A ray of sunshine appeared on the BBC yesterday and made a case that the Eurozone rescue plan will fix everything, except he really did the opposite of that and Europe is going to go full Bartertown within a year.
Entries from September 27th, 2011
Is Nothing Sacred Any More?
September 24th, 2011 · 3 Comments · breaking news, commodities
Take a break from worrying about PIIGS and worry about regular pigs for a minute. With all the bacon that Jason and I have been eating, we’ve apparently driven the price of pork up so high that there are full-blown pig-rustling operations in existence nowadays. Seriously, though, a combination of increased demand for succulent hog, [...]
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Netflix Apology Letter and Qwikster DVD Spinoff
September 19th, 2011 · No Comments · breaking news, fail, retail
Reed Hastings, CEO of Netflix, sent me a nice apology letter this morning. Here’s some of it: I messed up. I owe you an explanation. It is clear from the feedback over the past two months that many members felt we lacked respect and humility in the way we announced the separation of DVD and [...]
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GTL? The “T” Stands for “Tax Breaks” for the Jersey Shore
September 18th, 2011 · 1 Comment · breaking news
Seems like the state of New Jersey is giving Jersey Shore‘s producers $420,000 in tax breaks: The idea that New Jersey taxpayers are helping to enable the Jersey Shore gang to party hearty and get their fight on isn’t sitting well. “I can’t believe we are paying for fake tanning for Snooki and The Situation, [...]
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Can We Call It The Global Omega Fund Now?
September 15th, 2011 · 2 Comments · goldman sachs
…cuz Goldman Sachs’ Global Alpha fund is coming to an end. Clients are withdrawing their moneys left and right, and word has it the fund is down -12% YTD: Goldman Sachs Group Inc., the fifth-biggest U.S. bank by assets, will shut its Global Alpha fund after clients pulled money from the quantitative trading pool that [...]
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