July 2008
164 posts
The Five Big Mistakes That Changed My Life and How... →
From the Desk of David Pogue - It’s the Software,... →
ESPN - Baghdatis to miss Games, U.S. Open with... →
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Achilleos' shooting hits golden target in Belgrade... →
“Didn’t we all expect at least modest competence from
most of our financial...”
– From GMO http://tinyurl.com/58xx3a
Scenes From a Merrill Meltdown - Mergers,... →
Calculated Risk: The Coming Hotel Bust →
Terrible Timing for a Hotel Boom - NYTimes.com →
oldie but goodie. cherish remix. came on last.fm and reminded me of it http://tinyurl.com/cherish1
naked capitalism: What Hath Merrill Wrought? Tally... →
FT.com / Comment & analysis / Comment - The world... →
Huge writedowns forecast for banks after Merrill... →
Wonder Land - WSJ.com →
Let the Meals Begin - Finding Beijing in Flushing... →
The Envelope - Out There - NYTimes.com →
The Pour - White Bordeaux - Oft-Forgotten Bliss -... →
Design Review - John Lautner at Hammer Museum -... →
Brazil Rides Wave of Growth as Larger Economies... →
Turkey’s Governing Party Avoids Ban - NYTimes.com →
Workings of Ancient ‘Computer’ Deciphered -... →
http://online.wsj.com/public/article/SB121737022605... →
Findings - 10 Things to Scratch From Your Worry... →
Paul Kedrosky: Tea, the Czar and Polonium 210 →
Firefighters Turned Away From Exclusive Nightclub... →
Obamanomics Is a Recipe for Recession - WSJ.com →
Merrill Aims to Raise Billions More - WSJ.com →
http://twitpic.com/5qyw - Funniest urinal I have seen, Nicosia, cyprus
“I cannot find a single convincing argument that tells me that astrologers won’t do better than economists,” Nassim Nicholas Taleb
“every person in the United States has over the past 10 years or so borrowed about $4,000 from someone in the People’s Republic of China.”
Real Dan Lyons Web Site » Blog Archive Imagine if... →
Real Dan Lyons Web Site » Blog Archive PR Rule #1:... →
Japanese sushi rage threatens iconic Mediterranean... →
After Sitting in 2004, Ready to Stand and Deliver... →
From Cyprus to Munich: Looted Icons →
Terrorist Attacks Unsettling India - NYTimes.com →
Worried Banks Sharply Reduce Business Loans -... →
Two blasts rock Istanbul, killing 16 - CNN.com →
73-year-old porn star bedazzles Japan's aged -... →
Fans of L.E.D.’s Say This Bulb’s Time Has Come -... →
Saw this coming...
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On July 17th I did a post where I suspected that the next big announcement of losses from finance companies would be in car leases. Chrysler has just announced that Chrysler Financial will no longer be offering car leases as of August 1st. Additionally Ford announced this week that they had to take a write down of over $2 billion on leases. The New York Times did...
More thoughts on the auto industry
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I was just looking at the automakers stocks, GM’s market cap is $6.74 billion. Crazy idea (I know this would never happen) have Microsoft buy GM. Why would they do this, for 2 reasons. The first is that one of the largest un-tapped markets for software is the car. Owning the largest manufacturer of cars globally gives you great distribution and...
digital_camera_comparsion_chart.pdf... →
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Mountain Unicycling - Mountain Unicycling - Down... →
Hawks Guard Childress Signs With Greek Club -... →