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Euro Data Will Shed Light on Currency

Euro Data Will Shed Light on Currency

The Euro currency was able to rebound slightly at the beginning of the week, despite an interest rate differential that is pointing to a lower [...]

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Gundlach on Japan, QE, Apple, and Bond Market

Gundlach on Japan, QE, Apple, and Bond Market

Jeffrey Gundlach sat down with Reuters Hedge World earlier this week and discussed his outlook for a variety of markets and economic conditions. Much of [...]

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Young & Influential

Young & Influential

With age comes wisdom, but not necessarily success. College Degree Search created the info-graphic below of the most influential people in the United States under 40. As you [...]

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Bill Gates discusses Steve Jobs

Bill Gates discusses Steve Jobs

Charlie Rose recently interviewed Bill Gates, discussing their relationship and final interactions over Steve Jobs last couple months. The clip below shows Gates in a [...]

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Li Lu Presentation to FAME

Li Lu Presentation to FAME

Li Lu, founder and chairman of Himalaya Capital Management, is a prominent investor who has somewhat flown under the radar. Berkshire Hathaway’s Charlie Munger is a strong supporter of [...]

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Paul Tudor Jones Documentary “Trader”

Paul Tudor Jones Documentary “Trader”

This is a rarely seen documentary on Paul Tudor Jones that was done by PBS in 1987. The video has appeared off and on in [...]

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A Labor Force Waiting For Its Ship to Come In

A Labor Force Waiting For Its Ship to Come In

Education is intended to be a direct channel to meaningful employment and prosperity at the individual, state, and federal levels, but the U.S. continues to [...]

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Research & Development in the Mining Space

Research & Development in the Mining Space

Metalysis is a firm that is creating an innovative way to produce a variety of metals at significantly lower cost. Somewhat similar to the Hall [...]

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Fragility and the Fat Tails

Fragility and the Fat Tails

One of the most neglected discussions in all of finance regards fragility, which results in incredible volatility in the investing space.  Investors typically work to [...]

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Milken Institute Conference – Global Overview

Milken Institute Conference – Global Overview

The Milken Institute Global 2013 Conference is currently underway (Apr 28 - May 1) and features a powerhouse list of industry leaders as speakers. Yesterdays lunch panel [...]

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Debate: Future of Work and Innovation

Debate: Future of Work and Innovation

Economists Robert Gordon and Erik Brynjolffson debated the future of work and innovation at TED2013. Gordon has received a lot of publicity over the last [...]

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Conflicting Views: Gateway Pacific Terminal

Photo: Paul Anderson

We have some critical decisions to make as elections quickly approach. This is an issue that WILL affect our local economy and daily lives, regardless of the path chosen. My hope in presenting this information is to spur a discussion to better understand what route we should take.

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Great Divergence in Equity Markets

Great Divergence in Equity Markets

John Hussman wrote an interesting note this week called Taking Distortion at Face Value. Although Hussman is traditionally bearish, he makes some critical arguments that are hard [...]

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Becoming Your Own Pension Fund

Becoming Your Own Pension Fund

Pension funds traditionally offer a guaranteed income for life upon retirement in return for years of loyal service. Many of us are not fortunate enough [...]

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Bitcoin Plummets

Bitcoin Plummets

Did the bubble just pop? Chart via Markets.Blockchain.info UPDATE: Market has slightly recovered, last trade at $168.253   [Photo: poopoorama/Flickr]

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Global ICT Report

Global ICT Report

The World Economic Forum released it’s annual Global Information Technology Report today, ranking countries based on infrastructure, cost of access, and overall skills. Four major [...]

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ANTIFRAGILITY

ANTIFRAGILITY

Two brilliant thinkers, Nassim Taleb and Daniel Kahneman, recently discussed Antifragility at the New York Public Library. It’s interesting to analyze the concept of fragility applied across [...]

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The Frontier is Everywhere

The Frontier is Everywhere

Carl Sagan was a brilliant astronomer, astrophysicist, author focused on astronomy and natural sciences. He has published numerous white papers, authored many books, and even [...]

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Chinese & Korean Turmoil: Impact on Tech Production

Chinese & Korean Turmoil: Impact on Tech Production

Jason Perlow, Senior Tech Editor at ZDNet, raises a pressing concern that many have yet to consider: How will Chinese and Korean instability affect technology production? Perlow outlines country specific [...]

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China’s Political & Economic Outlook

China’s Political & Economic Outlook

SocGen’s China Economist, Wei Yao, recently shared her macro outlook for the evolving economic and political giant through a series of video interviews. Leadership Transition Long-Term [...]

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