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by TDL 14y ago
It would also be beneficial to read what pro-central bank arguments are. The Regional Reserve Banks maintain extensive research & documents to learn how the Fed operates and the underlying argument as to why it should exist. This wikip
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Argentina is a serial defaulter yet investors still lend money to the government there. If the U.S. decided to completely default on it's debt it would be more destructive to the U.S. economy since the majority of the debt is held by U.S. c
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'Six strikes' anti-piracy program won't pull plug on customers(news.cnet.com)
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So they wouldn't truly be critical of him then.
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Probably not worth the trade off, however, I think that financial knowledge can be passed on while always stressing humility & not advertising what you make or how much you have. That being said, I also think that a lot of people are st
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Analytics and the Ludic Fallacy(advancednflstats.com)
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Bartender 'threatened with arrest by Google heavies' (dailymail.co.uk)
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Since I was a trader for five years and help build an equity research firm, I think I have enough domain knowledge to stand by the assertion I made in my second point. Wired may have a much better understanding of the technology and the ind
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Employees are not fired because of a plummeting stock prices. Falling prices are typically the by-product of the underlying business.
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That comment is utter nonsense and shows ignorance of stock markets. "Asshole investors" aren't playing with the market, investors are reacting to information that doesn't confirm their expectations, so they sell. Furthermore, stock price
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1.Why is Wired writing about stock prices? Most of the financial media can barely understand why prices fluctuate, why does Wired think they have a better insight? 2.The stock market (particularly growth oriented firms) are about expectati
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Plenty of public companies have support departments. Support services hurt margins from a naive analysis of a business. Good support services can strengthen a brand, which can create loyal customers over time.
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Wikipedia's Dark Side(thenextweb.com)
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The speed bumps that I've encountered in the U.S. typically take up as much of the street as possible. The UK example is interesting, but I think you are right about the cars here in the U.S.
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Speed bumps are great up until you need an ambulance or fire truck to get to you quickly.
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Your PC may come with malware pre-installed(pcworld.com)
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Revenge of the Lizard Brain(blogs.scientificamerican.com)
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It is my understanding the DoD uses IQ test only for initial entry into the various services. I believe the threshold is 105 (although some military guys have said that at the peak of the Iraq & Afghan campaigns recruiters would let a
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Con: Online learning turns college into assembly line(seattletimes.nwsource.com)
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What a silly false dichotomy posed by this post. Either you have the ability to interact with others or you don't? Those who know how to meet new people are douchebags? Not only is this post silly, but it is profoundly naive as to how pe
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U.S. Customs Tracks License Plates & Shared Data With Insurance Firms(forbes.com)
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This is a more pervasive problem than just the tech industry. Many industries in the U.S. have limited to no training and no mentor programs. Training is perceived as an easy cost to eliminate.
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Uber runs afoul of Massachusetts regulators(washingtonpost.com)
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The problem with patents(techrepublic.com)
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Erwin Schrödinger and the Quantum Revolution by John Gribbin: review(telegraph.co.uk)
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That was not a very good defense, however I think the author made some good points. It seems to me that those complaining the loudest about HFT are the floor traders & market makers (rather former market makers.) Also, there is a good
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Introduce this to analysts at IBanks & you will see productivity collapse. Very interesting, I look forward to playing with it.
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If you look at the studies that were done about high PE firms you will see that those firms were not attempting to secure the maximum valuation possible @ IPO. In FB's case they were attempting to secure a $100 billion valuation (the maxim
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Why the Blank Ad Test is flawed and misleading(johncostella.wordpress.com)
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Mark Zuckerberg's sister now works for Google(money.cnn.com)
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