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Daily News Roundup 2012: Friday 9 November
Good morning The headlines: The Chinese Congress continues. Link: behind closed doors? Outgoing president Hu Jintao has told the Party that they must double per capita income in China by 2020. Which is…[pulls out calculator]…an increase of roughly 9% per annum. And given that China’s historical average is 9.91% (between 1979 and 2010), I think […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Thursday 8 November
Good morning Note: to sign up and receive these posts in your inbox, please subscribe at the top of the sidebar on the home page. Second note: I am continuing with the political cartoon theme. Because this stuff should be showcased. The headlines: Obama and the fiscal cliff. Link: the leap of faith. Right – […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Wednesday 7 November
Good morning The headlines: Today’s big news: the American election. Link: and it’s Not Romney! We were all waiting for the key swing states to announce, and then Sky News suddenly flipped over to an “Obama wins!” montage with many Democrats waving flags. The full results aren’t in, but Obama has won the 270 votes […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Tuesday 6 November
Good morning The headlines: China buys Japanese water rights. Link: Hokkaido. no regulation of foreign land ownership + low land prices + incomplete land registry + property rights including water rights + no real issues with selling forest + Chinese water crisis = Japan real estate boom in strange places. According to Bloomberg, the big […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Monday 5 November
Good morning The headlines: The US Presidential Election is tomorrow. Link: and the job numbers are in. The US Presidential election is almost up, and it seems that the candidates are neck-and-neck. Which must say something about Obama, because Mitt has had that “47%” comment about freeloaders splashed around like the nude pictures of Prince […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Thursday 1 November
Good morning Note: to receive these posts in your inbox, you can subscribe at the top of the sidebar on the homepage → The headlines: The price of Roast Pork. Link: let’s take this slowly. Kay Lee Roast Meat Joint is a Singapore restaurant with an owner that wants to retire and spend more time with […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Wednesday 31 October
Good morning Note: to receive these posts in your inbox, you can sign up at the top of the sidebar on the homepage → The headlines: Disney buys Lucasfilms. Link: cue the music. $4.05 billion for the Star Wars and Indiana Jones brands. And we can look forward to Star Wars Episode VII in 2015. And […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Tuesday 30 October
Good morning The headlines: Monitoring Nuclear Reactors. Link: in New Jersey. The Oyster Creek nuclear power point in New Jersey declared an alert last night as rising water levels went 6 feet above sea level. In addition, this video shows what happens to power plants (and/or their transformers) in New York during a super-storm: The […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Monday 29 October
Good morning Note: to receive these posts in your inbox, you can subscribe at the top of the sidebar on the home page → The headlines: What the weather can do. Link: America shuts down. The US Securities industry has cancelled all equity trading today, which gives American traders a chance to sit back, take a […]
read moreDaily News Roundup 2012: Friday 26 October
Good morning Note: to subscribe and receive these posts in your inbox everyday, you can sign up at the top of the sidebar on the home page. The headlines: Japan adds stimulus. Link: How much is $9.4 billion really? Sometimes, in a world of billions and trillions, the significance of a number gets lost in […]
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