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Climate change and Big Brother
in Sox First, on November 15, 2009
... Dutch government plans to introduce a road tax to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Significantly, every car will be equipped with a GPS device to track the distance and how much the driver pays. Shad... ...e times require desperate solutions. It does make you wonder though what that would do for the cash economy, with say people paying for their fuel and paying their electricity and gas bills with the f...
Glass-Steagall and the market meltdown
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...shortage of suckers that snapped them up. The result: the market meltdown which has left the global economy in ruins. To remind us who the culprits are, Tim Dickinson in Rolling Stone , represents...
Is China about to collapse?
in Sox First, on November 12, 2009
...na's debt. As Fortune magazine reports, Beijing has shoveled $1.27 trillion in new loans into the economy. That's up 136% from the same period last year and the money has poured into infrastructure,...
Sen. Dodd's New Banking Bill Would Reshape the Financial World
in Bizinformer, on November 11, 2009
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In October of 2008 Alan Greenspan conceded that an unregulated free market would not regulate itself as a matter of self-interest on its own part... “Those of us who have looked to the self-interest of lending institutions to protect shareholders’ equity, mysel...
What Not to Say When You Hand Out Pink Slips
in Biz Plan Hacks, on November 11, 2009
...een let go years ago. Now we are letting go of solid performers who would remain employed in a good economy. If you have to do the deed, there are some basic things you should avoid saying. You can ...
Schon gesehen? - Investigativer Journalismus
in BiblioBlog, on 11.11.09
...eutschland Fünf Jahre nach dem Zusammenbruch der New Economy gewinnt das Thema Online neues Gewicht. Nicht nur, dass das Internet als Werbeträger immer stärker wächst,...
Seen that? - Beau Rivage to Repoen In August With Poker Room
in Internet Poker, on November 10, 2009
...ne gaming site was reported to be another victim of the current sad state of America's tumbling economy which is creating the expected ripple effect throughout the world's banking community. &...
Most Americans to depend on government for handouts
in Sox First, on November 10, 2009
...reality is that the US government has no choice. The government needs to spend money to keep the US economy going. As Robert Reich says in his blog , the Obama administration needs to bring in anothe...
Goldman Sachs and God
in Sox First, on November 9, 2009
... Sachs boss Lloyd Blankfein in The Times where he claims bankers are doing "God's work". "We’re very important," Blankfein says. "We help companies to grow by helping them to raise capital. Companie... ...at have destroyed so much wealth, that have put people out of work and have the left the global economy in a mess. And this is someone representing a bank that has assets of $1 trillion and profits of...
Unemployment and the failed stimulus
in Sox First, on November 7, 2009
...ary, US unemployment was sitting at 7.2% and commentators were saying a stimulus package would fix everything. It hasn't. The latest appalling figures show that US unemployment has hit 10.2%, a 26-y... ...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
... it smells like a fraud and should be prosecuted. "The Securities and Exchange Commission should be very interested in any financial company that secretly decides a financial product is a loser and th... ...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
...urrency for these trades. If the dollar starts to appreciate and the US economy starts to surprise everyone by growing again, there will be a stampede and it will be ugly. Roubini writes: "This unra... ... 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...
Why the recession is good for the vitamins and fitness market
in Sox First, on October 31, 2009
... columnist Daniel Gross writes, it's all because of the economy and demographics. Gross writes: "As they kick habits that are either bad or expensive (or both), they're smoking less, buying less ...
China Business Myths
in China Venture News, on October 29, 2009
...er two: China's supply of cheap labor is (almost) endless. Myth number three: Your connections are everything.
The examination of the number one myth is revealing (if you haven't been keeping up w... ...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
...pe that this is a crisis like the previous ones and we will just sort of recover in a V-shape recovery. So, when that hope is not fulfilled, I think that will be ... I can’t see it being fulfilled. I ... ...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
... the Canadian dollar will reach parity and the Aussie will come close to it, although it sees a recovery 12 months out from now. The question is what that means for the US dollar as a global reserve ... ... 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
... Putters, Putters Everywhere at Eagle Par Birdie I was searching for some news on the latest golf equipment so I could pass it along here. I came ... ...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
...e, with higher taxes and lower pay until the day we die." There are no quick fixes here. And recovery is a long way off. ... ...
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
...uch as inventions in this space tend to help many different industries "If there is one thing everyone agrees [...] Read More Looking for Nanotech Geek at Creative Webl...
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 the greentech industry has to grow. And will the rest of the VC industry see this kind of recovery soon? We'll see...
... ... 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, ...
Saturn, We Hardly Knew You
in carzz.org, on October 7, 2009
... As everyone interested in cars is aware by now, Saturn has vanished from the auto-universe. Roger Penske had hoped to keep the marque alive but even the king of racing and rental trucks was unabl... ...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... ...
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
... Managing editor Isabel M. Isidro's story entitled 10 lessons for every "shoestring" entrepreneur at PowerHomeBiz.com includes some important points for any ... ...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
... The bad news is that the number of bad loans will increase because of unemployment and patchy recovery. In its Global Financial Stability Report , the IMF warns that while the economy seems to hav... ...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 ...
IBM Opens Linux Innovation Center in Kazakhstan
in HackITLinux, on September 29, 2009
...erging markets, Kazakhstan faces the ambitious 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... ...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...
Estimating Your IT Start up Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 28, 2009
...e are few ideas to help you estimate what you'll need.
1. Put together a spreadsheet.
2. List everything you know you'll need. Don't forget the obvious things like laptops, phones, internet servi... ...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
...;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 and the dollar is now being used to buy riskier assets. Any so-call... ... 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
...ory with its statement . Check clauses 4 and 5. "4. At that time, our countries agreed to do everything necessary to ensure recovery, to repair our financial systems and to maintain the global f... ...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
...uota for sellable carbon and this number is set to increase to 41% by 2012. That's puts it in a very strong position. A McKinsey report says China has reduced the amount of carbon dioxide and o... ...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
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With everybody cutting back on their spending, luxury hotels seems to be heading the way of the commercial real estate market. Bloomberg reports that more than 1500 hotels with a total outstan... ...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
...that no one is calling this,'' Chambers writes. "You really know the end is nigh when everyone is calling out that the good times will go on forever. This is clearly not the case, and man... ...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
...t year, is to be re-named HP Enterprise Services.
HP has reaped dividends from the acquisition in very little time; EDS was the most profitable division in the company during the 2nd quarter this ye... ...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
... to invest in upgraded 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 suppos... ...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
...s that have been going through the minds of many is whether the U.S. will have a "jobless recovery" as the recession begins to recede. A "jobless recovery" concerns many American e... ...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...
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...
Cyber crime pandemic
in Sox First, on September 18, 2009
...yber criminal activity are just 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...
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
...lation, will need access to housing. This translates into a demand for 96,150 new affordable units every day and 4,000 every hour. (UN-HABITAT: 2005)
* One out of every three city dwellers - nearly ... ...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
...ense of security; gender (as in are men and women treated fairly in the workplace; tax (as in does everyone get their money's worth) and relationships. British academic Richard Layard argues th... ...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
...vering undocumented aliens is bad policy. Excluding these residents from health care reform is a very bad public policy no matter how you look at it. In principle, we believe that access to medical at... ...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
...ces and stagnant wage levels. But the extent of the plunge in consumer credit tells us that the recovery is a long way off. It was much bigger than economists expected. Consumer credit fell by 10%, mo... ... 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
... bloody awful to cataclysmic in just a few months. And that will only slow down the prospect of recovery. The question is whether the US and Europe will let that happen. On the other hand, Hatoyama&... ...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
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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 ...
Food stamp numbers soar
in Sox First, on September 4, 2009
...set a record. Whatever spin the politicians want to put on things, it doesn't sound like a recovery. The US economy might not be getting worse but for a growing section of the US population, it&#... ...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...
