Ending Operation Twist Alone Should Push Rates Higher by o.4% In A Year Since 2008, the Federal Reserve has been interfering with interest rates to a degree which is unprecedented in my lifetime. ??In the early 80's, The FED under Paul Volker raised rates to sky-high levels, creating a recession in order to kill??inflation. ??However, ...

pubblicato il: 16/03/2012 - 02:53

Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens on the unintended consequences of regulation.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 22:25

Guest post written by Marcus Ranum Marcus Ranum is chief security officer at Tenable Network Security, a provider of unified security monitoring software. Why do executives make the wrong security decisions? Generally, bad security decisions are made for the same reasons that other bad decisions get made: inability to predict the future, failure to foresee ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 22:16

Guest post written by James Q. Crowe James Q. Crowe is CEO of Level 3 Communications. "Few technological developments hold as much potential to enhance America?s economic competitiveness, create jobs, and improve the quality of our lives as wireless high-speed access to the Internet. . . .?? Expanded wireless broadband access will trigger the creation ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 20:26

Finding food in an unfamiliar place can be difficult. Whether you?re traveling in a new city or just wandering around a new neighborhood, deciding where to dine isn?t easy ? especially if you?re alone or with friends who don?t know the territory either. Over the years, mobile apps such as Urbanspoon, Yelp, Foursquare and even ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 08:54

In trading on Thursday, shares of Astoria Financial Corp. (NYSE: AF) crossed above their 200 day moving average of $9.63, changing hands as high as $9.64 per share. Astoria Financial Corp. shares are currently trading up about 3.7% on the day. The chart below shows the one year performance of AF shares, versus its 200 ...

pubblicato il: 15/03/2012 - 22:23

Forbes managing editor Bruce Upbin moderates a panel in NYC. Part of the Forbes Data Driven series.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 20:26

Double panel, dual axis and indexed graphs were drawn to examine the relationship of NYC Police Department stop and frisks to the number of murders in NYC. All of the graphs clearly show that the decrease in murder rate occurred before the huge increase in the number of stop and frisks.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 20:26

How to effectively use social media to communicate with the consumer & build a better business.

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 20:26

Aetna (AET) was downgraded today by Goldman Sachs (GS) from buy to neutral with a price target of $54, as the firm believes that opportunities for growth in the commerical health plan business are limited. Shares are lower by about 2.3 percent. Volcano (VOLC) was upgraded today by Jefferies (JEF) to buy from hold with ...

pubblicato il: 23/03/2012 - 20:26