Android Finally Takes a Bite Out of the iPhone's Market Share [View article]
I bet that many users that bought Android phones, don't even know what Android is. They just bought a PHONE. They are not likely to buy any applications for it, like IPhone users do, so no extra revenue will be coming from them.
How Have U.S. Stocks Defied Gravity for So Long? [View article]
What you describe is nothing new, business as usual - it's been going like this for 100s (if not 1000s) of years in pretty much any country. If someone has any delusions that things will be done in some other way, e.g. because good sheriff Obama will 'change' it, then good luck.
Anybody remembers recall for Ford Explorers? Firestone tires? It was a joke, just like this one. If you make millions of cars (or whatever other products), with millions of gas pedals, or tires on them, there always will be: a) few bad pedals (tires, etc..) b) few bad drivers stepping on the wrong pedal or running on over-inflated tires...
Risk Weighting: The Achilles' Heel of Financial Regulation [View article]
Great piece, especially the part about the rowing boat and the little brat :) I couldn't stop laughing for 10 minutes.... Please write more often - there is never too much Butter (on these trays) :)
How to Spot a Bubble-Pop Before It Pops [View article]
Andrew, everything you write is extremely interesting, original and valuable, especially for someone that wants to see the 'big picture'. Thank you for all of this! Daniel
No mention of the issue of curruption in this article. Perhaps it is not as big of a problem as in China or Arab countries, but it's one of the biggest obstacles in making Polish economy truly 'free' or 'open'.
Today in Commodities: Market Dichotomy [View article]
Nicholas Perna Says Eurozone Won't Fail [View article]
It will default within 1-2 years, and it will go back to drahma.
Question is if Spain/Portugal will follow.
Android Finally Takes a Bite Out of the iPhone's Market Share [View article]
They are not likely to buy any applications for it, like IPhone users do, so no extra revenue will be coming from them.
The Yuan, The Dollar: Repeating the Policy Mistakes of the Great Depression [View article]
How Have U.S. Stocks Defied Gravity for So Long? [View article]
If someone has any delusions that things will be done in some other way, e.g. because good sheriff Obama will 'change' it, then good luck.
About the Fed and $187.53 Billion of Chinese-Owned Toxic Assets [View article]
>or to fund property speculation in Guangdong Province)
Currency reserves, such as held by China, can not be used for domestic spending. There is a great article on the subject:
mpettis.com/2010/02/wh.../
Toyota’s Best Strategy From Here [View article]
It was a joke, just like this one. If you make millions of cars (or whatever other products), with millions of gas pedals, or tires on them, there always will be:
a) few bad pedals (tires, etc..)
b) few bad drivers stepping on the wrong pedal or running on over-inflated tires...
Taking the Pulse of European Anxiety [View article]
Taking the Pulse of European Anxiety [View article]
Risk Weighting: The Achilles' Heel of Financial Regulation [View article]
I couldn't stop laughing for 10 minutes....
Please write more often - there is never too much Butter (on these trays) :)
Supercruncher Nation: 'The Numerati' by Stephen Baker [View article]
How to Spot a Bubble-Pop Before It Pops [View article]
Thank you for all of this!
Daniel
How to Spot a Bubble-Pop Before It Pops [View article]
possibly come up with all of this? :)
Poland's Economy Is No Joke [View article]
Goldman Finally Concedes: It Did Indeed Create the Credit Crunch [View article]
The question remains who are 'my people'?
Perhaps it's OK to charge interest to someone elses people..