Monthly Archives: November 2009

Jim Rogers owns commodities, few stocks (if any) — and is buying more commodities and some Swiss Franc and Japanese Yen.

Jim Rogers – November 17, 2009 Jim Rogers – September 15, 2009:

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Trends, mega trends — and the opportunities they offer to investors

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Nouriel Roubini: US economy outlook is still bleak.

Nouriel Roubini’s speech at Osec’s Forum for Swiss Foreign Trade and Investment:

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The World Of SuperFreakonomics

Steve Levitt on Super Freakonomics: Super Freakonomics: Steve Levitt and Steve Dubner on Charlie Rose – Click on Archives. – Spot November 11′s show.

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Banks should be made smaller to minimize systemic risk.

Prospect magazine carries an essay by Jonathan Ford (comment editor at Reuters) on “too big to fail” — How To Shrink The Banks. The conclusion: If these measures were fully implemented, the result should be that banks would become smaller … Continue reading

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Why InTrade isn’t supporting Right2Bet as BetFair does?

They should. Right2Bet Read their latest post that demonstrates that the European betting monopolies are bad for consumers.

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The health-care debacle on InTrade

[The Intrade event derivative traders] “are getting more and more alienated by the actions and judgments of Intrade’s management.” Is InTrade mis-managed? Many people are starting to think so, apparently. Still think that Chris Masse of Midas Oracle is too … Continue reading

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Prediction markets, given enough active participation, are increasingly seen as an excellent way to arrive at the answers to any number of questions.

@ Singularity University: “Indeed, the winning technology concept –a pill that could cure cancer– and team were accurately prognosticated by the [prediction] market.“

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Franklin Templeton’s Internet strategy

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A fish (a carp) eaten alive in a Chinese restaurant… Diners are laughing and joking… We wish them “bon apétit”.

Chinese chefs have come up with a way to keep a fish alive while deep frying it! They wrap its head in a wet cloth to keep it breathing, before covering it in sauce and serving in on a plate. … Continue reading

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