Monthly Archives: May 2010

What was said at the U.S. House Ways & Means Committee’s hearing on Internet gambling and betting – [VIDEO]

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YouTube video shows wrong profile of BetFair’s Mark Davies.

YouTube film-makers, for you to know, Mark Davies looks better when filmed from his right —not from his left.

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Google Prediction API

Google Prediction API FAQ More. Via Prof Panos. UPDATE: Prof Panos has more.

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Hollywood clashed with Wall Street on Wednesday at a government hearing about the potential sale of futures contracts linked to box office receipts of major motion pictures.

“financial engineering synthetic derivatives” More.

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U.S. House Ways & Means Committee holding hearing on Internet gambling and betting – [VIDEO]

CNBC

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The Great Contemporary Art Bubble – [VIDEO]

Ben Lewis: “Great works of art are still being made today but the great contemporary art bubble will surely go down in history as the epitome of the vanity and folly of our age.” I highly recommend you watch this … Continue reading

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Book Review: The Limits of Transparency

Jacqueline Best’s The Limits of Transparency is carried by sensible concerns on the tension between efficiency and stability, the tension between promoting employment and stable money, and the political implications of seemingly neutral economic policy. However, while economists, market participants … Continue reading

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Real returns and gold

Eddy Elfenbein’s post ventures in the same territory as Jason Ruspini’s one circa January 2010.

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President Obama’s regulatory czar says that incentives, not top-down regulation, can make us do the right thing —and that includes slowing climate change.

Thousands of words in the NYT —about Cass Sunstein.

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Interview with BetFair’s Andrew Black – [VIDEO]

BetFair IPO…???… 4 videos —look at the bottom of the page.

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