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The Goldman Sachs-Rolling Stone slugfest
in Sox First, on July 3, 2009
...rmula is relatively simple: Goldman positions itself in the middle of a speculative bubble, selling investments they know are crap. Then they hoover up vast sums from the middle and lower floors of so... ...tment bank to a bank-holding company, a move that allowed it access not only to $10 billion in TARP funds, but to a whole other publicly backed funding, including lending from the discount window of t...
NetworkingForPros.com Puts You on the Web
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
© Dmitry Baranovskiy
I've been contributing over the last few months to the content of a vibrant and growing site that points toward the future of the Internet and has profound potential for eCommerce and business. The site is NetworkingForPros.com .
When I look across the web at the mome...
Your Company Website
in Bizinformer, on June 30, 2009
I talked yesterday over at BizPlanHacks about getting customers through your company website. Do you have a company website? You should.
SimplWeb has an online course available to help you start a website. They describe it as "a free 7 part guide to creating a killer content site that ca...
Durbin-Grassley, Indian Outsourcing, and the H-1B Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on June 29, 2009
...ll erupt if the Durbin-Grassley bill is signed into law.
© Center for American Progress Action Fund
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Firefox 3.5 Release Candidate 3
in Wangtam, on June 26, 2009
...ith On Authentication: '70 Billion Reasons To Make This Work'
• Hedge fund managers betting Twitter will give them an edge in rapid trading
• Habitat sorry for Iran Tweeting
• Did Shaq J...
Pensioners kidnap and torture their investment adviser
in Sox First, on June 25, 2009
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Working as an investment adviser these days is dangerous. You risk incurring the wrath of financial crisis victims. And it doesn't matter how old they are either. Here's an extraordinary ...
Don't believe the homeownership hype
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on June 24, 2009
...est lifestyle choice for you and your family. You shouldn't buy a house becasue it's a good investment.
There's a simple reason for this: Homes aren't as good of an investment as real...
Can You Get Money from the Government? Maybe...
in TJ's Weblog, on June 23, 2009
Michael Sanibel had a helpful blog post recently on government grants. He looks at all the basics:
What is a grant?
Who can qualify?
How do you apply?
What types of grants are available?
What are the advantages and disadvantages of getting a grant?
Why would a grant application not b...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
...he Financial Times reports that Merrill Lynch, UBS and Citigroup are actually cranking up pay for investment bankers to stop them leaving. Market rates for bankers have been running close to the boo...
iPod Touch 2代升级OS 3.0新系统完美破解/越狱（附图文教程）
in Wangtam, on June 21, 2009
• iPod Touch 2代升级OS 3.0新系统完美破解/越狱（附图文教程）
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• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for Windows
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for Linux
• Mozilla Firefox 3.5 RC2 for MacOS
• Sony should beware - Activision chief is not simply playing games
• That Was Quick: Veodia Acquires Screen C...
Study Anticipates Increasing Use of Linux on Mainframes
in HackITLinux, on June 21, 2009
... that Linux offers on the mainframe — and that the mainframe remains an ongoing focus for IT investment."
"Of the 100 IT professionals at global enterprises contacted, 93 percent sai...
Does Apple need Steve Jobs?
in Sox First, on June 20, 2009
...to Apple whether Jobs returns? How much difference can a CEO make, anyway? David Pearl from Epoch Investment Partners says the performance of Apple shares tell us one thing: the company has shown i... ...ng ready for his departure. "If you look at the performance of Apple over the last year from a fundamental point of view, it's been terrific. They've proven the company can run without hi...
Enjoying First Grade
in The Parenting Weblog, on June 19, 2009
My son is truly enjoying first grade. It has been 2 weeks and he is already having a blast.
Though we both have to adjust to waking up early (classes are from 710 to 1130 in the mornings and 1 to 4 in the afternoons), we have slowly gotten there. I don't just rely on one alarm clock, I hav...
CIA recruits bankers
in Sox First, on June 19, 2009
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If you've been retrenched as a banker or hedge fund manager, don't worry. There's plenty of work out there, if you want to become a spook. The CIA is now running a recruitment ad for...
Securing pharma supply chain: Is now the right time?
in Supplychainer, on June 18, 2009
...ocus on minimum requirements imposed by governments and legislation organizations and postpone more investment to the future. What do you think? (I myslef would go for the second approach).
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Popcorn Hour C-200 launches
in The Wired Home Weblog, on June 18, 2009
...t will cost $299, a fair amount, but for the capabilities it gives, it's certainly a worthwhile investment!...
The Ultimate Fathers Day Gift for a Classic Car Guy
in Classical Drives, on June 17, 2009
...mology , assisting and educating the blind and visually impaired. The Bridgestone Americas Trust Fund is a co-sponsor. The annual automotive design show, held Sunday, June 21, features more than 200...
A GM name change?
in Sox First, on June 17, 2009
Last month, Harvard Business School set off the debate about a name change for GM . It suggested going for an American theme, although somehow I don't think Stars and Stripes Automobile Manufacturing Co. is going to cut it in a global market. But a name change might be necessary. "If ...
The slow recovery
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
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So the International Monetary Fund has given the US economy, and by implication the Obama administration, a big tick of sorts in its latest report . The IMF projects that the economy will contrac...
Hedge Funds Up & Social Media Footprint Expansion
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 16, 2009
... " Hedge funds finished up 4.06% in May , capturing the largest monthly gains since February 2000." Oliver Schupp, President of Credit Suisse Index, said, "Emerging Markets funds wer...
Just Koogle it.
in Sox First, on June 16, 2009
Now I've heard everything. We have reports of a new kosher search engine called "koogle" developed in Israel that allows religious Jews to search the Net without compromising their religious standards. Koogle screens out such forbidden material as sexually explicit images or pict...
Accelerating Relationships with Social Networking
in TJ's Weblog, on June 15, 2009
Business has always been at least partly about networking. More and more, it has come to be about social networking. I wrote recently about the need to focus your efforts in social networking. I came across this piece not long ago by Christopher Rollyson on how business relationships can, in h...
The Coming Solar Revival
in IfEnergy, on June 15, 2009
...mmercial-scale solar business has stalled due to the lack of bank funding for projects. The defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers had been a major investor in renewable energy projects. SunPower CEO... ... an abysmal period in which new commercial-scale solar business has stalled due to the lack of bank funding for projects. The defunct investment bank Lehman Brothers had been a major investor in renew...
Unemployment: are the numbers lying?
in Sox First, on June 14, 2009
So unemployment in the US has jumped to 9.4% but are the numbers telling us the truth? Is unemployment actually worse than what the statisticians are telling us? As reported here , consultant John Williams says the number of unemployed in the US is actually more like 20%, which takes it up t...
Recession and marriage
in Sox First, on June 12, 2009
It seems the recession is saving marriages. Or it might be prolonging the agony. In Britain, The Independent reports that accountants Grant Thornton have found that fewer couples are divorcing. Plummeting property prices means it's just not worth it, even if it means prolonging a bad marr...
eDarling: neue Dating -Plattform
in Dating 2.0 , on June 11, 2009
...dung berufeneren Köpfen oder aber der Zeit. Denn irgendwann wird sich herausstellen, ob das neue Investment der Jamba-Millionäre marc , Alexander und Oliver Samwer aufgeht oder nicht. Die Pläne ind...
Western Digital My Book Studio Edition is 4TB Worth of Peace
in The Gadgets Weblog, on June 10, 2009
...ind and data security. With 4TB, you would never need to buy a new drive - this sucker is quite the investment.
Western Digital Press Release via Coolest Gadgets ...
Hedge Fund Competing To Buy British Bank
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on June 9, 2009
..., including the iShares business.
BlackRock's BGI buyout will break its own record in a hedge fund transaction, when in 2006 BlackRock took over Merrill Lynch's asset management business for...
Recession Forces More Golf Deals
in Eagle Par Birdie, on June 8, 2009
... down thousands of dollars for the privilege of playing.
Leave the club and you abandon your "investment".
But with an equity stake in the bricks, mortar and turf, you could make money if ...
Entrepreneurial Life
in TJ's Weblog, on June 7, 2009
© tedmurphy
I came across a interesting piece last week from Small Business Trends : Entrepreneurial Lessons From The Experts. It was a list of simple observations about the life of entrepreneurs in general. Author Lisa Bourne was lucky enough to get Copyblogger's Brian Clark, John Jantsc...
Social Networking With Purpose
in BootStrapMe, on June 7, 2009
Entrepreneur.Com had a piece recently that made a simple point: You should be selective with your social networks.
The simple truth is that social networking can be a time consuming endeavor. It's easy to get bogged down trying to read all your Twitter posts. Social networks can become redun...
Forza Motorsport 3 游戏截图预览
in Wangtam, on June 3, 2009
...cess
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Fujitsu expands to Australian ERP market
in Supplychainer, on May 31, 2009
... now in a position to offer a broader range of solutions and services to support our customers' investments in SAP and Oracle throughout their investment lifecycle. This is very exciting news for ...
Social entrepreneurship: A three decade history
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...g an overview of social entrepreneurship initiatives done in the last 30 years. Leaders from Acumen Funds, Skoll Foundations and some entrepreneurs like Mohammad Yunus offer their point of views about...
Beer company to contribute to social entrepreneurship movement
in Audeamus - How dare we..., on May 31, 2009
...in Dublin, Guinness has pledged to raise €2.5 million in start up capital for its Arthur Guinness Fund for Social Entrepreneurs. The money is aimed to support approximately twenty-five social entrepre...
New MBAs claim they'll be ethical. Yeah right!
in Sox First, on May 31, 2009
...ticism, but I rather suspect that the first time one of these kids quotes his oath to some MD at an investment banking firm he's more than likely to receive a suggestion as to what he can do with ...
Facebook 公布 fbFund 基金获奖名单
in Wangtam, on May 30, 2009
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Facebook 本周公布了 fbFund 基金的 20 大赢家，其中包括 18 家创业公司和 2 家非营利机构。
为鼓励外部开发者为 Facebook 开发应用程序， Facebook 2007 年 9 月与 Accel Capital、Founders Fund 两家风险投资公司共同组建了 fbFund 基金，始创金额为 1000 万美元，并为符合条件外部开发人员提供 2.5 万到 2...
How much is Facebook worth?
in Sox First, on May 30, 2009
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Hard to comprehend the extraordinary $200 million investment in Facebook by Digital Sky Technologies, a private Russian internet investment group. As reported in the Financial Times , it values F... ...Russian deal. "There is a very high level of future expectation built into that valuation. The fundamental challenge for all of these social network companies is: How do they convert traffic and ...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
The implosion at Indian IT specialists Satyam raises many questions about corporate governance. As Madhukar Angur says in the Deccan Herald , the debacle suggests we have learned very little since Enron and WorldCom. And that's despite governments around the world tightening their corporat...
ROI Measurement and Misunderstanding
in The CIO Weblog, on May 26, 2009
...t there are certain scenarios in which the very process of measuring complex second and third order investment benefits can be more complex and costly than those benefits are ultimately worth.
Since ...
The Genius Visa
in Global Mobility Report, on May 25, 2009
© Keith Allison
You've probably never heard of the genius visa. Les than 10,000 people a year are allowed into the U.S. on it. People who are at the absolute top tier of their field in the arts, athletics, sciences, education, or business. Its formal name is the O-1 visa, and BusinessWeek...
National Venture Capital Association: Suggestions and Blind Spots
in TJ's Weblog, on May 25, 2009
...sm for creating enough cash to allow the company to pay a venture capital firm some return on their investment in the new company. So the meager number of IPOs last year means that most VC funds aren&... ...n on their investment in the new company. So the meager number of IPOs last year means that most VC funds aren't getting a return on their investment at the moment; their money is tied up in start...
New in Labs: Inbox preview
in Wangtam, on May 23, 2009
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Britain to lose AAA rating, US is next
in Sox First, on May 23, 2009
...t rating , there are fears that the United States could go the same way. Bill Gross, the co-chief investment officer of Pacific Investment Management Co. has told Bloomberg that the US is likely t...
No More Hydrogen Cars?
in IfEnergy, on May 22, 2009
... But TreeHugger pointed out one chunk of news that didn't get much coverage. Federal support funding for hydrogen cars seems to have collapsed for now: The money was stripped because the presid...
The recession: blaming the business schools
in Sox First, on May 21, 2009
...t do a lot of its recruitment? Until recently, the majority of Harvard's MBAs went into jobs in investment banking, private equity or hedge funds. These were the careers of choice. You can make lo... ...y, the majority of Harvard's MBAs went into jobs in investment banking, private equity or hedge funds. These were the careers of choice. You can make long lists of high-profile MBAs who brought us...
US and China: the drug dealer-addict relationship
in Sox First, on May 20, 2009
...onds falls which means they will lose money. Which also means they will start to look elsewhere for investment. What it requires is a rethink of the attitude that there is nothing wrong with debt. The...
Franchises: WYNTK
in Biz Plan Hacks, on May 19, 2009
We talked recently about how well franchises do during a recession. To balance that I thought I'd point out this piece by Jeff Elgin on buying a franchise. Elgin looks at some things you should know about a franchise contract.
One of the things he points out is that strong franchises usual...
Cashing in on the disgust with banks
in Sox First, on May 19, 2009
...g licence from Britain's Financial Services Authority. Branson is also reportedly talking to US investment banks and other investors about financial backing. Virgin Money is also said to be intere...
Sony Introduces DSLR Cameras for the Rest of Us
in The Gadgets Weblog, on May 18, 2009
...0, and the a380 is $850. For people looking to improve their photography experience, without a huge investment or shocking learning curve the a230 should do nicely.
via PhotoRunner ...
The problem with economists
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
...redecessors. While most previous crises were the result of too much money pouring into new physical investment opportunities, this one was caused to a large extent by financial innovation, a shadow ba...
Geldanlage in der Krise: Rosinen wollen gepickt werden.
in Das Börsen Weblog, on May 17, 2009
Jede Zeit ist besonders und ist besonders gut geeignet für eine bestimmte Gruppe. An den internationalen Börsen macht das Wirtschaftsmagazin Euro am Sonntag aktuell die " Stunde der Stock-Picker " aus. Und so heißt es dort: "Die Rosinenpicker sind also vorn.Und die Privatanleger...
Times' reporter's story a reminder: It's easy to fall into foreclosure nightmare
in The Mortgage Roadmap, on May 15, 2009
...gage loan? Are you one of those very fortunate few who actually do have an 8- to 12-month emergency fund built up?
I know I don't. And if I lost my main job? I'd hate to think about how hard ...
Print Books Are Target of Pirates on the Web
in Wangtam, on May 13, 2009
...ketRiders
• Would You Pay A Journalist To Report The News You Want To Read?
• 海盗湾创始人发起DDo$攻击
• Windows 7 box shots
• Intel outlines notebook plans for 2H09
• Security Alert: Twitter Porn Nam... ...or - MarketRiders
• Would You Pay A Journalist To Report The News You Want To Read?
• 海盗湾创始人发起DDo$攻击
• Windows 7 box shots
• Intel outlines notebook plans for 2H09
• Security Alert: Twitter ...
微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7
in Wangtam, on May 12, 2009
刚才在洛杉矶的 TechEd 2009 会议上，微软 Windows 业务高级副总裁 Bill Veghte 确认，微软确认将于 12 月正式发售 Windows 7。公司旗下的另一款产品，适用于客户端及服务器版本的 Windows Server 2008 R2 也将于同期上市。
微软同时表示，将在今年 7 月向此次年会的参加者放出 Office 2010 的技术预览版。微软的一位产品经理 Ward Ralston 则表示，这并不意味着 Office 2010 步入了正式发布前的阶段。微软尚未公布该产品的发布日期。
微软在半月前推出了首个 RC 版的 Windows 7，这也意味着该...
Grüner Aktienfonds schlägt den Markt schon seit Jahren
in Das Börsen Weblog, on May 9, 2009
Grün, grün, grün sind alle meine Aktien, grün, grün, grün ist auch mein
Ertrag. Darum lieb ich alles, was grün ist, weil mein Fonds ein grüner ist.
Letztlich müsste der Fondsmanager dieses Liedchen Tag für Tag auf den lippen
haben.
Schon seit sieben Jahren managet er mit eisernen Grundsätze...
A Hippocratic oath for managers
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
The global crisis is as much a failure of ethics as it is of finance. Business at the end of the day has to serve society which gives it its licence to operate. Creating virtual products as they did in financial markets wasn't serving anyone. Neither was flogging subprime packages to people ...
No recovery yet
in Sox First, on May 8, 2009
Is the US economy on its way to recovery or not? Some would point to the results of the bank stress tests as a green shoot with 10 of the 19 largest banks needed to boost their capital by a combined total just shy of $75 billion. Not as much as many expected, prompting officials and industry ex...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...ubprime loans, the $1 trillion worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by investment banks now receiving bailout money. Investment banks owning and financing subprime lenders... ...07. Countrywide was acquired by Bank of America which received $45 billion in troubled asset relief funds from the US government. Maybe that was just payback. After all, Countrywide according to this ...
An End to Tax Havens?
in Bizinformer, on May 5, 2009
© marcn
A vast number of news sources have been covering President Obama's proposal to close tax loopholes and shut down corporate tax havens. Some examples of the coverage include:
The NY Times , Agence France Press , The Washington Post , Financial Times , Mother Jones Bloomberg...
Animal Spirits by George Akerlof and Robert Shiller
in Sox First, on May 4, 2009
...s." Shiller and Akerlof take this one step further, identifying five animal forces that drive investment decisions: confidence, fairness, corruption and anti social behavior and money illusion a...
Direktbesitz über Bauträger oder Immobilienfond mit Ausgabeaufschlag?
in Bauen - aber richtig, on May 4, 2009
...s ist nur eine Szenarioanalyse auf langfristige Sicht. Dabei sollten einem täglich handelbaren Investment auch täglich aktuelle Preise des Basisinvestments - also der Immobilien - zugrunde liegen.&quo...
The next accounting battle
in Sox First, on May 3, 2009
...alance sheet vehicles were one of the reasons the markets went into meltdown. Using borrowed money, investment banks, hedge funds and commercial banks made reckless bets. They created and sold exotic ... ...re one of the reasons the markets went into meltdown. Using borrowed money, investment banks, hedge funds and commercial banks made reckless bets. They created and sold exotic investment vehicles few ...
How Sound is Your Business Plan?
in BootStrapMe, on April 27, 2009
...eported at BizPlanHacks on some research that shows that business plans don't get start-ups funded by VC's. But what do we care?
A business plan takes on a whole new meaning in the conte...
More Wall Street greed
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...Citigroup executive to a colleague. "I'm not giving to charity this year!" one hedge-fund analyst shouts into the phone, when I ask about Obama's planned tax increases. "When p...
Nouriel Roubini: we're not even at the bottom yet
in Sox First, on April 27, 2009
...rowth cycle will come from. "We had the real-estate bubble, tech bubble, housing bubble, hedge-fund bubble, private-equity bubble, commodities bubble, even the art bubble-and they are all burstin...
HedgeCo.Net Spring Manager Showcase on Wed next week
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on April 26, 2009
...case. This event is open to all accredited HedgeCo.Net members and will profile some of the leading fund managers.
This will also be a good time to meet the HedgeCo staff and to ask them any questio...
Another sucker's rally
in Sox First, on April 22, 2009
... the other financial crises that we have experienced in our lifetime." Paul Mendelsohn, chief investment strategist at Windham Financial Services has told reporters not to expect a bull market f...
