SubscribeSunday Fun: The Great Czech Pen Caper
April 17, 2011
Is it his to begin with anyway? Funny, but a bit overdone.
It is kind of odd the way he does the movement under the table. Just take it for what it is… Read more
Links and Reading for April 17th
April 17, 2011
Some of the more interesting and important items for April 17th :
- Earthquake Rocks Queensland, Aftershock Hits N.Z.’s Christchurch – Bloomberg – Australia’s Queensland state, hit by floods and a cyclone in recent months, was struck by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake as an aftershock rattled Christchurch in New Zealand, the scene of two temblors since September.
- Founders of top Web poker sites indicted – MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Federal authorities unsealed an indictment Friday against founders of the three largest Internet poker companies operating in the United States, alleging they tricked banks into processing billions of dollars in illegal gambling revenue.
- Is Twitter worth $10 billion? John Dvorak’s Second Opinion – MarketWatch – BERKELEY, Calif. (MarketWatch) — There has been a slew of rumors that Twitter Inc. turned down a $10 billion offer from Google Inc. to acquire the microblogging site. Among the rationales for the high valuation is that Twitter, like Facebook Inc., is an important social-networking tool.
- China Raises Bank Reserve Ratio for Fourth Time in 2011 to Curb Inflation – Bloomberg – China raised banks’ reserve requirements to lock up cash and limit inflation after economic growth exceeded forecasts and consumer prices rose by the most since 2008.
- Dubai DFM Index Rises 21% From March Low, Enters Bull Market, Led By Emaar – Bloomberg – Dubai stocks rose to the highest since January, entering a so-called bull market, as investors bet quarterly earnings would beat estimates. Kuwait shares fell after Al-Rai reported that the chairman of Kharafi Group died.
- Finance Chiefs at IMF Split Over Forces Behind Capital Flows – Bloomberg – Global finance chiefs split over which policies are most to blame for propelling potentially risky capital flows into emerging markets, with both sides pushing the International Monetary Fund to adjudicate.
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DHUnplugged #105: Rethinking the Bull, Mustard and HGC Diets
April 15, 2011
Here is our latest conversation …. new insights for anyone who invests in anything. This week we look closely at upcoming reports and the sketchy S&P. It is make it or break it time for the major market indices. A few stocks discussed along with 1 wild and crazy Nigerian oil Read more
Links and Reading for April 14th
April 14, 2011
Some of the more interesting and important items for April 14th :
- The Real Housewives of Wall Street | Rolling Stone Politics – America has two national budgets, one official, one unofficial. The official budget is public record and hotly debated: Money comes in as taxes and goes out as jet fighters, DEA agents, wheat subsidies and Medicare, plus pensions and bennies for that great untamed socialist menace called a unionized public-sector workforce that Republicans are always complaining about. According to popular legend, we're broke and in so much debt that 40 years from now our granddaughters will still be hooking on weekends to pay the medical bills of this year's retirees from the IRS, the SEC and the Department of Energy.
- PC shipments continue to slip in first quarter – MarketWatch – SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Personal computer shipments slipped in the first quarter of 2011, as the industry’s growth rate slowed following robust gains over the past year, according to industry reports released Wednesday.
- Senate Panel Says Goldman Misled Clients, Lawmakers on CDOs – Bloomberg – Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS) misled clients and Congress about the firm’s bets on securities tied to the housing market, the chairman of the U.S. Senate panel that investigated the causes of the financial crisis said.
- Apple Is Said to Ready Sale of White IPhone After 10-Month Wait – Bloomberg – Apple Inc. (AAPL) will start selling a white version of its iPhone 4 in the next few weeks, following a delay of 10 months, according to three people with knowledge of the plans.
- Singapore Allows More Currency Gains as Growth Accelerates – Bloomberg – Singapore’s economy grew more than twice the pace economists estimated in the first quarter and the central bank said it would allow further gains in the currency in the third tightening of monetary policy in a year.
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Alert: Solars Are Ramping – China Calling for A DOUBLING of Solar Plans
April 13, 2011
Recently, a news headline crossed on a variety of platforms regarding the solar industry. As a result of extreme political pressure related to the nuclear incident in Japan, alternative fuels are becoming an important talking point. More-over, there has been a flurry of reports that several countries are moving ahead with their solar ambitions as the price of oil continues to Read more
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