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The biggest impact of the S&P downgrade will be on the US dollar. — [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 13:35:40 +0000

Bill Gross:

Bridgewater Associates, the world’s biggest hedge fund, is run “like a cult”, says NY mag. — [LINK]

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 28 Jul 2011 10:41:49 +0000

1,100 employees and $94 billion under management.

Last year, the firm put up the best numbers in its 36-year history, notching a nearly 45 percent gain in its most aggressive fund on its way to a total haul of more than $15 billion.

- A long Ray Dalio interview on CNBC about his ‘principles’.

- You can download Ray Dalio‘s ‘principles’ (much talked about in the NY mag article and on the CNBC segment) here. –> PDF file.

BetFair loses CEO, buys back shares… and increases premium charges on big traders. — [LINK]

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 12:55:35 +0000

Guardian:

Share buybacks are a popular tactic for mature businesses and are typically employed when companies cannot think of efficient ways of deploying spare cash. However, Betfair was sold to investors in October as a company that had strong growth opportunities.

More here and here and here and here.

- BetFair to increase charges on big hitters. (Via OddsFutures.)

FORECASTING THE ECONOMY: Keynesian Economics vs. Austrian Economics — [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 10:50:48 +0000

The 2 videos are designed to convince you that the Austrians’ economic predictions are more accurate.

The first video has an intro in French, sorry for that, but the rest of the video is in English (with French subtitles).

Keynesians’ forecasts (featuring Ben Bernanke and Paul Krugman) vs. Austrians’ forecasts (featuring Ron Paul and Peter Schiff):

Jeremy Levine’s StarStreet on CNN – [VIDEO]

Chris F. Masse — Sat, 18 Dec 2010 00:33:48 +0000

http://www.starstreetsports.com/ – “It is a game of skills, and not chance.”

@JerLevine

Best of luck to Jeremy Levine.

StarStreet Trading Walk Through from Jeremy Levine on Vimeo.

Analysts value the BetFair business at anywhere between Â£4.45 and Â£16 a share. Four out of five independent brokers rate the shares a ‘SELL’.

Chris F. Masse — Tue, 14 Dec 2010 10:56:42 +0000

- WSJ

- Bloomberg

- Google Finance

UPDATE: Alexander Ainslie is not worried about BetFair’s stock price.

Why you should short-sell RIM

Chris F. Masse — Wed, 08 Dec 2010 08:09:31 +0000

Its CEO is a patented, big fat idiot.

The RIM board should convene and send him flipping burgers somewhere else. Oust.

UPDATE: Good piece on RIM and BlackBerry.

BetFair set a price range for its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange at $17.48 to $22.25 a share, valuing its equity at up to $2.35 billion.

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 07 Oct 2010 08:36:35 +0000

“The wide price range, for an equity value between Â£1.16 billion and Â£1.48 billion, reflects mixed views on the company’s prospects for growth in countries with strict regulations on gambling, such as the U.S., and for its new financial-trading platform, LMAX.”

Off The Chart

Chris F. Masse — Thu, 06 May 2010 20:04:18 +0000

Stocks have underperformed gold. Why?

Chris F. Masse — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 07:40:06 +0000