Finance
Cardiff Garcia: Crisis Policy: What Bagehot Said…
CG: Alphaville: Brad DeLong’s note on the first decades of central banking practice and theory didn’t get as much attention as his paper on fiscal policy at the zero bound (co-authored with Larry Summers)–but we really think it’s worth a read…. [T]here’s a nuance in Walter Bagehot%u2019s writing in Lombard Street that often gets missed [...]
Continue reading...Liveblogging World War II: May 23, 1942
24 May 2012 – 12:28 am PDT
Nazi Sixth Army and First Panzer Army link up, surrounding Marshal Timoshenko’s forces in the Izyum Salient. Approximately 250,000 soldiers are trapped.
Continue reading...We as a Country Have Come Far and Fast: Social Change Blogging
24 May 2012 – 12:28 am PDT
Jack Thomas interviewing Ann Romney in 1994: Jack Thomas: Would she try to talk her sons out of gayness, or out of an interracial marriage? Ann Romney:If they did that, they would obviously have reached the point where they had made the decision, and so, you love your children no matter what. It shocks me [...]
Continue reading...What CEOs need to know and how they should respond when faced with a land seizure?
23 May 2012 – 1:00 am PDT
With infrastructure upgrades and improvements likely to remain a legislative priority and a practical necessity for years to come, eminent domain proceedings will continue to emerge as a prominent issue that business owners will be forced to confront. Unavoidable conflicts of interest are often the… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website [...]
Continue reading...A big step, CableWiFi to Offer 50000 Free Wi-Fi Hotspots
23 May 2012 – 12:59 am PDT
A group of US cable companies (Bright House Networks, Cablevision, Comcast, Cox Communications, and Time Warner Cable) have come together to create a giant WiFi network “CableWiFi” with more than 50,000 hotspots around the US . It looks like differences between the wireless… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full [...]
Continue reading...A milestone mission: SpaceX Dragon capsule, first commercial vehicle to the International Space Station
23 May 2012 – 12:59 am PDT
SpaceX and controlled by billionaire Elon Musk, launched the first commercial vehicle, Falcon 9 rocket at 3:44 a.m. EDT from Cape Canaveral, Florida. After a faulty valve led to an aborted launch on Saturday. The unmanned capsule called Dragon, is the first private space capsule to launch to the… [[ This is a content summary [...]
Continue reading...Hulu Summer 2012 Lineup – deeper into original content
23 May 2012 – 12:59 am PDT
Online video service Hulu is preparing a lineup of three original series and seven licensed television shows set to premiere June 4. Hulu is owned by Comcast Corp.’s (CMCSA) NBCUniversal, News Corp., (NWSA) Walt Disney announced earlier this year that it would invest approximately $500… [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website [...]
Continue reading...Nokia Lumia 900 Hammer Test, stylish and powerful – try this on iPhone
23 May 2012 – 12:59 am PDT
Have you ever accidentally dropped your mobile phone? One Nokia engineer has taken things a step further. A YouTube video, where he hit nails onto the Lumia 900 display with a hammer and amazingly this caused no damage to the screen. Try this iPhone or Samsung Galaxy! Obviously, i don’t… [[ This is a content [...]
Continue reading...Top Amazing Women On YouTube With The Most Subscribers to Watch
23 May 2012 – 12:58 am PDT
So, Today I have made a list of top women on the video-sharing site YouTube with the most subscribers. Currently, the list consists of only independently run channels thats why you won’t see Lady Gaga VEVO channel — with 1,557,253 subscribers strong — on the list. Flip through the… [[ This is a content summary [...]
Continue reading...David Stockman: Mitt Romney Not a "Job Creator"
23 May 2012 – 12:37 am PDT
Indeed not. That’s not what Bain was about–or supposed to be about. David Stockman: I don’t think that Mitt Romney can legitimately say that he learned anything about how to create jobs in the LBO business. The LBO business is about how to strip cash out of old, long-in-the-tooth companies and how to make short-term [...]
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24 May 2012 – 12:28 am PDT
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