Tag Archives: Christmas
Traditional media is on its knees
It’s not surprising that the Christmas season brings the latest wave of Kindles and iPads crashing against the door of traditional printed publications. And every year the figures get worse for the old school. As a recent Guardian newspaper piece … Continue reading
So This Is Christmas
To turn our collective attention away from the sinking economy, incessant downgrades, mortgage horrors, unemployment, riots, monsoons and other seasonal niceties; we can look at how the economy is effecting those nearest to us: our pets. After reading a short … Continue reading
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Christmas is made in China
Every year, around this time, retailers are wondering whether the massive shipments of toys they’ve ordered as far back as July will be a hit for them and the kiddies once Christmas rolls around. It’s a gamble to say the … Continue reading
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It’s Gonna Be Big Next Year
It’s that time of the year again, when journalists go on autopilot and fill column inches with “The Best Movie’s Of All Time”, “100 Greatest Songs”, “Next Years Hot Picks”…you know, survey’s and year-end lists and predictions from hacks on … Continue reading
Filed under Business, Business Commentary
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
Filed under Business Commentary, business news
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
Double Dip Could Mean Dire Days
Nothing accompanies the Christmas goose quite like depressing news. The dreaded ‘double d’ (double dip) has been bandied about for quite some time, but it always helps when you get an opinion poll to really put the proverbial final nail … Continue reading →
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