Yanis Varoufakis: Monetising the… ECB: The latest insult to be added to Greece’s multiplying injuries
Written by Lambert StretherBy Yanis Varoufakis, a professor of economics at the University of Athens. Cross-posted from his blog .
Last week another installment of the cruel theatre of the absurd, also known as the ‘Greek Rescue’ (and more recently re-released as ‘Greece’s success story’), was delivered silently: Not for the first time, the bankrupt Greek state borrowed from...
Nifty Fifty. It's a phrase out of stock-market history, one familiar to most of today's investors only from history books, but an indelible memory to those who were active in the markets back in the 1960s and 1970s. They were ...
...ObamaCare Rollout: How Not to Attract “The Young Invincibles”
Written by Lambert StretherBy lambert strether. Originally published at Corrente .
Rahm’s little brother Zeke has an Opinion piece in the Journal on ObamaCare. First, the state of play on the health insurance exchanges:
Setting up the exchanges will pose a host of technological challenges , such as digitally linking an individual’s IRS information (which
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An Interview With Hedge Fund Galtere International's Renee Haugerud
Written by Barron's Most Emailed TodayRENEE HAUGERUD'S $1 BILLION hedge-fund firm trades off global themes unfamiliar to most. One of its latest plays, for example, is "inverse stagflation." Yet the performance of her commodity-based global macro fund isn't too hard to grasp. Since 1999, the flagship Galtere International Master Fund boasts a 12.6% annualized return, net of fees,
...Fiat Industrial wants to move tax residence to UK - U.S. filing
Written by Reuters: Company NewsHow The Great Firewall of China Shapes Chinese Surfing Habits
Written by MIT Technology ReviewCan cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea
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How The Great Firewall of China Shapes Surfing Habits in China
Written by MIT Technology ReviewCan cultural factors be more important than censorship in shaping Chinese surfing habits? Two researchers argue that a new study of the way global websites cluster together supports this idea
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DIARY - Western European Corporate events from May 21
Written by Reuters: Company NewsHome Tweet Home: A House with Its Own Voice on Twitter
Written by MIT Technology ReviewA techie’s San Francisco home has its own Twitter feed. Will yours be next?
At first glance, you’d never guess there’s anything unusual about Tom Coates’s San Francisco home. Nestled at the end of a narrow passageway on a side street, it’s a peaceful, sunny house decorated with modern furniture and b...