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Ten Economics Pieces Worth Reading: January 31, 2010

1) via Calculated Risk: Lawrence Summers: >What we see in the United States and some other economies is a statistical recovery and a human recession. 2) Fraser Speirs: Future Shock: the iPad: >I’m often saddened by the infantilising effect of hig…

[ More ] January 31st, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Economics |

Rickstersherpa Gets It Wrong, I Think

Hoisted from Comments: Can Someone Please Tell Me How This Is Supposed to Be Good Policy?: Rickstersherpa said… >I can only guess that Larry and Tim think this is 1993-94 again and if they signal Fiscal rectitude (also known as making the world sa…

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Martin Wolf in Davos: The French world order

Martin Wolf is writing for the FT’s Davos blog. Here is a copy of his second entry.
Another weird day has passed. But all days at Davos are weird. One never knows what is going on, except for the fact that, wherever one is, one would be far better of…

[ More ] January 28th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Economics |

Splendid Miniature World in the Dutch Railway Museum

UTRECHT, The Netherlands, January 28 /PRNewswire/ — From Friday 26 to
Sunday 28 February 2010, the Dutch Railway Museum will be hosting On traXS!,
an international exhibition of model train layouts. The finest model layouts
from all over Europe ar…

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Davos 2010: I thought slavery had ended

I have a terrible problem when I listen to chief executives talking about what they do for the world:how they give people livelihoods; how their fine management has given thousands [...]

[ More ] January 27th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Blogs |

Allrecipes.com Determines Winning Game-Day Menu for Superstitious Football Fans

SEATTLE, Jan. 27 /PRNewswire/ — Each year, football fans celebrate the biggest sports day of the year with a delicious spread of finger-lickin’ foods. Based on last year’s playoff results, Allrecipes.com, the world’s #1 food site, evaluated regional s…

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Acision Appoints Stefano Cantarelli as CTO

READING, England, January 27 /PRNewswire/ –

– Ex Cable & Wireless Bulldog CTO to Drive Forward Acision’s Technical
Innovation

Acision, the world’s leading messaging company, is pleased to announce
the appointment of Stefano Cantarell…

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Putting a bomb under Britain’s economy

Thanks Bill. This from Bill Gross, manager of the world’s largest bond fund. The man James Carville might have wanted to be reincarnated as – and the 32nd most powerful person in the world, according to Forbes.
The UK is a must to avoid. Its Gilt…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Blogs |

IMF Adjusts GDP Expectations, Boosts US 2010 GDP Expectations, Reduces 2011 Projections

From IMF’s most recent world economic growth projection:
Then there is nothing like the let loose and forget graph. The emerging and developing economies are supposed to grow to 8% by 2012? Good luck with that Chinese money printer not terminally over…

[ More ] January 26th, 2010 | No Comments | Posted in Economics |

EMC Achieves Record Fourth-Quarter Revenue Ahead of Company Expectations; Quarterly Earnings Per Share Up 54% Year Over Year

HOPKINTON, Mass., January 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — EMC Corporation (NYSE: EMC), the world leader in information infrastructure solutions, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter of 2009.  Ongoing strategic investments aligned t…

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