Raw Data
Here are some RSS feeds I like to keep in one place. Right now, it’s three blogs and DealBook (a NYTimes list of finance deals):
Paul Kedrosky
Naked Capitalism
Felix Salmon
DealBook
- Beds and Food Are For Sissies. We Want WiFi. Sep 2010
Interesting chart from J.D. Power showing the ranked list of things hotel guests want most. The list is led by wireless networking, with pillows, cushy beds, breakfast (mostly) and TV all falling well. […]
- Leaving Las Vegas: The Exodus Continues Sep 2010
The exodus of people from Las Vegas continues, well in excess of new arrivals: The Census Bureau estimates that from July 2008 to July 2009, the migration out of Clark County exceeded the migration in. […]
- Readings: Decoupling, Las Vegas, Obesity, Spare Capacity, Popcorn, etc. Sep 2010
The odd decouple of the U.S. economy (Source) 100 years of US obesity (Source)) All signs point to continuing Las Vegas exodus (Source) U.S. spare capacity is sticky high (Source) Heat causes corn to. […]
- Portages: Or, The Economic Past is Here — It’s Just Evenly Distributed Sep 2010
I am fascinated with how we don’t notice that much of the past is still with us, that it’s so evenly distributed as to be invisible. I often talk about this in the context of urban fire departments,. […]
- Readings: Immigration, Salmon, Krill, Crops, Australian Mining Boom, etc. Sep 2010
Immigration wave in the U.S. (Source) How I Learned to Love Farmed Salmon (Source) Ecologists fear Antarctic krill crisis (Source) Landowners Shout `Bingo’ on Property Boom in West Australia Mining. […]
- New Oil RIg Explosion in the Gulf Sep 2010
News is preliminary, no idea yet whether it is a production well or not, but all 13 crew members on the Mariner Energy rig are accounted for. The Journal’s story here (which presumably will be updat. […]
- Links 9/2/10 Sep 2010
Deep-fried beer invented in Texas Telegraph (hat tip reader Martin W) Old star wallows in ’steam bath‘ BBC (hat tip reader John M) Man Lost $1.4 Million Corot Painting After Boozing, Suit Says Blo. […]
- Whalen Says Forget QE, Get Tough With Banks Sep 2010
Chris Whalen has a particularly tough-minded post at Reuters in which he explains why QE does little for the real economy (similar to the conclusions reached by the Bank of Japan regarding its own QE). […]
- Having Hollowed Out IT in the US, Indian Outsourcers Complain Re Difficulty of Finding US Staff Sep 2010
Lordie, if this isn’t disingenuous, I don’t know what is. From the Financial Times: US universities are producing too few engineers to meet industry demand, Indian outsourcing companies say, leavi. […]
- Guest Post: Scientists Say Dispersants May Delay Recovery of the Gulf By Years … Or Decades Sep 2010
→ Washington’s Blog The government and BP claim that the combination of Corexit and crude oil is less toxic than crude oil by itself. Is that true? Well, scientists have found that when Corexit is. […]
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- The F.C.I.C.’s Latest in Creative Writing Sep 2010
From Economix: Bill Thomas, the vice chairman of the Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission, pulls out another creative metaphor to describe the market turmoil.
- The Strangeness of 3M’s Cogent Deal Sep 2010
Cogent shareholders may be unhappy about the price of 3M’s deal to buy the company, but the Deal Professor says that there are other interesting quirks that may be of concern as well.
- Brazil’s New Global Deal Makers Sep 2010
The acquisition Burger King Holdings by a Brazilian-backed investment firm is one of those emblematic transactions that seems to herald the emergence of a new global business player, writes Larry Roht. […]
- Clayton, Dubilier Buys Stake in Univar Sep 2010
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has acquired a large minority interest in Univar, a large chemical distribution business, from buyout firm CVC Capital Partners.
- H.P. Wins 3Par as Bidding War Ends Sep 2010
Dell on Thursday withdrew from the bidding for 3Par, which agreed to be acquired by Hewlett-Packard for $33 per share.
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