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Plug Your Phone Into My... Coffee Cup?
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 11, 2009
If you’re like me, you’ve at some point wondered why nobody thought to include “standard” electrical outlets in your car. The bad news is that there’s no solid answer to this question. The good news is that someone out there with more technical knowledge (and motivation) has decided to do ...
Motorola's New Handset Built to Military Spec
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 11, 2009
Motorola’s latest handset looks to appeal to those users who make a habit out of destroying their phone. Calling it the Quantico, it features an exterior shell forged from chrome, glass, mesh and rubber and designed to survive in up to one meter of water for up to 30 minutes.
A rubberize...
Transfer Rumours
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 11, 2009
... sponsorship deal with banking group Standard Charter, despite potentially dropping millions in investment next year for not qualifying for the Champions League) will go on striker Carlton Cole and wi...
你见过？ - 通过邮政储蓄可以买到基金
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on 2009-11-10
... 通过邮政储蓄可以买到基金 at Independent Money & Investment Guide 基金等金融产品有望在不久之后销售到中国广袤的农村，这个蓝图肯定会令许多人兴奋不已。 2007年第一只新发基金昨天开始发行，也就只之前Min Wu在文中提到过的，首只由外方基金经理管理的基金...
RIM Gets Serious With Developer Tools To Edge Out iPhone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Research In Motion and Adobe announced a collaboration to integrate Flash technology into the BlackBerry development platform. This new level of integration will grand developers access to Adobe Flash and Adobe Creative Suite tools to create content and applications for RIM’s BlackBerry device...
Verizon Targets Music Lovers with New Chocolate
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Verizon Wireless today launched the LG Chocolate Touch, a touch screen music phone with surround sound Dolby Mobile for a richer and clearer listening experience.
The handset comes standard with a 3.0-inch touch screen display, FM radio, stereo Bluetooth, 1GB of internal memory for music ...
Al Gore, climate change profits and civil disobedience
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
...Valley venture capital firm Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers , he has cleaned up big time with its investments in smart electricity grids. That's on top of his companies focused on bio-fuels, sustain...
MBA turkeys and the market
in Sox First, on November 8, 2009
...t. According to the Index, if more than 30% of Harvard MBAs end up in "market-sensitive jobs" like investment banking, private equity and hedge funds, it's a long-term sell signal. If that number is ...
Sprint Reports Losses Despite Improvements
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 6, 2009
Sometimes it seems like Sprint must be scratching their collective head in effort to figure out what gives with the domestic wireless market. The company reported a large third-quarter loss as subscribers continued to leave for rivals AT&T and Verizon despite an improved selection of phones a...
Verizon Releases $100 Android Handset
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 6, 2009
In effort to boost publicity of the Android platform, Verizon Wireless plans to sell the HTC Droid Eris, a Google Android equipped wireless device, today for $100.
The Droid Eris is nearly identical to HTC's Hero smartphone, which Sprint is currently selling for $180. In fact the Droid E...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...t out, 84% of the $1.05 billion in "green" stimulus funding distributed since September had gone to foreign companies building renewable energy projects in the United States — mostly wind projects and...
Seen that? - France Tightens Family Immigration
in Global Mobility Report, on November 4, 2009
...to be in favor of stricter immigration rules and there is widespread concern about large numbers of foreign nationals unlawfully in France. See FRENCH DEPUTIES DISCUSS TOUGHER IMMIGRATION RULES, AMID ...
Sonos iPhone Music Player Ships
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sonos has confirmed initial shipments of its much-anticipated ZonePlayer S5 all-in-one wireless music system that can be controlled by the iPhone or iPod touch.
The Sonos ZonePlayer S5 is a high-performance wireless music system with 5 speakers powered by 5 dedicated digital amplifiers. ...
Sony Hopes to Increase Market Share with Android Phone
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 4, 2009
Sony may rule the roost in several areas of consumer electronics but the smartphone industry hasn’t been one of them. To potentially remedy this reality, Sony Ericsson’s Xperia X10 (their first Google phone) will go on sale in 2010.
X10 will run Google's Android software and feature a larg...
Buffett bets big on US recovery
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...bargain for the returns it will deliver. But there are other reasons the deal makes sense. The Investment Marathoner blog says: "Burlington is well-managed. Railroads are a bet against the U.S. do...
India goes for gold: dollar to lose out
in Sox First, on November 4, 2009
...rgest gold holdings of all the central banks. At the moment, gold now makes up about 6% of India's foreign exchange reserves. You can bet that will grow substantially. The deal has sent gold to an ...
Hedge Fund Expert To Launch Own Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on November 3, 2009
...s Funds with Bob Doll, who is now Global CIO for BlackRock’s equity arm. At BlackRock (MLIM), his investment role spanned a dozen quantitatively managed funds & separate accounts with approx $30B in A...
Feature Packed Motorola Droid Hits Stores this Week
in The Gadgets Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Verizon’s highly-anticipated answer to the iPhone is set to go on sale this week for $200.
This new handset, called the Motorola Droid, will run Google's Android 2.0 operating system, offering a new mapping application that has voice-guided turn-by-turn directions, satellite imagery and h...
Flixster Expands Its Reach By A Factor of 8 Million
in The Mobile Technology Weblog, on November 2, 2009
Flixster, the world’s biggest online movie community, looks like it's going to be bigger still by last week's announcement to release its first Blackberry application and overhaul its successful Android app.
The announcement represents the company's simultaneous addition of 8 million mobi...
你见过？ - 上投摩根：家庭的现金管理
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on 2009-11-01
... 上投摩根：家庭的现金管理 at Independent Money & Investment Guide 图片来自金博会，后面的Logo是上投摩根，但前面这头"牛"，却是华夏基金的。 上投摩根在新近印制的理财手册中提到了家庭的现金管理。其中提到： 通常来说，一个家庭的预留现...
Rafa - "I Don't Have To Win A Trophy"
in The Soccer Weblog, on November 1, 2009
...feree (who also hadn’t read the rules when Liverpool played Sunderland to know that foreign objects on the pitch can not directly interfere with play) wasn’t aware of this.
The fans and the manager...
Seen that? - Ever Wonder How Much a Casino Makes
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...hose questions that everybody loves to ask - and no-one really has an answer for. But thanks to an investment prospectus recently published for 2 mid-sized greek-based Casinos, we can finally get som...
Seen that? - Wireless Gadgets at CES
in The Wireless Weblog, on October 31, 2009
...es the Frontman Project, a site featuring articles on a wide array of topics including politics and foreign affairs:"Cyber bullying" is a term that many young people will recognize. The scho...
Alcoa and RUSNANO Sign Memorandum of Understanding
in Nanotechbuzz, on October 31, 2009
...uminum industry," says Alcoa president and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. "Building on our existing investment and presence in Russia, we are proud to be a partner of the leading Russian nanotechnolog...
Seen that? - Intel Capital Makes Swift Investments Post-Alibaba Deal
in China Venture News, on October 24, 2009
... Intel Capital Makes Swift Investments Post-Alibaba Deal at China Venture News Intel Corporation's $200 million China Technology Fund has wasted little time ...
Dollar to tumble even more
in Sox First, on October 22, 2009
...ighlights the parlous state of the US economy. The Economist writes: "A country heavily in debt to foreigners, with a government deficit it is making little headway at controlling, is creating vast a...
你见过？ - 细微之处：如何降低你的基金佣金？
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on 2009-10-21
... 细微之处：如何降低你的基金佣金？ at Independent Money & Investment Guide 你知道自己的购买基金的费率是多少么？对于股票型基金来说，包括1.2%的申购费率，1.5-1.8的次费率（托管和管理费），1.5%的赎回费率。虽然不能将这些费率算术相加，但你可以看到...
BioAccelerate NYC Prize To Fund Translational Research
in The Biotech Weblog, on October 18, 2009
...he New York City Economic Development (NYCEDC) Corporation have announced that the New York City Investment Fund (NYCIF) will provide up to $1.25 million for the BioAccelerate NYC Prize . The Bi...
Green Halloween: What to Give Out Instead of Candy
in The Parenting Weblog, on October 18, 2009
...ey
* Spooky S'mores flavor Clif Kid™ Organic ZBaR™
* Seed packets
* Stamps from foreign countries
* Polished rocks
* Yarn bracelets
* Fortunes and jokes you write on stri...
Failed Lehman bankers pursue $100 million in deferred pay
in Sox First, on October 14, 2009
...ter Lehman Brothers went bust last year, many without even knowing they had cash invested in the US investment bank. These investors, including many pensioners, who put cash in supposedly safe structu...
Soros invests $1 billion in clean energy
in Sox First, on October 13, 2009
...g entry looking at the green technology boom. In that blog, I was looking at the prospect of green investment making the investment in the Internet look like small change. There's a good reason for t...
你见过？ - 景顺长城：基金买对莫怕贵
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on 2009-10-11
... 景顺长城：基金买对莫怕贵 at Independent Money & Investment Guide 买净值高的基金，还是净值低的基金？这肯定是所有基金公司投资者教育活动中最重要的一点之一。 无奈的是，前一阶段的基金分红浪潮中，一向以投资者教育先锋的基金公司却有利用低净值的错误偏好来诱导人...
Thailand Joins the Renewable Energy Push
in IfEnergy, on October 11, 2009
...rity and of course with important climate and economic benefits. The Ministry of Energy expects investment over the 15-year period, from public and private sources, to be some 488 billion Baht (US$ ...
Greentech Sees Venture Capital Growth
in TJ's Weblog, on October 11, 2009
... © Jimmy_Joe
Renewable Energy World is reporting that venture capital investment is on the upswing - at least in the green technology sector of the economy.
Third quarter numbers are...
The Goldman Sachs lie
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...an Sachs? During the week, Goldman's CEO Lloyd Blankfein told The Wall Street Journal
that the investment house received no special treatment in the bailout, despite the presence of so many Goldm...
Bribery charges turn personal
in Sox First, on October 9, 2009
...executives and high-level employees of corporations have been criminally charged with violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act so far this year and the list is growing. It's an interesting str...
Seen that? -
in The Personal Finance Weblog, on October 8, 2009
... use today as a reminder to review your financial game plan. Are you properly diversified? Are your investment expenses too high? Are you maximizing any employer sponsored savings plans? Do you have a...
Seen that? - Saif Partners Picks China TV Home-Shopping Network as the Next Big IPO
in China Venture News, on October 6, 2009
...Partners, the most active venture capital firm in China in 2004, displays only confidence about the investment climate in the country. The fund's $35 million investment in Acorn International, il...
Seen that? - Carnival 2007
in Daily Power Walk, on October 2, 2009
...he most interesting artistic global events. Pretty much everyone has heard of the Rio Carnival. Foreign visitors to [...] Read More Rio de Janeiro's Carnival 2007 News at La...
你见过？ - 周末杂谈：强制投资的好处
in Independent Money & Investment Guide, on 2009-10-02
... 周末杂谈：强制投资的好处 at Independent Money & Investment Guide 在离开学校很长一段时间内，我都是所谓的"月光族"，这个名字好听，但是每月收到账单时可不是那么美妙。 我不知道有多少家庭在孩子小的时候教过他们简单的理财理念，比如储蓄。我...
Seen that? - 10 shoestring principles for business
in BootStrapMe, on October 2, 2009
...me other basic bootstrapping principals [...] Read More Principles for Responsible Investment hit $8 trillion at Sox First Last year, I look...
Seen that? - Mexico Travel: The City of Oaxaca
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...? Then, I read about a few of the hikes and realized Mexico City isn't any different than other foreign countries. It turns out Mexico's capital city is bursting with hiking opportunities. And...
Seen that? - NBA's Marc Cuban Blogs his Plans to Launch Betting Hedge Fund
in The Gambling Weblog, on October 2, 2009
...We have been divesting our equity portfolio to buy other [...] Read More Barbarian Investments Launch Film Production Hedge Fund at The Hedge Funds Weblog ...
Should ratings agencies go the way of Arthur Andersen?
in Sox First, on October 3, 2009
...as been no similar reckoning against the firms that were supposed to be watching the system for the investment public. Why haven't the rating agencies that were complicit in the subprime-mortgage ...
The Merger Wave
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 28, 2009
...the outsourcing industry as a whole, as it means that outsourcing providers are being seen as good investment opportunities.
One more interesting aside - for years, many have suspected that these org...
A Rainy Day Keeps No One Away at the Steamworks Concours
in Classical Drives, on September 28, 2009
...r in Mexico. Nigel reports that " Rodriguez always carried a bottle of Tabasco with him on his foreign trips. A smaller sized bottle of Tabasco is carried in the Formula Junior as a tribute to Pe...
美国南方洪水泛滥
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-28
...ecure
• 37SIGNALS VALUATION TOPS $100 BILLION AFTER BOLD VC INVESTMENT
• The Beatles Rock Band Sales "Exceeding Expectations"
• New Twitter Funding
• Twitter Appears Set to Raise $10...
Arsene Wenger Can't Live Without Football
in The Soccer Weblog, on September 25, 2009
...ble twice under Wenger, the first in the club's history in '97/'98 making him the first foreign manager to do so, and won three Premier League titles, their last coming in '03/'04 ...
Outsourcing as an Economic Indicator
in The Outsourcing Weblog, on September 24, 2009
... economy. That certainly parallels the global recession - particularly in areas such as technology investment and long term deals.
Ultimately, it will be interesting to see whether offshoring becomes...
Are you going back to business as usual?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 23, 2009
...d IT systems and services once the economy comes back. That category beat out every other potential investment in the survey, by more than 20 points.
As with all surveys I suppose I shouldn't tak...
魔鬼辞典之金融危机
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-23
随着金融危机从"狼来了"变成活生生的磨难，金融业的一些特有隐语也进入到了日常对话中。对于不熟悉华尔街这个小圈子的人来说，这种出乎意料的变化可能让他们不快。
安布罗斯•比尔斯(Ambrose Bierce)在1906年出版的魔鬼辞典《愤世嫉俗者词汇手册》(The Cynic's Word Book)中对当时的政治和文化用语给出了独出心裁的解释。按照这种精神，《华尔街日报》也在雷曼兄弟(Lehman Brothers)倒闭一周年之际编写了一个缩写词、新词和滥用词入门手册，这些词可以让人通俗、形像地了解雷曼倒闭给世人留下的烂摊子。
AAA，名词，废词。一种修辞工...
logiENERGY launches Peak Oil Fund
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 16, 2009
...id, "We only have a few years to take advantage of these opportunities."
The fund's investment strategy employs five approaches: 1) Publicly Traded Equities and Equity Options; 2) Inve...
Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest WildCard Play-Off
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 15, 2009
...rters for a unique night of rock-and-roll performances by members of the hedge fund and alternative investment communities. Since 2004, Hedge Fund Rocktoberfest has served as A Leg To Stand On's s...
The financial meltdown and tell-tale emails
in Sox First, on September 15, 2009
...ed information with UBS which makes it very close to insider trading. That's bad news for other investment banks. "It's doubtful that this sharing of information between a rating agency a...
Nothing learned from Lehman collapse
in Sox First, on September 14, 2009
...ent plans to phase out these backstops - leaving banks more vulnerable to big bets that go bad. One investment gaining popularity is a direct descendant of the mortgage-backed securities that devastat...
Who Owns China's Export Sector?
in China Venture News, on September 14, 2009
...ll, circular. In 2007 about 25% of China's exports went to USA; which is about the ratio of FDI investment. I suspect that a large proportion of those exports were US Corporations, or companies de...
Gore backs Internet grocer
in Sox First, on September 10, 2009
... way of the future? That might be the case with The Times reporting that Al Gore's Generation Investment Management has bought a stake in British Internet grocer Ocado which claims it is more ...
Will the dollar be replaced?
in Sox First, on September 9, 2009
...that's not going to happen overnight. UNCTAD is not that influential and Japan's former top foreign-exchange official Eisuke Sakakibara reckons the dollar will remain the global currency. B...
华尔街不满 Google 过于依赖付费搜索
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-09
...业务赚钱。
投资公司 Frost Investment Advisors 高级分析师 John Lutz 表示，"虽然付费搜索占 Google 业务的 95%，我认为投资者期待着新的赚钱渠道。" Google 将举行面向投资者的搜索与创收会议， Google 发言人 Jane Penner表示，这次会议关注的重点是搜索业务盈利而不是 YouTube 这样的业务。
该互联网巨...
Electric cars - no one will buy without Government backing
in Sox First, on September 6, 2009
...hin the span of 10 to 15 years." But it will only happen with Government backing to drive the investment....
Media misleads with Cerberus Hedge Fund Three-Year Lockup Announcement
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on September 3, 2009
...n Q4 of 2009.
Aaron goes on to explain how Hedge Funds use Lockups in structuring their fund and investment strategy.
...
Whither the mashup?
in The CIO Weblog, on September 3, 2009
... play on familiar paradigms of information exchange for most users. Mashups, while powerful, have a foreign flair to them for anyone who hasn't spent some time building relational databases. Even ...
Drinking Out Of Your Soda Can? Better Read This.
in Do you like to cook?, on September 3, 2009
...t last week from the Food and Drug Administration Office of Regulatory Affairs, which concluded the foreign matter appeared to be a frog or a toad.
Isn't that the most gross thing you've eve...
eBay 19 亿美元出售 Skype 65% 股份
in Wangtam, on 2009-09-03
...示，这项交易将可使其集中致力于 PayPal 电子支付服务及旗舰拍卖服务。
eBay 原计划明年通过 IPO 的方式分拆 Skype ，该公司 CEO John Donahoe 曾在 5 月份表示，对于增长中的 Skype 业务来说，其估值应超过 20 亿美元。
eBay 在 2005 年以超过 31 亿美元的价格收购了 Skype，但该公司 2007 年在 Skype 中的投资减记了约 14...
China's Investment-to-GDP Ratio
in China Venture News, on August 31, 2009
....
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 investment-to-GDP ratio in the developed world: over 40%. T...
China's Consumption Gap
in China Venture News, on August 30, 2009
...umption gap... There is non-stop chatter about China's challenge in transitioning from being an investment-led economy to a consumer-driven one, and commensurate consequences for the global econom...
Does Your SIGG Bottle Contain BPA Afterall?
in The Parenting Weblog, on August 30, 2009
...ot; liner".
After two years of comprehensive testing and development and a one million dollar investment in new equipment for our Swiss factory, SIGG began producing bottles with our new, next g...
Hedge Fund Journal’s Funds of Hedge Funds/ Newedge Release Top 50 Research
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on August 27, 2009
... retain assets, the Journal reports.
But despite the recriminations, in relative terms, hedge fund investment held up well during the crisis. For example, in 2008 the Hennessee Hedge Fund Index and t...
2009 Mid-Atlantic Bio Conference Calls for Emerging Companies to Present to Investors
in The Biotech Weblog, on August 26, 2009
... to share science or technologies of interest to both strategic collaborators and other alternative investment and partnering organizations in attendance, including patient advocacy groups.
Emerging...
