From SurlyTrader
August 29, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Economy:
US economic growth is revised down to 1.6% – BBC
This Is Not a Recovery - New York Times (Krugman)
Spreading Hayek, Spurning Keynes - Wall Street ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
August 29, 2010 at 9:31 am
I’m not a political strategist, but it would appear that gentleman like Blodget, Ratigan and Schiff, are not leading our country because because their ideas make way too ... (
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From Al Kags
August 28, 2010 at 1:46 am
Sudan’s leader Omar el Bashir was one of the dignitaries at Kenya’s rebirth ceremony – the promulgation of the new long sought after constitution. This has caused ... (
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From Al Kags
August 27, 2010 at 12:52 pm
I am unable to efficiently proclaim my joy today as my country, Kenya is reborn. It is even more difficult to describe the feeling that I have of hope and optimism in our ability ... (
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From NoodleFood
August 27, 2010 at 10:00 am
At first, I thought this video -- which calls for restricting the vote to faithful Catholics and installing a Catholic monarch -- must be satire. However, Real Catholic TV is ... (
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From NoodleFood
August 24, 2010 at 10:00 am
I heard about this disturbing case via the Military Religious Freedom Foundation. Here's part of the initial report posted to Truthout:Pvt. Anthony Smith is the type of guy who ... (
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From GREATER VOICE™
August 23, 2010 at 12:19 pm
Both Lalu and Ramvilas are Members of Parliament but they can be seen breathing Bihar in and out, all day in the run up to the elections. I asked one of Lalu cadres, “Why your ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 22, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Economy:
Consequences of U.S. debt - The Japan Times
Jobless claims jump to nine-month high Initial filings up 12,000 in latest week to hit 500,000 mark, data ... (
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From GREATER VOICE™
August 22, 2010 at 8:43 am
Little did the multi-crore organizers of Delhi Commonwealth Games know that the Hindi word ‘sher’ does not mean ‘tiger’. As a matter of fact, the word ‘sher’ means ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 21, 2010 at 11:01 pm
My intention for having this blog is to discuss the markets and the economy. In broaching those two subjects, it is impossible to ignore government actions ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
August 21, 2010 at 11:40 am
George Celente of the Trends Research Institute is among the top 5 people in the world I’d like to have a beer with because he’s a master of big picture thinking. He’s ... (
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From MatthewGain.com
August 21, 2010 at 2:51 am
Photo: Andrew Meares (SMH.com.au)
As I have mentioned already we have been conducting research through the 2010 Election campaign on Twitter use by Australian ... (
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From MaestroJ - digital strategy & new media
August 19, 2010 at 8:41 pm
In 2007, I wrote a paper on how the then two party leaders engaged with social media. Three years ago, “social media” as a concept was not the media darling that it ... (
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From The Sizemore Investment Letter
August 19, 2010 at 3:46 pm
The following is an excerpt from an article I originally wrote in June 2008. Today, with the Bush tax cuts set to expire, the insights of this article are more important than ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 18, 2010 at 6:12 pm
Continuing on the them of 1) everyone saying the sky is falling and 2) deflation putting us into a Japanese spiral, I want to take one more look at it:
The US ... (
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From Money Under 30
August 18, 2010 at 9:06 am
Earlier this year, a number of similar, frequently-forwarded emails frightened a lot of people. Here’s a snippet of one:
This should help stimulate the Real Estate market!
UNDER ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 17, 2010 at 11:02 pm
Since the general consensus seems to believe strongly in a the prospect of a double-dip recession, the deflationists are currently winning the hearts and minds ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 15, 2010 at 11:14 pm
Economy:
Why do I expect the unemployment rate to increase? – CalculatedRisk
Turbocharged Germany – Economist
The prophets of doom warn that the ... (
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From Brainware
August 15, 2010 at 10:24 am
Some speople were taken aback by the (voter) anger. We're professional people who are used to affection. It's almost disorienting.
--Rep. Barney Frank, U.S. House Representative, ... (
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From MatthewGain.com
August 15, 2010 at 8:21 am
As I mentioned in my previous post, myself and the team at Edelman have been monitoring the use of Twitter by Australian politicians and their staffers at – ... (
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From Steadfast Finances
August 14, 2010 at 10:51 am
Rick Santelli’s knowledge bombs are one of the few reasons I watch CNBC. He’s one of the few who refuses to hype the pro-confidence, “sell the hope” marching ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 11, 2010 at 8:55 pm
The Associated Press published a rather fun (depending how you look at it) interactive map which shows how economically stressed different counties and states ... (
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From SurlyTrader
August 10, 2010 at 9:45 pm
The equity markets were looking for “accommodative” language coming from the FOMC and they definitely got it. The Federal Reserve stated that they ... (
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From The Sizemore Investment Letter
August 10, 2010 at 2:16 pm
I came across two pieces of news today, one that made me optimistic about the future and one that made me see red with rage. We’ll start with the good news: Skype announced ... (
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From Derek E. Baird :: Barking Robot
August 9, 2010 at 6:52 pm
Facebook handles 2m abuse reports through its site every week, and 80% of those are false. But of those cases that are genuine, by far the biggest issues are cyberbullying, ... (
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