George Osborne, the Chancellor, has announced that the UK will be looking to issue 100 year gilts or government bonds. The stated reason is that this is to take advantage of currently low borrowing costs. But this doesn?t actually make sense. But the total cost of a perpetual should be the same as a five ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

? This week the Sixth World Water Forum is being held in Marseille, France. On Monday France?s Prime Minister Francois Fillon called for a new economic model that takes environmental constraints into better account. Below are excerpts from his speech: What emerges here through your thinking and your action through the water theme is a ...

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

Idle has been building their first social game, Idle Worship, for two years now. It comes out today. Let's put that into perspective: Zynga built Farmville in five weeks. Idle Worship is the most ambitious game ever to hit Facebook. For the developers, it's an attempt to define the medium, a sort of holy war ...

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We believe GE is well positioned for continued success in this segment given the robust outlook for emerging markets and its global network of suppliers that is unrivaled by its peers.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

How many dead horses will it take for HBO to put "Luck," the David Milch series starring Dustin Hoffman, out of its misery?

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 18:23

Why work when you can work in your underpants?

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 17:25

Since Windows is one of Microsoft's most valuable businesses, and the tablet market is a rapidly growing one which Microsoft has a good chance of capturing a significant market share of, this is a significant achievement for Microsoft.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 19:25

Diversity and a strong brand are two integral cogs in the success machine. Penske has both.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 19:25

The party's pandering to the sensibilities of rural conservatives in rural areas will hurt it where it really matters in the presidential election: the suburbs.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 19:25

Wash sales are a big problem. One leading broker reported a $450,000 wash sale loss, but the trader couldn't have lost more than the $50,000, the total she had in her account during the year.

pubblicato il: 14/03/2012 - 19:25