http://www.economist.com/finance/displayStory.cfm?story_id=11901591&source=features_box_main Aug 7th 2008 From The Economist print edition An...
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Firms Still Have Fans Not everyone is giving up on Fannie and Freddie, however. Indeed, the mortgage companies have a legion of devoted fans,...
"Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are too important to go under," said Democratic Sen. Charles Schumer of New York. "...If they need additional support,...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB121577699220645703.html?mod=hps_us_whats_news Mortgage Giants Face Pressure Over Capital Paulson Says U.S....
This seems to be the cause. The time stamp shows July 10, 2008 23:47 EDT.
ES jumped from 1252 to 1262 within 10-15min but then dropped back to original level just now (12:30). I can't find any news explaining this....
BTW, cost of living may actually be higher in some of the big cities in Asia... Let me give u a few examples: i) 1 kg of beef cost USD40-50 in...
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You must watch these.... unbelievably good... http://www.gapminder.org/video/talks
With just ~$50k annual income you can make it to the top 1%. http://www.globalrichlist.com/
That is the case in US but in Japan the other side doesn't the obligation to accept. In this case, the institutional traders accepted to void the...
http://www.japanprobe.com/?p=4644 On October 9, TV Tokyo broadcasted a special program that consisted of information about US subprime mortgage...
BTW, a regular flat in HK costs ~HKD5-6k per square feet (USD600-700/sq feet). A better one costs >USD1000/sq feet. Education here is...
Thre aren't enough international schools in HK now. You had better check whether there is vacancy first if you want to come here. Both SG and...
I believe I hv heard that she was not charged for misleading the clients back in 2000 b'coz she genuinely believed in her advices. Whereas others...
http://big5.ce.cn/cysc/sp/info/200805/21/t20080521_15556238.shtml Just to follow up on this case... i) McDonald's has apologized. ii) They...
Let me add to my list of distortions vii) Regarding Capablanca's comment that Chinese translation of foreigner is "foreign evil", here is the...
Just to be fair, i) there is censorship in China but it is ridiculous to say that normal Chinese can't access internet. ii) most ordinary...
A lot of times if you take the nation factor out of the equation things will get clearer. So let's say US had a 3 days of mourning after...
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