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The art of economics consists in looking not merely at the immediate hut at the longer effects of any act or policy; it consists in tracing the consequences of that policy not merely for one group but for all groups—Henry Hazlitt

Friday, August 28, 2009

Social Media Gains Acceptance From Older Users

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An interesting observation from the Forrester on the demographics of social networking usage. They reckon that most of the recent growth has...

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Drug Decriminalization Caravan Gets Rollin'

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In our earlier posts War on Drugs: Learning From Portugal's Drug Decriminalization and Nicolas Kristof: Why The War On Drugs Is A Failu...

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Short Seller Guru Jim Chanos Is Bearish On Big Pharma

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One of the more popular short seller, the billionaire hedge fund manager and president of Kynikos (Greek for "cynic"), Jim Chano...

Recession Slams On Restaurant And Foodservice Industry

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The deep global recession has affected the public's appetite for patronizing foodservice/restaurant outlets, especially in developed eco...

Tuesday, August 25, 2009

Marketing Strategy: From Pickpockets To Putpockets

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Putting some fun into the crisis, in London, as part of an advertising blitz, former pickpockets does a reverse- they put-pocket or put mone...

Where Yahoo Beats Google

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This from Randall Stross ( New York Times ) ``Google has an outsize image as the deft master of information. Its superior technology seems t...

Monday, August 24, 2009

Gold As Our Seasonal Barometer (For Stocks) II

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Many analyst appear to be giving weight to the seasonality factors. That's because the scars from the horrid events of 2008 remains fres...

Sunday, August 23, 2009