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Monthly Archives: August 2009
The CFTC is seeking a bigger budget to cover ambitious plans to expand its policing of commodities markets.
The CFTC is seeking a bigger budget to cover ambitious plans to expand its policing of commodities markets.
Posted in Finance, Regulations
Tagged CFTC, Commodity Futures Trading Commission, derivative markets, derivatives, laws, Regulations
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Big flaw in Google Search results
Instead of featuring: – HOME, Yann Arthus-Bertrand’s film/movie — Download HOME — The Earth From Above Google Search ranks #1 a post that has nothing to do with Bertrand’s film, but that just mentions the post above, at the end, … Continue reading
BetFair Growing 30%, Easing over the Pond, and Hiring 50 Valley Engineers
BetFair Growing 30%, Easing over the Pond, and Hiring 50 Valley Engineers TechCrunch republishes BetFair’s PR material. No independent analysis in this TechCrunch story. Nothing about problem gambling, for instance. Nothing about InTrade, BetFair’s competitor. TechCrunch = stenographers
Your LinkedIn group on Prediction Markets now has a job board.
Companies, You are welcome to use it to make your “help wanted” announcements. 333 members —growing every day.
Unpacking the Wisdom of Crowds – Video by Scott Page
Scott Page presents three models for explaining the wisdom of crowds phenomenon, in which collections make better predictions than the individuals that comprise them. The first two models will be traditional models based on error cancellation and averaging. The third … Continue reading
Right-wing nut Bill O’Reilly and film director Spike Lee met at the urinal. What did they say to each other?
Posted in Humor
Tagged Bill O'Reilly, Humor, Spike Lee, urinal, weapons of mass destruction
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InTrade.net = cr*p
It is “le degré zéro” of collective forecasting. It is the worst prediction website I have ever seen.
Max Keiser buldozers the hush-hush world of central banks.
Following Max Keiser’s harsh questioning about the Bundesbank’s reserves of gold, the German central bank has acknowledged that some of its gold is held outside of Germany at “trading centers” where the bank conducts “its gold activities”. So, now, Max … Continue reading
Posted in Finance, Journalism
Tagged Bundesbank, central banks, currencies, Euro, Finance, financial journalism, gold, gold reserves, Journalism, Max Keiser
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