This August 22nd and 23rd marks the ninth anniversary of one of the Bay Area’s most anticipated gatherings of small publishers and authors, the SF Zine Fest . I particularly like the Zine Fest because it’s more laid-back and intimate than something like Comic-Con or A.P.E. , and it really celebrates the connection between Zines and other crafts. I wanted to share some info about this event with you, and about the world of small publishing in general, so I went straight to the source and as
The market opened on the weak side this morning, continuing the slide from last Thursday. We cashed out our call play on SKF for a +49% gain. This trade was opened last Thursday and closed today: July 02, 2009 12:04 | HappyTrading SKF ($44.20) Bought to Open SYJGR Jul 45 calls, at $2.35 July 06, 2009 07:41 | HappyTrading SKF ($46.10) Sold to Close SYJGR Jul 44 calls, at $3.50 +49% Again, we got the day high on these July 44 SKF calls (this happens quite a bit with our trades, so,
Over the past couple of months, I’ve been surprised at how little real debate there has been about the government’s Smart Economy strategy. Monday’s Irish Times Innovation supplement had a useful article discussing the economist-free Innovation Task Force that I mentioned last week. As one might expect, the article contains some enthusiastic comments from some members of the Task Force—industrial policy experts will recognise the idea of the strategy succeeding by “picking winners.” In addition, however, the article also quotes some less enthusiastic economists—me and UCC’s Declan Jordan
If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to our RSS feed or daily email newsletter. VER trading activity intensified over the week with continued optimism buoying the market. A widening of VER credit types and of methodologies combined with the growing assumption of inclusion in the proposed US federal cap and trade scheme is driving activity in the market as evidenced by the increase of test trades in the relevant registries.
Coping with Market Volatility: Stay on Course by Continuing to Contribute to your Retirement Plan Continuing to invest in your retirement plan is sometimes difficult to do during market declines but, regularly adding to an account that’s designed for a long-term goal may cushion the emotional impact of market swings. If losses are offset even in part by new savings, the bottom-line number on your statement might not be quite so discouraging. When you regularly contribute to your ret
CNN’s John King interviewed General Colin Powell Sunday as Powell airs doubts on Obama agenda . Here are some interesting remarks as covered by Jon Ward of The Washington Times: Colin Powell, one of President Obama’s most prominent Republican supporters, expressed concern Friday that the president’s ambitious blitz of costly initiatives may be enlarging the size of government and the federal debt too much. “I’m concerned at the number of programs that are being presented, the bills asso
Knocking on the legislative door for the eighth consecutive year is a new bill seeking to treat coins or bars composed of silver, gold, platinum and palladium in the “same manner as equities and mutual funds for purposes of the maximum capital gains rate for individuals.” Gains from the sale of collectibles held for more than one year are taxed at a rate of 28 percent. (Collectibles include coins, stamps, coins, antiques, art, and gems.) The level is significantly higher than the maximum 15
Australian miners and Chinese buyers have missed an annual deadline to set benchmark iron ore prices, signaling the end of a 42-year-old system and risking new friction between the major trading partners. Talks between Australian mining companies and China’s steel industry have stalled, after reports that the Chinese demanded cuts in iron ore prices of up to 45 percent.Australia has already agreed to cut prices by about a third for Japan and South Korea for the next year. China’s insistence on d
Mortgage advice pages … Mainstream Media “Sustainable Recovery Hype” is Manipulating and Covering the Risks for Severe Economic Collapse, #gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } The mainstream media and government are communicating that the economy is on a positive track toward recovery while …
WORLD FOREX: Dollar Still Higher, But Pares Earlier Gains – Wall Street JournalTORONTO (Dow Jones)–The dollar is up but off earlier highs and still within recent ranges against most currencies save for the yen, as global risk appetites remain weakened by persistent economic worries and fresh declines for equity and commodity Source: online.wsj.comHow to Get Started Trading Forex – FXStreet.comMark Whistler is a full-time trader and author. His books include 2034 – The Corporation – Post 2012 (
For over fifteen years, Laura Slatkin has been a leading player in the luxury home fragrance market. From co-founding Slatkin & Company with her husband in 1992, to launching Candela Group, a home fragrance company which focuses exclusively on developing home fragrance and bath and body products for over 45 prestige brands including Ralph Lauren, Estee Lauder, Christian Dior, Restoration Hardware, Papyrus, D. Porthault, Laura Mercier, NARS, and Jonathan Adler, to developing her own niche, y
Traveling Geeks: Monday morning we met with Tristan Wilkinson, director for public sector for Intel UK Capital. His main interest is how technology can be used to improve countries’ economies and improve the quality of life for people through work opportunities. He posed an interesting question: Do the people that enjoy the benefits of the digital economy have an obligation to help those that don’t have the same access and skill sets
Guest blog from Economics Editor Peter Coy Breaking a tidbit of economic news here: I just got off the phone with Yale’s Robert Shiller, who has some interesting responses to the posting this morning on voxeu.org by Charles Calomiris and others that questions the existence of a “wealth effect” from changes in home prices. The wealth effect theory, which says that rising home prices stimulated Americans to spend more during the boom years, has been cited frequently by Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke, and it’s built into the Fed’s main macroeconomic forecasting model.
Adult students improving their skill set I recently hired a small business marketing consultant to help me focus my marketing efforts and to fine tune my “message” in a soon to be unveiled website. One of her recommendations was that I should focus energy on upgrading my “green” skills and marketing sustainable design services. Oddly, I’d spoken about my business with her for 3 hours without once mentioning that I’ve been through “Built Green” training and that I designed the first homes in
Author : Ki Gray So for the previous two weeks we saw sizable gains in mortgage rates Between May 28th and June 11th 30 year mortgage rates jumped from 4 91 to 5 59 This week we saw rates drop down to 5 38 Although we are still above what we were at two weeks ago it’s nice to see mortgage rates moving back down The other major mortgage products all went down as well The 15 year dropped from 5 06 to 4 89 The 5 and 1 year arms dropped from 5 17 to 4 97 (5 year arm) and 5 04 to 4 95 (1
Author : Nick Makaryk The foreign currency exchange, or Forex, is about trading money Currency from every country is traded, sold and bought Anyone can buy and sell money on the Forex and may come out ahead For example, you might buy a Japanese Yen when the ratio is right, then sell the yen to buy American dollars for a profit You can deal with any currency in the world you like You don’t have to buy American dollars; you can trade the yen for rubles, as an example For most people, the
#gallery-1 { margin: auto; } #gallery-1 .gallery-item { float: left; margin-top: 10px; text-align: center; width: 33%; } #gallery-1 img { border: 2px solid #cfcfcf; } #gallery-1 .gallery-caption { margin-left: 0; } The mainstream media and government are communicating that the economy is on a positive track toward recovery while downplaying the likelihood of another economic catastrophe similar or worse than that experienced in the
Hedge Fund CEO Aguilar Killed in Gliding Accident (Correct)BloombergCapital Fund Management, ran some of its funds as a so- called commodity trading adviser or CTA, and uses computer systems to trade futures, equities, …Hedge fund manager Aguilar killed in gliding accidentHedgeWeekall 14 news articles »Written by “futures trading” – Google News and Powered by WordPress This entry was posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 9:54 amand is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry th
Still aren’t sure about how to take your business to the global level…well here are 4 tips to understanding how your business fits into the international marketplace. 1. Keep up with world news and events – these influence the international marketplace and could have consequences on your global business opportunities 2. Analyze trade and economic statistics – I know these can get a bit boring but they will help you identify which markets are growing and beneficial to your products and/or s
TORONTO _ The Toronto stock market plunged about 300 points late Monday morning in a broadbased selloff led by commodity stocks amid fresh worries about an economic recovery.The S&P;/TSX composite index fell 318.3 points or just over three per cent to 9,964.8. The energy sector was a leading loser, down almost five per cent, as the August crude contract on the New York Mercantile Exchange lost $2.22 to US$64.51.The slide in oil prices followed a 3.5 per cent retreat last week on the growing
Paul Collier of Oxford University talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the ideas in his new book, Wars, Guns, and Votes, a study of democracy and violence. Collier lays out the incentives facing a dictator who is considering the seductive appeal of holding an election.
Thanh Nien Daily Artificial jewellery demand rising due to high gold prices Daily Times KARACHI: The rising prices of the yellow metal has pushed the sales of artificial jewellery as it shot up by nearly 50 percent across the … India looks to cut out middlemen on gold AFP Indian monsoon late – more bad news for the local gold market Mineweb Bullion & Business Weekend Report – July 4 CoinNews.net (press release) Commodity Online - Business Standard - Thanh Nien Dail
Capital Fund Management CEO Aguilar Killed in Gliding AccidentBloombergCapital Fund Management, a so-called “commodity trading advisor” or CTA, uses computer systems to trade futures, equities, bonds and equity options, …Hedge fund manager Aguilar killed in gliding accidentHedgeWeekall 2 news articles »Written by “futures trading” – Google News and Powered by WordPress This entry was posted on Monday, July 6th, 2009 at 2:38 amand is filed under News. You can follow any responses to this entry th
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Sound Business Advice For Out Financial Depression Part I Question from a reader:”You have made some pretty good comments lately about saving money, Kim. I want to hear more though about making money. What are the number one issues that you see that are things that cause problems when we start up a business (especially in this lousy economy where people aren’t spending)? Thanks!” My answer is that it is important to save money and enter a business with the the same business rules that yo