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05Jan09 How Good is Our Standard? By garisgaris Categories: Professionalism, digesting news, idea, indonesian economy, ... a comfortable state of being.                                                 Halle Berry quotes, 42 ... our commodity standard to be. In marketing study, it is a mainstream idea to follow what costumer demands [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 09:00:03

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Russia's Overleveraged Economy as a House of Cards

Andrew Kramer has a piece in today's New York Times which examines how so many of Russia's most wealthy people lost so much money in so little time during the current financial crisis. Not a lot of new information, but some interesting quotes ... by falling commodity prices and the flight of an estimated $74 billion in foreign investment since [more...]

Date: 2008-10-18 16:01:33

What Samuelson Said About Inflation in the 70s

New Keynesian economics has been around for so long that it's hard to remember what Old Keynesian economics was like. Here are two quotes ( ... combination of causations....Microeconomic commodity inflation--whether in food, in fuels, or indeed ... --and, to most of us, undesirable. These quotes aren't hard for me to believe - after all, I learned [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 14:52:39

Continuing With a Theme

Yesterday's thesis led to a good day of trading. This is from an earlier post, but I am adopting it as my honorary quote for the new year: ... and commodity sectors, including the following charts in particular: SD, NOV, CPX, FSLR, CLR, AMAT, MOS ... move, but the charts are less compelling those from the weekend. The overall market is looking weak [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 05:54:00

Morgan Stanley eyes to own Brazilian ethanol plant

Sao Paulo, July 10 (IANS) US investment banking giant Morgan Stanley has said it wants to expand its presence in the alternative fuel industry from ... through its commodities trading desk, EFE reported Thursday quoting business website Valor Online ... trading to production and is negotiating to buy stake of a planned sugarcane-based ethanol plant [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 11:39:10

Lean Hog Prices Poised to Climb in 2009

Bloomberg reports that "In the worst year for commodities in at least five decades, hogs rose 6.6 percent, the second-biggest gains on the Reuters/Jefferies CRB Commodity Index, behind cocoa."The article quotes fund manager Mark Greenwood: “We’re going to have 3 to 4 percent less pigs next [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 23:57:00

Don’t Get Fleeced by Fuel Prices This Winter; Try Fuelstart

This post is part of Mashable’s Startup Review series, which highlights great unsung startups. The series is made possible by Sun Startup Essentials ... , as well as quotes from the commodity exchanges. What’s the alternative to Fuelstart? Finding local [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 22:38:16

Ad:Tech New York: Sellsius Notes & Quotes, Part 1

“Creativity is a commodity” This was my main takeaway from ad:tech (so, if you want, you can stop reading the post now) Images are all powerful because they cross all language barriers. Let [more...]

Date: 2008-11-07 20:27:30

Forbes.com Uses Xignite Plug & Play to Bypass NASDAQ Headache

This morning Forbes.com announced that a five-year old company called Xignite provides their real-time stock market quotes via easily integrated ... information to become a commodity. Google, CNBC, and WSJ pay the NASDAQ a sizable chunk of money ... . Forbes.com simply embeds a widget on any page that needs stock quotes. The Achilles heel [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:00:53

Rio Tinto survival plan includes possible JV sale, job cuts

Rio Tinto plc may sell its stake in a China joint venture as it fights devastating commodity prices and towering debt. Reuters quotes unnamed sources at Rio's JV partner Qingtongxia Aluminum as... [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 16:02:03

Traditional Forex Brokers Vs Online Broker

These days, day traders opt for online trading because of its trending nature. There a number of benefits of trading Forex online ... timely financial news, information, real-time quotes, charts etc. Coupled with the elimination ... Exchange, Commodities, etc. Source [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 01:00:48

Jim Rogers: Commodities only unimpaired asset class

Bloomberg Nigel Stevenson and Brett Foley The fundamentals of commodities are “unimpaired” and prices will rebound when a lack of new supply ... seeing quotes from people like Rogers who continue to support commodities when the CRB is down 53 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 15:59:45

Zimbabwe Public Hospitals to Allow For Foreign Cash Payments

Harare - Public hospitals in Zimbabwe will start accepting payment for all medical services in foreign currency; ... state-owned daily Herald, in its Saturday edition, quotes Zimbabwe's Health Minister David ... the last year. Commodities, including basics such as milk and bread, are now priced in foreign [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 07:02:00

Insurance Quotes

Most consumers are always comparing prices before buying any commodities. We choose carefully where to spend or invest our hard earned moneys ... but as well as auto insurance quotes. Sometimes, insurance quotes quotes are not easy to compare because [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 14:09:18

Blagojevich hires the Devil's Advocate (Aside to readers outside U.S. shores: Welcome to the real American political scene)

What's it all mean? It means Blago ain't going quietly ... . Will we get Rahm Emanuel's reputed vulgar tongue in quotes? A guess is, affirmative. Chicago Magazine ... ; from mass commodities fraud on the floors of the Chicago [more...]

Date: 2008-12-16 07:31:00

E-Futures International

E-Futures International 3.2.0.4 download Free commodity futures trading software with live quotes and charts [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 18:52:59

Inspiring Quotes

Inspiring Quotes January 3, 2009 by Reece · 6 Comments Filed under: Uncategorized Posted below are a few of my favorite quotes ... to go up in value faster than any other commodity ever known to man” — Rick Schwartz 2. “I believe [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 11:02:00

Chile, interest rates, inflation, Bachelet and the central bank

Bachelet proves she can maintain her composure and smile even in the most difficult of circumstancesPresident Bachelet gave a very interesting ... goes). Anyhow, here are a few direct quotes from Bachelet in that interview after being subjected ... are net commodity exporters thus the drop in world commods prices is a net negative. However [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 15:15:00

A Tale of Two Dudes: Pt. 1

Let me start off first by saying that I know I've done a title already playing off Charles Dickens' masterpiece. But I couldn't think of anything else. My b. From time to time, I usually post direct quotes ... and money. Time, money, and to a lesser degree effort are commodities I value highly-- I'd rather spend [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 09:16:15

All Calm on the Western Front

All Calm on the Western Front Posted by: gauntlett In: Bailout| Commodities| Crash 2008| Debt| Random Musings Christmas is past, ... on over to my quotes page and you will see the stumbling follies.  How could so many miss the storm ... and commodities crashing down? So, here we are awash in retail inventory priced to go, but to whom [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 19:34:01

Experts: The Bailout Worked! We Think. So Far.

Wondering when the financial crisis will end? How do you feel about….now? An increasing number of experts say the U.S ... BlackRock strategist Bob Doll. Here are some choice quotes from financial experts today ... of credit market easing, the drop in commodities prices [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 12:30:00

Financial-Stock Death Watch?

The most-watched financial television news station, CNBC, has generally been consistent with the various quotes that appear in the bar at the top ... the most important commodity, and there’s been interest in oil ever since it hit $50 a barrel. Right [more...]

Date: 2008-09-11 15:05:26

Water Wars: China and India square up

In a world of uncertainty and increasing temperatures it is almost certain that military conflict will erupt over the one commodity that really ... tensions in the region rising. There are a number of telling quotes:Chinese Prime Minister Wen Jiabao [more...]

Date: 2008-12-09 11:28:00

“I have found a flaw”

Searching the Web for overviews of our current financial crisis — accounts of how we got to where we are — I came across two very useful and ... important challenge was that posed by derivatives. In 1998 the head of the Commodity Futures Trading ... of the causes of the crisis in Vanity Fair. Some choice Stiglitz quotes: As we stripped back the old [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 07:02:14

Fox: Drill! Drill! Drill! Corporate Media in Action

If you've ever wondered precisely what "corporate media" means, I've got a quintessential example for you right here. Yesterday (July 7, 2008) ... and Bolling, presented as an objective reporter, who is "also a commodities trader on the New York ... stands to gain. Here are some of the money quotes: Bolling: "I'd like to stand up and say this right [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 15:29:19

Whole Earth in Hindsight

It's no secret that Whole Earth, both the catalogs and the magazine, were huge influences on Worldchanging ... up on its site. I contributed a few quotes, but the real pay-offs are the lines ... movement, information was a precious commodity. In the ’60s, there was no Internet; no 500 cable [more...]

Date: 2008-09-16 18:38:45

A dream of Russian dandelions

Out for a bike ride in Northern California, whipping down some rural road where the cows far outnumber the cars and the only energy actively being ... production. Others point an accusatory finger at hedge fund commodity speculation ... , discussing some plans to develop an alternate source of natural rubber in the U.S., quotes Akron-based Delta [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 18:25:05

Missing the Points in Sons of Liberty

In assessing the history in Sons of Liberty, a graphic novel for young readers by Iowa historian Marshall Poe and comics artist Leland Purvis, I’ll start with the good stuff.The book quotes directly from George R. T. Hewes’s account ... , and since that was a desired and untraceable commodity they probably could have. Meanwhile [more...]

Date: 2008-11-19 13:36:00

Britain and ‘Post-Feminism’ December 7, 2008

The Guardian has a special section on women in Britain, which asks how far have we come in 80 years.  Be prepared to be depressed ... % disagree with the idea that mothers shouldn’t work outside the home. Sample quotes: 1.  Tanya Budd, 21 ... and seeing images of women being exploited and used as sexual commodities everywhere made me feel sick [more...]

Date: 2008-12-07 16:39:23

Liveblogging XIII

Stupid question from Brokaw: Manhattan Project or 100,000 garages? McCain doesn't answer. Attacks Obama for voting for energy bill ... to Obama: Should health care be treated as a commodity? Obama gives his usual rap. McCain crosses behind ... tax health benefits, eliminate state consumer protections, quotes Chamber of Commerce as saying [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 02:17:37

Health Insurance is a Rare Commodity

Nowadays less and less people have health insurance ... . The best part is that the quotes are free. You can get information on as many companies that you need [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 13:17:01

How low can crude go?

The IEA is expected to slash oil demand forecasts when it releases its World Energy Outlook later today. Bloomberg quotes a number of former IEA staff on the subject including Lawrence Eagles, now global head of commodities research at JPMorgan in New York, who suggests cuts could be as deep [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 09:10:50

Quote of the Day: Aggressive lending to 1st-time buyers

From a speech back in 2004 comes this telling quote: > "One other thing I've done, ... 4) whose exemption was made possible by the Commodities Futures Modernization Act. That legislation [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 21:45:00

1/8/09…a DOWN day!

Bloomberg Quote of the Day: “Actions Lie Louder Than Words.” -  Carolyn Wells ... : down; Stocks: down; Bonds: down; Commodities: down – especially energy, led by Crude and Gasoline [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 14:57:51

Hunter S. Thompson Quotes – 10 of Many

Here are 10 Hunter S. Thompson Quotes and their sources ... of 'the rat race' is not yet final." —The Great Shark Hunt, 1979 #07 - DANGEROUS COMMODITY ... commodity in the context of professional journalism." —Rolling Stone, February 15, 1973 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 13:00:00

Heller Bigwig Defects for Bingham

Geoffrey Aronow, the managing partner of Heller Ehrman's Washington, D.C ... Legal Times. Aronow, a former enforcement director at the Commodity Futures Trading Commission ... that, so it's not a goal, but it's a result." Legal Times quotes Heller's firmwide managing partner, Robert [more...]

Date: 2008-08-05 15:35:08

Practical Tips in Choosing the Right Car Insurance

I sold my car a few months ago and preferred using taxi cabs for my client calls ... for basic commodities during these holidays. For most Americans who still cannot live without ... or expenditures. Hence, when I ask for car insurance quotes in particular, I take into consideration first [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 07:33:38

Mini-Digest (Blogs): Shredding the NYT’s locavore coverage, the end of food — and the organic boom? Plus TCHO Chocolate TV

Our friends in the blogging world have been busy cooking up some great pieces ... for dessert. Now you know what to say to your dad when he quotes one of what Kerry calls these “rancid ... knowledge of how to grow and ferment better beans so they can escape commodity production to become [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 23:59:03

How to Sell 'American Teen': Psst, Don't Mention the "D" Word

Filed under: Documentary, Movie Marketing, Images, Cinematical Indie, Paramount Vantage, ... the wisdom of selling documentary subjects as marketable commodities. A new poster took a different ... Angeles Times, Mark Olsen examines the marketing challenge in detail. Among other things, he quotes [more...]

Date: 2008-07-18 00:52:02

iJesus

Cool JesusOriginally uploaded by isc_luis_herreraI have the key to reaching the world for Jesus: We ride the popularity wave of the iPod, ... Is Not a Brand by Tyler Wigg-Stevenson. Here are a few quotes:When it's just you and Jesus, you (the consumer ... who are not like us.If we treat the gospel like a commodity, can we fault nonbelievers for thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 23:18:00

Jeffrey Saut Sees Markets Bottoming

I all ways find the market opinions of Raymond James’ Jeffrey Saut enlightning and fascinating.  In his latest Investment Strategy note he quotes the views of Barron’s Stephanie Pomboy ... . Virtually every market is at or near pre-bubble lows, from stocks to bonds to commodities [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 16:46:10

Cyklotron 2.4

New technical analysis method. New formulas and indicators. Professional tool for market analysts. Stocks, commodities, forex, futures and t-bonds trading become unexpected effective. EOD data in csv and prn formats. Cyklotron finds and optimizes quotes cycle and it generates traading signals [more...]

Date: 2008-11-27 07:50:05

Daily Dose: 12/17/08

» Minneapolis Settles With Hmong Family in Botched Raid » Walnut City Wants More Asian Deputies Patrolling Area » Life Sentence For Man Convicted Of Sunset Murders » Community Rallies to Support Sundays at Berkeley Thai Temple » Filipino Art Exhibit in Oakland » Danny Lee Wins $15,000 for ‘Winter War’ » Ichiro Joins Dice-K, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 23:03:36

Anything Goes Since Winning Is Foreign!

Apparently Hamas is beginnng to realize they are in deep doo doo! To date, Hamas has failed to accomplish much by way of effective international pressure. A few miscreant led rallies, the usual bashing from certain U.N.nations but nothing has actually deterred Israel from again doing the world a favor and even Gazan Palestinians - though that is a [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 01:55:00

To Stimulate or Not To Stimulate, That is the Question

by Mary Putting together an economic stimulus package that is big enough and fast enough to jolt the economic out of its downward spiral is one ... buyouts, hedge funds, commercial and industrial loans, corporate bonds, commodities, and credit-default swaps—a dangerous unregulated market wherein up to $60 trillion of nominal protection was sold [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 03:07:42

When Rewards Outweigh Risks

Risk has quickly regained its status as a four-letter word. No one wants to hear about it and no one wants to think about it ... m not alone here either. Over the past few months we’ve all been inundated with quotes like Rothschild’s, “ ... and be greedy when others are fearful” (granted, your editor has been generous with those quotes lately [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 04:30:36

Gary Shilling: "Collapse on Schedule (with video)

Um.......Sadly, I think he may be right. It does bode well for large caps though. A sluggish economy will crush the smaller firms and startups as credit tightens ans results are muted. I think the play here is buying the monsters in sectors.. Here is a great interview with Henry Blodget and Aaron Task from today: Now, here is Schilling report: [more...]

Date: 2008-12-20 10:21:00

What stage of history are we in?

How deep is this crisis? Robert Paterson makes a ‘deep wave transition’ argument, which you can read here. It boils down to: so deep that neither the state nor Obama can do much about it, and he points to the failed policies of Roosevelt: “History is perspective - you have to have deep perspective to make sense of what we are living through [more...]

Date: 2008-12-08 14:46:27

Shibboleths and Traitors, or, Death and Expulsion as Categories of Historical Phonetics

By Anatoly Liberman The story begins with Jephtha, “the son of a harlot,” a Gileadite, once “thrust out” by his sons and later called back when war began. His life is known to us from The Book of Judges, Chapter XI and part of Chapter XII. The most dramatic episode in it is about how he made a vow to sacrifice the first person who [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 15:23:28

The U.S. and Us: The Mythology of the Self-Made Man

Just before break we discussed the idea of the U.S. as being a place where any citizen over 35 can really become president. Influence and money seem to be important ingredients in political success -- but not everyone has equal access to these commodities. Here are a few examples: * Caroline Kennedy appears poised [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 18:44:55

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