archie Andrews who briefly served as chairman and was determined to control the company. He was soon ousted by other board memb...
Window 7 coming early, as expected
in The CIO Weblog, on April 30, 2009
...o ensure a launch as smooth this time around as Vista's was rocky, I think they might be better served by kicking the operating system gold masters out the door as soon as possible. While the mudd...
The Invisible Hook by Peter Leeson
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...Their targets would peacefully submit, reducing the potential costs. Pirate torture of victims also served the same purpose although as Leeson points out, they didn't make anyone walk the plank. T...
Oracle 出价 74 亿美元收购 Sun
in Wangtam, on 2009-04-21
Oracle 同意以 74 亿美元或每股 9.50 美元的价格收购 Sun ，预计该次并购于今年夏季完成。
Oracle 公司总裁 Safra Catz 称，预计该并购交易完成的第一财年，将促使 Oracle 公司依非国际公认会计原则（Non-GAAP）计算的每股盈利至少增加 15 美分。
Catz 指出，预计其收购 Sun 电子计算机公司的业务在并购第一财年将为 Oracle Non-GAAP 运营利润贡献 15 亿美元 ，第二财年贡献逾 20 亿美元。而并购 Sun 电子计算机公司第一财年将实现的每股收益要高于 Oracle 并购服务器软件供应商 BEA 系统公司的计划每股收益...
PreEmptive Releases DashO 5
in Java Entrepreneur, on April 17, 2009
...se, enabling time limits on application use, and detecting and defending against tampering. Data is served up to a Windows-based portal, said chief marketing officer Sebastian Holst. Visual Studio and...
Did Vista jump the shark?
in The CIO Weblog, on April 14, 2009
...t I posed around the time that Vista was released initially: has the badly botched operating system served as a wake-up call to organizations as to their relationship with the Windows platform? Will...
A Web 2.0 Obituary?
in TJ's Weblog, on April 2, 2009
...subscriptions services and 'digital roses' but there is no big underlying trend generating billions of revenue. In fact all startups summed up together excluding the TOP 15 in the Web 2.0 spac...
Asetek appoints new supply chain lead
in Supplychainer, on March 29, 2009
...ng also brings expertise in contract negotiation and quality control. Over the past 15 years he has served in a variety of manufacturing operations and supply chain positions with companies including ...
Support the Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Management Act of 2009
in Allergies, on March 28, 2009
...lishing by email and thought I would share:
If your child has had an allergic reaction to foods served at school / nursery you could be entitled to make an accident claim . If you care about a ch...
IBM Buying Sun?
in Java Entrepreneur, on March 21, 2009
... reasons IBM would be willing to pay a premium for Sun is that Sun owns Java, and Java IP is worth billions in future revenue to IBM," agrees InformationWeek's Charles Babcock . "IBM...
AIG witch hunts: the new McCarthyism
in Sox First, on March 21, 2009
...ington Post , these people aren't criminals and to attack them at a time when the US is pouring billions into zombie banks and financial institutions is missing the point. The ghost of Joe McCarth...
Experimental Therapy Builds Tolerance to Peanut Allergies
in Allergies, on March 18, 2009
...s? That's not the goal. The aim is to not have a reaction if peanuts-containing foods are being served in the canteen, at the cinema, in the airplane, at parties, and other places.
Now, I wonder,...
The politics of AIG
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
...umnist Thomas Friedman says , fairness has left the building. Congress is shelling out hundreds of billions of dollars on toxic assets and the money is going to keep coming. While people say it's...
Madoff to jail, SEC in the dog house
in Sox First, on March 13, 2009
.... Attorney Alan Ellis has told The Wall Street Journal that if have more than 30 years to be served - and Madoff is facing a life sentence - you would typically you go to a federal penitentiary...
GM - too big to fail?
in Sox First, on March 8, 2009
... sure aren't planning on going away. The White House, which is still considering a request for billions of dollars in more aid, is not so sure. "Whether the auto industry as we have it now i...
Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
...ector's dependence and usage of derivatives is dangerous. "Receivables and payables by the billions become concentrated in the hands of a few large dealers who are apt to be highly-leveraged ...
Auto catastrophe
in Sox First, on February 28, 2009
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When are they going to take this company off life support? General Motors has lost billions more than we expected with its latest result . The question is whether the funds from the US Governmen...
Geithner's vague debut
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
...et is dead, is about 1c to 2c in the dollar. "In other words, we are talking about hundreds of billions in assets that have essentially no value at all, but have not yet been written down by the ...
Venice for Valentine's Day?
in Wandalust, on February 8, 2009
... a special St. Valentine's menù :
Cupid's Starters
Red Tuna Fish marinated with Mustard served Lukewarm lik a Carpaccio with Vegetables
Treviso Red Radicchio oven baked with stewed Bacon...
Bank bailout failure
in Sox First, on February 3, 2009
...hurts taxpayers, too little and the banks have to write down assets. And we are talking hundreds of billions of dollars. That strategy could well end up going the way of Bush's bailout bonanza....
