Last Chance to Join Missional Futures Study Group is This Week!

In case you read or heard about the “Missional Futures Study Group” and were interested, this is the final week for registering to participate ... , strategic foresight for mapping possible futures, and how to create healthy organizational ... more details, see Overview-Missional Futures Study Group 2009-2010.So - this is the time to let [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:25:14

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"Futures Prices Determine Physical Oil Prices"

It's gratifying when someone takes on a topic I had wanted to address and does a better job than I could have ... that trading in oil futures can't really influence the price of physical oil because it doesn't ... of futures trading. Even better, they should be required to explain in detail how it is that investors [more...]

Date: 2008-07-04 02:09:30

The Future of Coney Island is X-Rated

Well this gives a whole new meaning to those amusement park height requirement signs! Last night we received a flurry of tips about how the Future of Coney Island website, launched ... the dumpster site he's created with garbage bags and junk." It looks like while the future of Coney Island [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 21:35:46

The gas legislation we pass

By Kate Sheppard The House of Representatives took up a triumvirate of environment and energy-related bills today, ... Futures Trading Commission to exert tougher oversight of the oil futures markets. In a 402-19 vote ... or unreasonable fluctuations" in energy futures prices and trading activities that "prevent [more...]

Date: 2008-06-27 00:13:20

November Jobs Report: Blecch

Egads The worst one-month loss in payrolls since December 1974 knocked stock futures back on their heels, ... the labor force for various reasons. Equity futures across the board are lower. The bond market’ ... as the Standard & Poor’s 500 futures dropped by as much as 21 points before recovering a bit [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 16:41:00

Anxiety, Not Joy, Dominate Holiday Season

Recession. We see it in the media. We feel it in our wallets. It keeps us awake at night, even though we know it can’t last forever ... ideal than it was a year ago then it may be difficult to hope for the future,” explains Saint Joseph’ ... and future. Clip coupons, walk or carpool to work, forgo unnecessary indulges whether [more...]

Date: 2008-12-12 19:49:57

Creating “Mini-TARP” Bonus Pools Would Help

Good Evening: As 2008 bumps, grinds, and otherwise limps its way to a close, various asset markets can be expected to trade in narrow ranges ... in the future, they are faced with a doubt-laden present. Today’s economic statistics in the U.S. are a case in point. Consumer sentiment offered a mildly positive surprise, with a nice uptick in “future [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 04:55:44

Halliburton (HAL) lifted by oil futures surge

Halliburton (HAL) lifted by oil futures surge Posted Jun 6th 2008 1:57PM by Brent Archer Filed under: Analyst reports, Good news, Industry, ... are trading are trading higher today, after a Morgan Stanley analyst's prediction that oil could hit $150 a barrel in the next month sent oil futures soaring. If you think that the stock won't fall by too [more...]

Date: 2008-06-06 13:57:00

Futures Day Trading Continues to Roll

To give you an idea of just how straightforward daytrading the futures is, ... Futures.  The video does a step by step walk-through of all the trades this past week, Monday through Friday.  Nothing left out, nothing skipped - all trades regardless of outcome . What you’ll want [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:41:14

A Sucker's Rally

The start of a new year lures many a so-called expert into forecasts which mostly turn out wrong ... . But all this money creates a giant debit, which has to be paid for by savers now and in the future ... has chosen to spend on future goods rather than current consumption. For that, he or she will receive [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 00:14:23

Bible Prophecy In The News

Today begins a new era for BrittGillette.Com.  While the site has typically been home to longer, 5 to 7-page bible prophecy articles, ... is in our future. In the next few pages I outline how inflation might come back, but I doubt it will be this year ... that deflation was in our future? For reasons that I wrote about extensively then. Briefly, we were [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:44:47

Got a tip for a post?: Email us | Anonymous form Get PEEK in your mailbox! ... , there's reason to think it could be a lot. And current law means that a lot of oil futures trading is done ... like then Senator Phil Gramm (R-TX), Enron was able to insert language into the Commodity Futures [more...]

Date: 2008-07-28 12:05:05

Future of Local Video...Live Feed Tonight

Local Video Advertising To Reach $1.5 Billion by 2012 (Read article) That's right $1.5 Billion! ... August 14th for WellcomeMat's life-changing "Salon Series: The Future of Local Video!" We're taking ... on out and join five rock star panelists as we discuss the future of local video. It's sure [more...]

Date: 2008-08-14 17:33:52

A Rally Beckons — Will It Last?

Hmmm Futures have pulled a turnaround headed into the open of trading, ... government-sponsored entities saying they need a boatload of cash. Dow futures were lately ... well of funds out there,” writes Charles Payne of Wall Street Strategies, on Minyanville.com. “Where [more...]

Date: 2008-07-08 13:04:10

Kungfutrader.com Portfolio positions

Each week, we will update current positions indicated by our proprietary trend following system for the futures markets and our Ultimate Stock ... Trading System.  Positions as of Friday in the futures may be seen in the accompanying spreadsheet.  At this point in time, due to continued bearish conditions in the stock market, there are no ... [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:47:55

Auto Announcement Beckons, While Oil Falters

Expectations for a bit of support for the automakers through a $17 billion loan package — to be announced at 9 a.m. ET by President Bush — aren’t doing much for futures today. With this session marking options ... that trading should drastically be curtailed as the end of the year approaches. Futures project a slightly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 13:48:54

Auto Announcement Beckons, While Oil Falters

Expectations for a bit of support for the automakers through a $17 billion loan package — to be announced at 9 a.m. ET by President Bush — aren’t doing much for futures today. With this session marking options ... that trading should drastically be curtailed as the end of the year approaches. Futures project a slightly [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 14:08:38

Women Still Lacking in Financial Literacy, Or Not…

women_money_betsssssyFlickr A recent State Farm study that 74% of American women are anxious about their financial futures but only 15 percent ... from the dismaying number of women who are unwilling to take action to change their financial futures ... t want to waste our most precious commodity answering survey questions, or worse yet - wasting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-24 10:30:45

President Bush Threatens Veto of Poison-pill Laden Drilling Bill; Oil Falls to $90/bbl

—Gabriel Malor So far, Republicans have managed not to cave on offshore drilling (though ANWR seems to be out of the question) ... . In related news, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission actually looked through the data ... the six-month period. In other words, index traders and swap dealers were driving the future price [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 14:55:10

(Summers x White House now) ÷ Fed in Future = Geithner in Treasury

The other shoe in the great Treasury Secretary sweepstakes dropped this morning as Obama’s team outlined a way to eat their cake and have it too ... and commodity derivatives at BNP Paribas Americas. “The naming of Geithner certainly increases the possibility ... will have to deal with the U.S. relationship with China, the future of mortgage giants [more...]

Date: 2008-11-22 14:26:27

Commodities Reprieve Coming to an End

A guest post from Frank Shump. Frank is a veteran from the financial services industry, and currently authors a blog called Thefinancecastle ... in the near future, as some oil fields out there aren’t nearly as cost effective at these prices ... are out there on the future of other commodities. The World Bank, for example, believes that the global [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 16:54:45

Will Worldwide Rate Cuts Work?

The preeminent scholar on the Depression does not want to be at the forefront of another one ... rates. But a turnaround in equity futures has proven short-lived, and the markets look to be headed ... , which was down 5% prior to the news, was lately higher. Futures turned higher briefly, but that’ [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 12:53:24

"More Speculation about Those Oil Speculators"

A Washington Post article claiming that one firm, Vitrol, "at one point in July,.. ... , and so on. If light sweet alone, are we talking about just futures, or futures plus options? Or is Cho ... in commodity prices. Jim Hamilton throws cold water on this idea. He has other objections to the article [more...]

Date: 2008-08-22 07:24:00

Waterford Wedgwood bankruptcy: lessons for high-end wine

Waterford Wedgwood, the British luxury crystal and ceramic maker, has been placed in administration, ... would continue to work in the future. WW thought that consumers would never tire of what Flanders ... . Consumers, especially younger ones to whom the future belongs, are looking for contemporary, exciting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:10:01

Another Ponzi Scheme

Broken Record I’ve said it all before.  The following press release can be found here ... the funds in an account that would trade in securities futures contracts, including S&P 500 stock index futures. According to the complaint, despite the impressive and consistent returns he reported [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 03:37:41

Selling Property- Solves the dilemma of Unpredictable Future

Selling property is an issue which requires profound searching as the selling price falls down if it is taken lightly. You never know the unpredictable future so you should always be careful while planning ... from your vicinity because your neighborhood will do a great deal of good favors to you. Brokers are those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 09:31:03

HP Embarks on Next Phase of Global Technology Plans to Support Future Growth: Internal IT organization achieves world-class IT capabilities, on track to save more than $1 billion annually

http://www.hp.com/hpinfo/newsroom/press/2008/081201b ... and laid out the company’s IT strategy to support future growth for fiscal year 2009 and beyond ... the company’s future growth. “HP’s IT transformation was not just a technology initiative within [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 20:14:55

Paul Krugman Critiques Guillermo Calvo on Commodity Prices

The fact that somebody has bought an oil futures contract means that somebody else has sold one--hence no effect on demand without real storage ... , as far as I can tell, online. Why isn’t Weltwirtschaftliches Archiv on JSTOR?). Speculation can affect ... institutions that buy commodity futures as an investment — are responsible for the price surge. The [more...]

Date: 2008-06-22 15:35:07

Auto bailout fails. What a mess.

The deal died in the Senate, so Wall Street's likely to take a dive.The failure of Senate talks on a $14 billion deal to rescue the U.S ... Yasutoshi Nagai, chief economist at Daiwa Securities SMBC in Tokyo. U.S. stock futures were lower in screen trade with Dow Jones Industrial Average futures down 320 points; spreadbetting firms in Europe [more...]

Date: 2008-12-13 00:09:45

Take It to the Limit

Has capitulation day finally arrived? After a brutal trading day in Asia and a stomach-churning morning in Europe, December futures in the Dow Jones Industrial Average traded on Globex hit limit down Friday, a further sign of extreme market stress. Traders had said that they weren’t surprised the DJIA futures [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 10:52:46

2008: The Best of what was seen (or not)

My top 5 Internet/viral videos of 2008 by the awesome JustRun1) Randy Pausch’s Last Lecture ( ... to understand sophisticated ideas about this country and it’s future in the world.)3) The Lost Generation video ... Hilton will be one of the most investigated figures in the future, by those perplexed as to how [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 01:39:54

The layman's finance crisis glossary

The layman's finance crisis glossary via BBC Here is a guide to many of the business terms currently cropping up regularly, ... Carry trade Capitulation Chapter 11 Collateralised debt obligation Commercial paper Commodities ... Equity FTSE-100 Fundamentals Futures Futures GDP Hedge fund Hedging Inflation Investment bank Junk [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 12:55:38

Stocks Tank Ovenight; US Futures Down Sharply

So much for the idea that the bailout bill would produce a relief rally. Overseas equity markets are taking a beating ... by the large number of institutions in their trading partners that are afflicted. Update 5:30 AM; The reaction seems to be worsening as trading moves west. The FTSE is down 5%; Dow futures, however [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 08:59:33

Interview: Linden prepares for an OpenSim future

SECOND LIFE, July 10 (Reuters) - A future where the Second Life Grid is a minor player in a sprawling Metaverse of thousands of competing virtual ... Linden earns token sums from fees on its LindeX virtual currency exchange and other activities ... for Linden Lab is that its monopoly is about to end. Linden Lab put Second Life’s viewer software [more...]

Date: 2008-07-11 17:46:20

CFTC Report on High Oil Prices - "Speculation My A$$"

With a pending Senate vote on the "Stop Excessive Energy Speculation Act", it seems that we (not the TOD 'we', but the collective society 'we') ... . In this report, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), threw cold water on the recent ... , activity on the crude oil futures market – as measured by the number of contracts outstanding, trading [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 14:47:59

Thoughts on Banking: An Example

My earlier post left people confused. Let me give an example to clarify my model of financial intermediation with no information asymmetries ... , the expected future value of the equity is $5.44 million. Its present value is $4.0 million, because ... the probability of success gets revised down from 0.6 to 0.3, the future value of the equity becomes [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 23:01:21

The Future of the Hawaii Swing is Uncertain

Paul Arnett has been covering this story well for the Honolulu Star-Bulletin ... we will do anything particularly different, but we are looking at some other options,'' Finchem said ... in particular and how it now hosts two professional events with uncertain futures. ''Right [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 16:02:56

UK: Property Futures Say Housing Prices to Fall 50% in Real Terms

So many bad numbers have come out about residential real estate that they all begin to blend together. But a figure as grim as "50% decline", applied to an entire market, even if in real rather than nominal terms, is a stunner. This grim forecast for UK real estate comes from a futures index based on the Halifax monthly house price index [more...]

Date: 2008-06-09 05:34:34

The Future of Startups

A lot of folks have been asking for yesterday’s email newsletter. Now, this is a one time thing… if you want to get these in the future you have to signup for Jason’s email list. ——————————————————- Location: Mahalo HQ, Santa Monica, CA Monday, November 5th, 6:27PM PST [more...]

Date: 2008-11-06 23:51:57

QOTD: News futures and brands of one

Michael Hirschorn speculates about the future of the New York Times in The Atlantic. I like the phrase "brands of one" to describe high profile columnists operating independently in the market. In this scenario, nytimes.com would begin to resemble a bigger, better, and less partisan version of the Huffington Post, which, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 01:08:07

Your Take: Trust A Financial Planner With Bad Finances?

A few years ago I met with a financial planner who was probably the same age, or a few years older, as me. We chatted a little, discussed some of my future plans, and basically he tried to sell ... t really have future plans. I had just graduated college, started getting my first few paychecks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-19 11:11:49

Does the Northwest Passage still matter?

J L Granatstein has a think piece in the Globe today about sovereignty and environmental protection in the Arctic ... and the long run looks like a very different future for the US dollar as a trading currency.And ... to be needed. The expansion of Deltaport is also going to be seen in future as one of the worst [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:34:00

Introducing Jessica Wynn Horton, a once and future mega-producer

What do you do when you’re selling a thick slice of a billion dollars’ worth of real estate every year, ... once and future mega-producer Jessica Wynn Horton to our roster of contributors. Jessica is designated broker for Brio Realty in Bellevue, WA, a Microsoft suburb of Seattle. In addition to her duties [more...]

Date: 2008-08-12 20:56:59

GMAC Deal Boosts Auto Stocks

Autos The government’s decision to provide $6 billion in financing to steady the lending arm of auto giant General Motors has jolted futures on the second-to-last full day of equity trading before the end of the year. On the back of the news, shares of GM were up by nearly 8% and rival Ford Motor Co. gained 5.9%, while stock futures rose [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 14:03:40

GMAC Deal Boosts Auto Stocks

Autos The government’s decision to provide $6 billion in financing to steady the lending arm of auto giant General Motors has jolted futures on the second-to-last full day of equity trading before the end of the year. On the back of the news, shares of GM were up by nearly 8% and rival Ford Motor Co. gained 5.9%, while stock futures rose [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 17:03:00

ben okri - “Lines in Potentis” (December 2002)

One of the magic centres Of the world; One of the world’s Dreaming places. Ought to point the way To the world ... , And variety; City of commerce and the famous river, Tell everyone that the future Is yet unmade. Many ... everyone the idea Is to function together, As good musicians would In undefined future orchestras [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 02:17:05

Asia Having a Decent Day, For a Change

After opening down (the Nikkei was down over 2.5%, the Hang Seng over 4%, Singapore over 1%) ... (relative to everything else) and is now $753 an ounce. Dow futures are up 242. The Treasury markets ... : Asian stocks and U.S. futures rose on speculation governments will step up efforts to revive economies [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 07:49:52

1929 2.0

This week's historic market crash, bailouts and bankruptcies is now being compared in the media to 1929. In light of this, former investment banker and Florida real estate broker Michael Lissack sent ... % of the future appreciation in the property valuing each 25% of future appreciation (above the current [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 18:51:14

Morning News Dump

I hope y'all got a good night sleep, cause today is going to be a busy day. Here's a quick snap of what happened why you were slumbering: Futures trading: Dow off 375 ... Street's Week (WSJ) ~~~ Intrade now has futures trading where you can bet on what US Bank will fail [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 09:55:42

Satyam scandal threatens future foreign investment

BANGALORE - The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services resigned on Wednesday, disclosing that profits had been falsely inflated for years and sending its shares tumbling nearly 80 percent. India’s biggest corporate scandal in memory threatens future foreign investment flows [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:45:48

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