Monthly Archives: November 2009
More Blues In The News
All talk of coming out of the recession with any expediency took a hit with the recently disclosed financial woes in Dubai. The footballer’s paradise with its man-made islands and towering hotels is asking creditors to stop knocking on its … Continue reading
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The Hamster’s A Hit
The slumping stock market, currency fluctuations, unemployment, swine flu – who care’s? It’s almost Christmas again. And it takes something really ridiculous to make people forget how bad last year’s was. That something is a mechanical hamster named Zhu Zhu. … Continue reading
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When The Music’s Over
Hot on the heals of Twitter’s co-founder publicly ridiculing Rupert Murdoch for attempting to charge for online content, it’s not surprising to learn that online music services are suffering a similar fate. But are “free” sites like Myspace or Spotify … Continue reading
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Oh, The Ambition!
There is a new bank hitting the UK, run by two Americans, that aims to redress the balance of public hatred towards their chosen financial institution. Talk about ambitious. The bank is called Metro and, according to the Guardian, the … Continue reading
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The Evil Man Behind Your Sofa?
There is a new book out entitled “The Truth About Ikea”, which was written by a former employee and personal assistant to Ingvar Kamprad, the flat-pack guru and one of the world’s richest men. It is, according to German news … Continue reading
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The Beans Still Bring The Bling
People’s true desires become apparent during a recession – what goes in the shopping basket, and what gets left behind? It’s also interesting to see how markets such as antique cars, fine wine, Michelin-starred restaurants and their ilk fare during … Continue reading
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Sage Advice From A Sage
The king of investments and the world’s second richest man, Warren Buffett, has come out of his bunker in Nebraska to offer some surprisingly progressive views on the state of global finance and where we went wrong. In a recent … Continue reading
Someone’s Done Well Out Of This
It’s emerged that Her Majesty The Queen has done quite nicely on the property market, and now her portfolio, so to speak, is bulging. As we reported some months ago, the Royal Family has been losing money over the last … Continue reading
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I Read It, Therefore It Must Be True
The World Economic Forum has issued its 2009 development index meant to indicate global rankings for “stability” and “sophistication” of each country’s market and financial systems. Guess who came in at No.1? Britain! That’s right, you read it correctly, the … Continue reading
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The Horse Versus The Automobile
Earlier this year Rupert Murdoch said his News International empire would start charging for online content. Amongst cries of derision from various press “experts”, the old goat was vague about how, exactly, he’d get people to pay for stories that … Continue reading →
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