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Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...ratic candidates to be governors in Virginia and New Jersey in part because of concerns about the economy and government spending, Obama will have to tread very quickly. The politics could bring every...
Fall Hedge Fund Networking Event At Nikki Midtown
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 6, 2009
... Schneider, co- founder of HedgeCo Networks, said, “Networking is especially important as the economy continues to change, knowing what is going on in the hedge fund community and having connections i...
Big profits: How Goldman Sachs bet on the US housing crash
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...dman Sachs was playing both sides of the street, and making mega bucks from the implosion of the US economy, needs to be fully investigated. ...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
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Warren Buffett has taken a giant wager on the US economy recovering with Berkshire Hathaway announcing it's buying the rest of Burlington Northern and Santa Fe, America's second biggest rail...
India goes for gold: dollar to lose out
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
.... "This purchase is a clear sign from India, which is going to become the world’s third largest economy at some point, that it does not trust the US dollar anymore,'' Kaleel says. "This is not a cycli...
Emanuel presses for another Sarbanes-Oxley exemption
in Sox First, on November 3, 2009
...h less than $75 million from complying with Sarbanes-Oxley. And you would have to say that with the economy is going, and with US unemployment on the up and up, the Democrats will agree, if only to sa...
Waiting for the crash
in Sox First, on November 2, 2009
... 29, 1929, or "Black Tuesday" was the day that resulted in banks collapsing and the once-roaring US economy sinking into the Great Depression. As we think back to the worst stock market collapse ever...
Commercial real estate: an accounting shell game
in Sox First, on November 1, 2009
... rate and building owners struggling to finance the massive loans they took out when the market was booming. What's even more alarming now is the directive from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corpo...
China Business Myths
in China Venture News, on October 29, 2009
...e, well, not quite as simple as people (and the media) tend to think...
Myth number one: China's economy is led by exports. Myth number two: China's supply of cheap labor is (almost) endless. Myth ...
Too big to fail is too dumb
in Sox First, on October 29, 2009
... failure and they shouldn't even think about it. Kay writes: "The essential dynamic of the market economy is that good businesses succeed and bad ones do not. There is a sense in which the bankruptc...
The Big Whack: McDonald's pulls out of Iceland
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
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The collapse of Iceland's economy has taken its toll on McDonald's which has announced it is pulling out of Iceland. That came after Icleand's currency, the krona, went into a tailspin, falli...
Obama and Google: a love story
in Sox First, on October 27, 2009
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One of the little observed forces in the economy is the love affair between President Obama and Google. For insights into this star-struck relationship, check this report in Fortune . From th...
Over-valued S&P to tumble and the double dip recession.
in Sox First, on October 27, 2009
...ed. I may be wrong. I’ve been wrong before, but I just don’t see where the growth in the US economy can come from." Now we have another warning that it could drop sharply. Economist Andrew Smithers...
Will an Innovation Shortage End China's Economic Growth?
in China Venture News, on October 25, 2009
...of articles this week ( here and here ) on China's economic growth and the expansion of the China economy into "sophisticated industries." Can the growth rate of 8% continue? There are skeptics.
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Seen that? - Why the SBA may not be the best bet for entrepreneurs
in BootStrapMe, on October 23, 2009
... U.S. entrepreneurs specialize in building innovative businesses that keep the economy dynamic and productive, according to the seventh annual U.S. Global Entrepreneurship Monitor...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
... are no simple solutions but says the state of the greenback highlights the parlous state of the US economy. The Economist writes: "A country heavily in debt to foreigners, with a government deficit ...
Seen that? - Putters, Putters Everywhere
in Eagle Par Birdie, on October 21, 2009
...y: jameswagner.com There's a paragraph in a New York Times story today that begins "...the economy [is] facing what now seems to be the sharpest downturn since the 1930s". And if you rea...
Honda's CR-Z Hybrid Heading Our Way, Promises Low-Cost Fun
in carzz.org, on October 21, 2009
... And the really good news is that it's a hybrid that promises to combine high performance with fuel economy. No prices yet but $25,000 is a safe bet as Honda promises it will be affordable. A 1.5-lite...
Endless unemployment and the new pledge of allegiance
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
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The latest figures show that jobless claims have dipped, suggesting the economy is on the mend but don't start celebrating yet. Dig deeper into the US economy and you'll see that there is a r...
China's Entrepreneur Confidence Index is Up
in China Venture News, on October 14, 2009
...nturn. Computer services and software indexed at 150.5, making it the most optimistic secotr of the economy. All sectors of the economy increased on the index.
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Seen that? - Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 12, 2009
Nanotech market to top $1 trillion by 2010 at Nanotechbuzz A new report from RNCOS, "World Nanotechnology Market - An Industry Update (2005)", predicts that nanotechnology will exceed $1 trillion in the world market by the end of 2010. G...
Seen that? - Game on Supply Chain Management
in Supplychainer, on October 12, 2009
... enough, particularly when it came to overseeing Mattel's rogue subcontractors. In a globalized economy, companies now need to be be in charge [...] Read More Supply Chain Disappoint...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
... that venture capital investment is on the upswing - at least in the green technology sector of the economy.
Third quarter numbers are out, and they're encouraging for both VC's and the greentech ...
A system to let institutions fail
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...s should not lose sight of the potential impact that institution's failure will have on the overall economy. And finally, regulators should keep in mind the warnings of Lady Macbeth: "If t'were done, ...
Bankers' cocaine binge
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...? It's something we will never know for sure, but it's worth keeping in mind. Next time markets are booming and share prices skyrocketing, it's a warning that other forces might be at work.
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Saturn, We Hardly Knew You
in carzz.org, on October 7, 2009
...the offering of two engine performance levels was welcome to enthusiasts looking for more than just economy. But how do you top a winner? Saturn never did find the answer to that one as it tried to he...
California - America's first failed state?
in Sox First, on October 4, 2009
...up as the epitome of the boundless opportunities of America has collapsed. From its politics to its economy to its environment and way of life, California is like a patient on life support. At the sta...
US economy goes from bad to worse
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
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Another sign that all the talk of recovery in the US economy is a crock with new figures showing that the average time it takes fired employees to find a new job now exceeds the length of their...
Seen that? - 10 shoestring principles for business
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2009
...iversal owner. These are the institutions and pension funds that have holdings across the entire economy. Because their holdings encompass most sectors, markets and asset classes, their interests are ...
Seen that? - Poker Billionaires
in Internet Poker, on October 2, 2009
...erhouseCoopers is forecasting that London is set to eclipse Paris and Chicago as the fourth biggest economy among world cities by 2020, as reported by the BBC, so it's no surprise that the massive...
Writedowns reduced but bad loans to increase
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
...ment and patchy recovery. In its Global Financial Stability Report , the IMF warns that while the economy seems to have stabilized, or at least it's not getting worse, there is a chance that it ...
Recessions boost your health
in Sox First, on September 30, 2009
...all sorts of reasons this could happen. For a start, traffic tends to be heavier when the market is booming so more people would be knocking themselves off on the roads. Also during boom times, people...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
...itious task of growing and enhancing its IT infrastructure very fast to match the demands of a new economy," says Inna Kuznetsova, IBM's vice president of systems software, marketing and sale...
IPO boom out of sync
in Sox First, on September 29, 2009
...d the previous high of 11.22 times in 2003. Somewhere in another universe, the market for IPOs is booming . Just in the US alone this week, IPOs are set to raise $3.5 billion. It will be the busies...
Estimating Your IT Start up Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 28, 2009
...d the market, you're ready to embark on your own company. Now its all down to the money. In today's economy, that's particularly important.
If you don't want to lag behind your competition you nee...
US dollar to lose status
in Sox First, on September 28, 2009
... US dollar will continue to slip following the G20 summit. It's not just the weakness of the US economy that's hurting the dollar. It's the signs of recovery in other parts of the world an...
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China's Outbound Investment Surpases Inbound Investment
in China Venture News, on September 27, 2009
...'s figure of US$52 billion. People's Daily also states that, China's role in the global economy will shift from "manufacturer" to "capital exporter." Will that change C...
Is the G20 having a George Bush moment?
in Sox First, on September 27, 2009
...ces sector. Yes, you have to give the G20 credit for injecting trillions of dollars into the global economy, but how will that economy fare once those crutches are removed? As the BBC's Andrew W...
China moves to fight climate change
in Sox First, on September 26, 2009
...he Chinese market, and the opportunities for companies to invest in the world's fastest growing economy, it might just actually work. As Bryan Walsh at Time Magazine says, it could see China ove...
Luxury hotels the latest victims of the recession
in Sox First, on September 25, 2009
...could devastate the commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) market and that will damage the US economy even further. There is only one answer here. Smart operators are likely to bring in terrifi...
Outsourcing as an Economic Indicator
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 24, 2009
...ava described a decline in salaries and turnover in Indian firms, no doubt caused by the declining economy. That certainly parallels the global recession - particularly in areas such as technology inv...
The phoney bull market
in Sox First, on September 24, 2009
...he so-called bull market will continue for some time, thanks to the US Government. But bringing the economy back to life is still some way off....
EDS assimilation into HP is complete
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...wise attempting to forestall other RIFs by mandating across-the-board pay-cuts for HP staff. As the economy evens out again, however, and services continue to grow as a percentage of the market at the...
Are you going back to business as usual?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...I guess I am only moderately suprised that with the economy verging out of the recession, many businesses appear to be heading back down the Upgrade Highway, as is indicated in the results of this Ro...
Will Outsourcing Affect the Recovery?
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 20, 2009
...to recede. A "jobless recovery" concerns many American economists because so much of our economy has moved away from heavy manufacturing to services, many of which can be outsourced with rel...
Elderly turn to bank robbery in recession
in Sox First, on September 20, 2009
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Back in July, I did a blog entry looking at hiow bank robberies, fraud and other crimes were booming because of the recession. Now we have further evidence of the recession's impact with ...
Recession to last until 2012 - Stiglitz
in Sox First, on September 20, 2009
... terms it will still be in place. Stiglitz says: "There is likely to be weakness again in the economy in 2011. 2012 is an optimistic view of when we could be over the travails. The technical ter...
Pay cuts or jobs losses for half of America's workforce
in Sox First, on September 19, 2009
Yesterday, I did a blog entry questioning Bernanke's claim that the recession was over and suggesting that most Americans wouldn't believe him. If you need further evidence, check out this alarming ABC News-Washington Post poll showing that 41% of US households have had their pay o...
No one believes Bernanke
in Sox First, on September 17, 2009
...to the point, it means people will continue losing their jobs while politicians put the spin on the economy, claiming the crisis is over. Don't kid yourself, it's not over yet.
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California's Alternative Energy Bill
in IfEnergy, on September 15, 2009
...billion), forcing utilities to raise their rates and hurt consumers already grappling with a tough economy. On top of that, carving out land for renewable energy projects could instigate legal and env...
World Habitat Day - Oct. 5
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
...atory illness.
* Housing formation generates non-housing related expenditures that help drive the economy.
* Investing in housing expands the local tax base.
Celebrations of World Habitat Day ...
Sarkozy wants joie de vivre index
in Sox First, on September 15, 2009
...ns so including accounting for people's wellbeing and for the sustainability of a country's economy and natural resources would turn that system on its head completely, not to mention do thing...
Obama and bad economy boost gun industry
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
Beware the law of unexpected consequences! The Obama administration's stimulus funds have boosted the gun industry, reports the Christian Science Monitor . According to that report, a record one million guns were sold in the US in August with police departments using stimulus funds to buy ...
YOU LIE and the Immigration Debate
in Global Mobility Report, on September 14, 2009
...mpassion, health coverage for all those who reside in this country is an issue of health and the economy. We'll see how the issue developes over time. Or not......
A big week for the US economy
in Sox First, on September 13, 2009
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Next weeks marks the anniversary of the turning point in the US economy with collapse of Lehman Brothers. And it's a big week ahead this week. In fact, this could be the make or break week fo...
The next bubbles
in Sox First, on September 12, 2009
...hat can anticipate our thinking, inhibit the growth of bubbles and stop the damage, not only to the economy but to the social fabric."...
Google and Mongolia: leading the way in solar power
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
...'s developments like that which could turn solar energy into a growth industry. When the global economy starts to recover, it will be one of the leading sectors....
Unemployment boosts marijuana trade
in Sox First, on September 11, 2009
...lion (that's a lot of plants) have been chopped down this year and police are blaming it on the economy. More to the point, they say demand seems to be rising with growing unemployment. Indeed, t...
The US consumer economy is dead
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
... great shock that Switzerland has overtaken the United States as the world's most competitive economy. The World Economic Forum also ranked Britain at number 13, well behind Sweden, Denmark, Fin...
Warnings about Japan
in Sox First, on September 8, 2009
...nhouse gases by 25% from 1990 levels by 2020. This is enormous news. The world's second largest economy is finally moving to cut greenhouse gas emissions. The big question, however, is how long t...
Sales Basics to Remember
in Biz Plan Hacks, on September 6, 2009
...It's easy to blame bad sales on the economy. It also easy to think that since the economy is "different" now, your sales people should do something different. So I found this piece on ...
Unemployment boosts profits
in Sox First, on September 5, 2009
So the "jobless recovery" continues with US unemployment creeping up close to 10%. And the evidence suggests it's good for business because it will boost profits. At 9.7%, it's just a matter of time until the official figures are in double digit territory. "Everybody is l...
Food stamp numbers soar
in Sox First, on September 4, 2009
...gram is working and pulling the US out of recession. He says it's changed the trajectory of the economy. He must have missed the latest reports that a record number of Americans received food s...
The new normal
in Sox First, on September 4, 2009
...ch the government plays a significant role in terms of deficits and reregulation and control of the economy; in which the consumer stops shopping until he drops and begins, as they do in Japan (to be ...
Sicily's Wine Industry
in Celebrate Wine, on August 31, 2009
...cily is Italy's largest wine-producing region. The emergence of the European Union changed the economy of Sicily's wine industry - to cater to international demand.
Read about it......
China's Investment-to-GDP Ratio
in China Venture News, on August 31, 2009
...st from earlier this month - this one by David Hunkar.
So, if China's not a comsumer-oriented economy, what is it? The answer lies in its ratio of investment-to-GDP. China has the highest invest...
China's Consumption Gap
in China Venture News, on August 30, 2009
... obstacles China faces if it is to continue its transition to a Western-style consumer-oriented economy. China has a consumption gap... There is non-stop chatter about China's challenge in tra...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-08-30
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Up to 1000 more bank failures
in Sox First, on August 28, 2009
...s, the plight of the US banks highlights the fundamental crisis confronting the world's biggest economy. And it's getting worse. According to a Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) s...
