Investors in China's main financial district are talking about the following before the start of trade today:?? The overnight fall in U.S. stocks tied to a decline in a closely watched purchasing managers index in China on Thursday will likely weigh on Chinese shares today. ??Individual stocks may outperform, however, as the pace of 2011 ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 07:53

Why are so many investors boors??? I'm not talking about a couple of bad eggs here or there.?? As far as I can tell, there's a distinctive phenotype that may not describe all investors, but certainly seems to capture far more than chance alone would dictate. Boors, you ask??? Yes, boors: loud, opinionated, and definitive ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 07:41

? Healthcare and are typically held up as the industries least affected by technology, however this has begun to change. From millions of students and parents to , the Khan Academy has impressed many and inspired some teachers to flip the classroom lecture/homework model on its head as described in the video below. Doctors are ...

pubblicato il: 18/03/2012 - 16:38

Most of the 19 banks examined by the Federal Reserve passed the new stress test. But that doesn't mean they would survive a black swan event.

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

Who would have thought that Cisco would go for the kill even before Apple gives birth to iTV?

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

The great hard-disk drive shortage seems to be nearing completion. BlueFin Research analyst Paul Peterson asserts in a note this morning that the supply imbalance in hard drives that was triggered by last year?s flooding in Thailand is not as dire as originally feared, which is good news for PC manufacturers that had been struggling ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

up in The Worlds Greatest DJ?s series is Armin van Buuren, who reached #2 in the 'DJ Magazines Top 100' 2011, behind only David Guetta. He?s been DJ'ing and producing for fifteen years, nine of which have involved the annual release of his ?A State of Trance? compilation. This year marks the 11th birthday of ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

I?ve had a pretty low opinion of the foreign policy acumen of conservative Republicans for more than a few years now, but it?s been some time since I?ve seen a stunt as childish,??petulant, and self-serving as the one Jon Kyl pulled in the Senate yesterday. As reported in The Hill: The No.2 Republican in the ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 15:23

Pengrowth Energy Corp (NYSE: PGH) has been named as a Top 10 dividend paying energy stock, according to Dividend Channel, which published its weekly ?DividendRank? report. The report noted that among energy companies, PGH shares displayed both attractive valuation metrics and strong profitability metrics. For example, the recent PGH share price of $9.91 represents a ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 15:27

Taking note this morning of August Turak?s leadership post espousing the virtues of Zen Leadership. Fascinating article which is based in simple logic and heart at the same time. Zen Leadership: The Toughest (Best) Business Decision I Ever Made ? Forbes. We tend to dismiss the sensitive side of such methodology as woo woo. It?s ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 15:27