Month: June 2012

Europe Risk – Not As Bad As Expected (?)

During the height of the EuroCrisis last year, the spreads and overall risk conditions in Europe were pronounced. However, after the LTRO and the backdoor bailout from the FED, that all changed.

Even with yields rising and worry about the overall EuroZone, it appears as though the liquidity risk has subsided...

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The End of The Newspaper? Ad Revenues Fall Off a Cliff

Print media has seen a disturbing trend of late. Ad revenue is dropping like a rock.

Could it be a simple as the fact that online versions are taking the spotlight? Sure.

But how about the fact that most ads are somewhat inefficient? Also, it is probably because newspapers and magazine reporting...

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TDI Podcast: Schwager’s Wizards and Gold Stocks to Watch (#266)

Guest: Jack Schwager, author of Hedge Fund Market Wizards tells us of how the best in the business gain success. There are some great lessons to learn from this discussion. Other topics in this episode include Gold stocks, economic disappointments, China, Europe and world trends.

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The Super-Bug: Antibiotic Resistant and Killing Thousands

Bloomberg Markets had a very informative and lengthy article about the growing concern over new strains of diseases that are not able to be controlled with current medications.

`THERE IS A TSUNAMI THAT‘S GOING TO HAPPEN IN THE NEXT YEAR OR TWO WHEN ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE EXPLODES,‘ DR. GHAFUR SAYS.

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