Wednesday, Feb 27, 2013

Why we must cap banker bonuses
{http://www.re-define.org/blog/mon-02252013-1310/why-we-must-cap-banker-bonuses}

Who’s going to move on China’s aluminium stockpiles?
{http://az-china.com/blackchinablog/?p=2797}

Strategies for the Current Low and Rising Interest Rates Environment
{http://www.learnbonds.com/strategies-for-the-current-low-and-rising-interest-rates-environment/}

Feb 26, 2013

Moody’s plays the sucker card..again
{http://bilbo.economicoutlook.net/blog/?p=22809}
&
‘This downgrade is nonsense!’
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/02/25/1397752/this-downgrade-is-nonsense/}

Asian stocks fall on fears of Italian election deadlock
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21583576}

Apocalypse delayed, once again.
{http://www.themoneyillusion.com/?p=19235&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Themoneyillusion+%28TheMoneyIllusion%29}

Michael Dell: The Making of an American Oligarch
{http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2011/02/michael-dell-outsourcing-jobs-timeline}

FEB 25

No One Wants To Claim An Abandoned Russian Cruise Ship Drifting Toward Europe
{http://www.businessinsider.com/abandoned-russian-cruise-ship-adrift-2013-2}

Asteroid early warning system taking shape at UN
{http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/space/9888866/Asteroid-early-warning-system-taking-shape-at-UN.html}

The End of Growth Wouldn't Be the End of Capitalism
{http://www.theatlantic.com/business/archive/2013/02/the-end-of-growth-wouldnt-be-the-end-of-capitalism/273367/}

Pound falls after Moody's downgrades UK's AAA rating
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21570578}

Friday 22nd Feb

The 5 biggest lies on Wall Street
{http://www.marketwatch.com/Story/story/print?guid=0946AB68-7BA6-11E2-B0BC-002128040CF6}

HK Stamp duty doubles
{http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=32197&icid=a&d_str=20130222}

Shard firm lands deal for world's tallest skyscraper
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-21543469}

A Tale of Two Cows
{http://visual.ly/tale-two-cows}

Singapore growth exceeds estimates in fourth quarter
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21543335}

Gold – Why the carnage? Gold Miners – What happened?
{http://emergingmoney.com/analysis/gold-why-the-carnage-gold-miners-what-happened/}

A brief history of the Chinese growth model
{http://www.mpettis.com/2013/02/21/a-brief-history-of-the-chinese-growth-model/}

21 FEB

Clayton Christensen Wants to Transform Capitalism
{http://www.wired.com/business/2013/02/mf-clayton-christensen-wants-to-transform-capitalism/all/}

Martin Wolf on Eurozone's unhappy marriage
{http://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2013/02/martin-wolf-misses-the-real-reason-the-eurozones-unhappy-marriage-has-not-broken-up.html}

China Says It May Implement a Carbon Tax
{http://economistsview.typepad.com/economistsview/2013/02/china-says-it-may-implement-a-carbon-tax.html}

Here's How Hackers Took Over The Burger King Twitter Account
{http://www.businessinsider.com/bruce-schneier-on-password-strength-2013-2}



Best beaches in Europe
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-west-wales-21523156

Wednesday Feb 20th

“No Excuses, Invest Like a Champion” links
{http://www.dydd.org/?p=2552}

Howard Marks “Today, you have to choose between a decent return and total safety” {http://business.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?283882}

50 Years Ago: The World in 1963
{http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/02/50-years-ago-the-world-in-1963/100460/}

Death in Singapore
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/2/afbddb44-7640-11e2-8eb6-00144feabdc0.html#axzz2LMroIooj}

Gold Miner Update: Yes, they still suck.
{http://www.thereformedbroker.com/2013/02/19/gold-miner-update-yes-they-still-suck/}

Talk Like A Wall Street Banker
{http://www.businessinsider.com/talk-like-a-wall-street-banker-2013-2}

I hope to effect change..

Feb 19 2013

China over bought, Gold over sold
{http://macromon.wordpress.com/2013/02/16/overbought-and-oversold-markets-february-15/}

Gangster Bankers: Too Big to Jail
{http://www.rollingstone.com/politics/news/gangster-bankers-too-big-to-jail-20130214}

Stuff to do in Hawaii
{http://www.unrealhawaii.com/}

Is Britain's arms trade making a killing?
{http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/feb/18/britains-arms-trade-making-killing}

18th Feb, 8ft clean. Croyde

Friday 15th

The Consequences of a Strong Dollar
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/02/the-consequences-of-a-strong-dollar/}

SARS-Like Virus Infecting More People Spurs Hunt for Source
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-14/new-sars-like-virus-infecting-more-
people-spurs-hunt-for-source.html}

Thursday 14th Feb

Sugar Still Looks Very Attractive
{http://theshortsideoflong.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/sugar-still-looks-very-attractive.html}

Prices of gasoline and crude oil
{http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2013/02/prices_of_gasol.html}

The case for helicopter money
{http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9bcf0eea-6f98-11e2-b906-00144feab49a.html#axzz2Kr38Kaht}

3-D Printing Will Change the World
{http://hbr.org/2013/03/3-d-printing-will-change-the-world/}

Between two ferns
{http://www.funnyordie.com/videos/f8242b3b15/between-two-ferns-oscar-buzz-edition-part-2?playlist=featured_videos}


Stuck for a comment to make on the Guardian website?
{http://www.tomforth.co.uk/guardiancomments/}

Wednesday, February 13, 2013

China’s looming debt burden threatens growth
{http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2013/02/11/guest-post-chinas-looming-debt-problems/#axzz2KZztlPDF}

Not a Shred of Face: China Reacts to North Korean Nuke Test
{http://blogs.wsj.com/chinarealtime/2013/02/12/not-a-shred-of-face-china-reacts-to-north-korean-nuke-test/}
And North Korea conducts third controversial nuke test, warns of second and third measures
{http://www.nypost.com/p/news/international/north_korea_conducts_third_controversial_r8rDlTmKKOSRgE8EDLuvaM?utm_medium=rss&utm_content=International}

Why gold is headed down against platinum
{http://emergingmoney.com/strategy-2/decade-long-look-at-gold-platinum-spread-reversion-to-mean-says-lower/}

Are You in the 1 Percent? LinkedIn Congratulates Its Elite Members
{http://mashable.com/2013/02/12/are-you-in-the-1-linkedin-congratulates-its-elite-members/}

The Importance of Excel
{http://baselinescenario.com/2013/02/09/the-importance-of-excel/}

Matt Ruff's brilliant alternate history The Mirage is out in paperback today
{http://boingboing.net/2013/02/12/matt-ruffs-brilliant-alterna.html}

Tuesday, 12th Feb

How Much Gold Does China Really Have?
http://www.moneymorning.com.au/20130211/how-much-gold-does-china-really-have.html

Don’t Be Afraid of China
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-11/don-t-be-afraid-of-china.html

10 Questions (and Answers) for 2013
http://pragcap.com/10-questions-and-answers-for-2013

Robert Shiller: Don’t Invest in Housing
http://pragcap.com/robert-shiller-dont-invest-in-housing

Transform a Pile of Old 3×4s Into a Stunning Table
http://lifehacker.com/5983150/transform-a-pile-of-old-3x4s-into-a-stunning-table?tag=diy

11th Feb

Yen All Over the Map
{http://emergingmoney.com/china/yen-all-over-the-map/}

London Needs Full Inquest Into Bumi Scandal
{http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324880504578296122247181726.html?mod=WSJEurope_hpp_MIDDLETopStories}

5 Reasons Not to Buy Gold
{http://online.barrons.com/article/SB50001424052748704372504578289922761002366.html#articleTabs_article%3D1}

Robert Shiller Destroys The Idea Of Investing In A Home
{http://www.businessinsider.com/robert-shiller-home-investment-a-fad-2013-2}

DIVERSIFYING MENTAL STATES
{http://stumblingandmumbling.typepad.com/stumbling_and_mumbling/2013/02/diversifying-mental-states.html}

Batteries included? The search for better ways of storing electricity is hotting up.
{http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21571117-search-better-ways-storing-electricity-hotting-up-batteries}

GRANTHAM: Investors Are Being Bullied Into Buying Risky Assets, Which Are Doomed To Crash
{http://www.businessinsider.com/jeremy-grantham-exciting-crashes-2013-2}

Friday 08 Feb

Italy ..because
{http://video.repubblica.it/edizione/napoli/cardito-l-automobilista-incastrato/118422/116886}

Let’s wait for a fall in stocks before declaring a great rotation
{http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/02/07/1376622/lets-wait-for-a-fall-in-stocks-before-declaring-a-great-rotation/}

100 Startling Facts About the US Economy
{http://www.fool.com/investing/general/2013/02/05/100-startling-facts-about-the-economy.aspx}

Does probability come from quantum physics?
{http://www.rdmag.com/news/2013/02/does-probability-come-quantum-physics?}

U.K. LESSON: AUSTERITY LEADS TO MORE DEBT
{http://www.newyorker.com/online/blogs/johncassidy/2013/02/uk-shows-how-austerity-policies-lead-to-more-borrowing-and-debt.html}

Kung Hei Fat Choi

Thursday Feb 7th

The simplicity of Chinese accounting scandals
{http://qz.com/51229/the-simplicity-of-chinese-accounting-scandals/}

What Should Geithner’s Financial Crisis Book Title Be?
{http://www.ritholtz.com/blog/2013/02/geithners-coming-financial-crisis-book/}

Top 5 reasons why intelligent liberals don’t like nuclear energy
{http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/the-curious-wavefunction/2013/02/06/top-5-reasons-why-intelligent-liberals-dont-like-nuclear-energy/}


Comet Ison caught on film by Deep Impact craft
{http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-21352427#TWEET587197}

Wednesday 6th Feb

Handy. Create clamps in a pinch
http://boingboing.net/2013/02/05/cool-tools-create-clamps-in-a.html

China, Japan on the brink
http://www.theage.com.au/world/china-japan-on-the-brink-20130206-2dx25.html

Argentina, and penultimate pari passu case games
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/2013/02/05/1368222/argentina-and-penultimate-pari-passu-case-games/

Tuesday 5th Feb

Politics of pollution: China's oil giants take a choke-hold on power
{http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/02/us-china-pollution-oilcompanies-idUSBRE9110F620130202}

xclusive: Eric Schmidt Unloads on China in New Book
{http://blogs.wsj.com/corporate-intelligence/2013/02/01/exclusive-eric-schmidt-unloads-on-china-in-new-book/}

The Horrific Accident That Created the Regulatory State
{http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-01-31/the-horrific-accident-that-created-the-regulatory-state.html}


10 Reasons Why You Should Jailbreak Your iPhone
http://www.businessinsider.com/should-you-jailbreak-your-phone-2013-2#


Video shows you how to jailbreak your iOS 6.1 device
https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=IG4ugClw_pk

Asia Wrap: Feb 2, 2013

The Nordic countries are reinventing their model of capitalism, says Adrian Wooldridge
http://www.economist.com/news/special-report/21570840-nordic-countries-are-reinventing-their-model-capitalism-says-adrian?fsrc=scn/tw_ec/northern_lights

Econbrowser, Is this a good time to buy stocks?
http://www.econbrowser.com/archives/2013/02/is_this_a_good.html

China's shipyards see 40% drop in orders last year
http://www.wantchinatimes.com/news-subclass-cnt.aspx?cid=1205&MainCatID=12&id=20130117000092


U.S. shale gas revolution throws down the gauntlet to Europe
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/03/us-europe-shale-idUSBRE91204Z20130203

Emerging market fund flows up for 21 straight weeks
http://emergingmoney.com/bric/emerging-market-fund-flows-update-21-straight-up-weeks/

Apple analysts: Stupid or lazy?
http://tech.fortune.cnn.com/2013/02/02/apple-14-week-quarter-analysts/

Friday 1st Feb

Investing lessons from the world of kitesurfing
{http://turnkeyanalyst.com/2013/01/kitesurfing-and-investing/}

Spanish Government Rocked By 'Secret' Accounts That Allegedly Show Massive Corruption
{http://www.businessinsider.com/el-pais-bombshell-rocks-spanish-leaders-2013-1}

Australia: The New Saudi Arabia?
{http://thediplomat.com/pacific-money/2013/02/01/australia-asias-saudi-arabia/}