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Month: December 2011
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Robert Shiller “Fed Has Run Out of Ammo, Double Dip Possible”
Yale Economist Robert Shiller warns a double-dip recession could still happen in the U.S. for 2012 and warns the Fed has no more ammo to prevent any downturn from happening. Full video and text below: 2012 could be a make […]
2012: End of the World?
2012 believers believe that cataclysmic or transformative events will occur in the year 2012. Skeptics, however, do not believe anything significant will happen. via
CHART OF THE DAY: Here’s How Every Asset Class Performed In 2011
From Reuters chart guru Scott Barber, here’s a quick look at how the world’s major financial asset classes performed this year: Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/asset-class-2011-2011-12#ixzz1hizfVr1Q
China Shifts Foreign Investment Focus
China has reshuffled a list of key sectors where it wants to attract foreign investment, downgrading traditional industries like autos and putting more emphasis in emerging fields such as new energy sources. The changes reflect a broader shift in the […]
The Future of Computer Trading in Financial Markets
Must read (objective) report on the dangers of automated securities exchange. This report identifies impersonal efficiency as a driver of market automation during the past four decades, and speculates about the future problems it might pose. The ideology of impersonal efficiency is […]
Financial Crises and Narcissism
As we approach the end of 2011 there is much to consider. The capitalist world is suffering a series of financial crises. Many nations are hopelessly in debt, including the United States; currencies are losing value; businesses are going under […]
Occupy Wall Street: Who Are The Occupiers – What Are They Thinking – How Are They Funded?
Who are the occupiers and what are they thinking? How are they funded? All answers in the infographic shared below: via
Friday Humor: Unspinning The “€100 Bill” Or How The European Bailout REALLY ‘Works’
By now everyone has heard the parable explaining how the entire European bailout, courtesy of near-infinite fractional reserve banking, can be taken care of using one €100 bill. Or so the yet again flawed economist thinking went. Unfortunately, this was […]
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Online Shopping in the Arab World [INFOGRAPHIC]
An Infographic exploring Arab internet users behavior and attitudes towards online shopping and online payment. via
Growth in U.S. May Accelerate Even as Europe Shrinks
Rising confidence, fewer firings and gains in holiday sales show the U.S. economy is picking up, defying a slowdown in Europe and much of the rest of the world. The divergence will become even starker in 2012 as the world’s largest economy […]