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Monthly Archives: October 2011
Yield curve
An interesting article talks about the yield curve as a predictor of recessions. For various reasons (Wikipedia seems thorough on the subject) long term interest rates are usually higher than short term ones, except near the onset of recessions. The NY … Continue reading
Late night market musings
The fact that safety-first advice is flooding the nets seems made to order for a contrarian point of view, that the volatility phase is coming to an end and growth will start again — and I am starting to see … Continue reading
Preferred Stocks
When times are good, investing is all about capital gains. Then there are the times like the present day. Investing advice is all about safety and income. Too often it boils down to — buy this dog that has been … Continue reading
Google+
After I closed my Google+ account, they asked my why. Here is my response. I rely on Gmail. I barely use Google+. I understand that breaking some obscure rule on Google+ can endanger my Gmail account. So, out goes Google+. … Continue reading
Pity the poor banksters
http://seekingalpha.com/article/299343-jpmorgan-s-earnings-were-so-so-but-the-commentary-is-fascinating In which Jamie Dimon, who cluelessly ran his bank into the ground, abandons the guy who saved his bacon.
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Tagged banks, conversations, credit crisis, J P Morgan, Jamie Dimon, Seeking Alpha
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RIP Steve Jobs
Excerpts from Steve Jobs’ Commencement Speech at Stanford When I was 17, I read a quote that went something like: “If you live each day as if it was your last, someday you’ll most certainly be right.” It made an … Continue reading
How to get your QR code onto Google Maps
Put it on your roof.
The Collatz | hailstone | 3n+1 problem
Inverted. Thanks to Jason Davies. A shout-out too to Mike Bostock for his d3.js, a library for Data-driven documents.