Some recent themes in China business continued to trend last week, and our review (and links) are below. Speed of change is the starting point for this post – something that can is represented in China by Shanghai’s changing skyline over the past 20 years (see the link below for comparative photos. And, yes, your blogger wandered the old Pudong in boots, when suits were still seldom seen…).
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The non-profit world is all up in arms over the May 17th filing deadline and the 990-N. News stories abound trying to convince all non-profits, regardless of the size, to be sure that they have filed their 990 (in whatever variety is most appropriate). There are estimates that ¼ of all non-profits in the US will lose their exempt status because of missing this deadline, the majority of which are the small tax exempt organizations who are only required to file a 990-N.
Soaring property prices have effectively priced the average Chinese citizen out of the housing market. Last year, a government official conceded that he could not afford an apartment on his humble salary. Fortunately for him, most government officials are provided with comfortable public housing—he need not worry
Repost: Don’t Forget The Lyrics is still looking for active duty military members in and around California, Nevada and Arizona: Don’t Forget The Lyrics is casting for active duty military members from the Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard for a week long tribute to our country’s military heroes. Please be sure to read through this important announcement if you or someone else you know (must be active duty military and lives in California, Arizona or Nevada) would like a chance to win money and have some fun on Season 5 of Don’t Forget The Lyrics.
The Japanese government wants its citizens to think so: Women Prefer Men Holding State Bonds, Japan Ad Says June 9 (Bloomberg) — Japanese women are seeking men who invest in government bonds, according to an advertisement being run by the Ministry of Finance. “I want my future husband to be diligent about money,” a 27-year-old woman says in an ad being run in free magazines promoting a fixed-rate, three-year note that Japan started selling last week
Johanna Blakley of the University of Southern California talks with EconTalk host Russ Roberts about the fashion industry and the role of intellectual property. In the fashion industry there is limited protection for innovative designs and as a result, copying is rampant.
Le Devoir, arguably Québec’s leading newspaper of record, yesterday uploaded an article by Benoît Dubreuil, (“Impact de l’immigration – Dépasser la pensée magique”, “The Impact of Immigration: Getting Past Magical Thinking”) that deconstructed some of the myths behind immigration in Québec.Immigration is a particularly controversial issue in Québec compared to the rest of Canada because of the
By Claus Vistesen: Copenhagen The GEM team is certainly hitting the tapes at the moment with Edward featured by the NYT and CNN as well as I was recently contacted by Adam Kritzer who is a lead editor on Forexblog, arguably the best one stop resource for people interested in FX (trading). He asked me whether I would answer some questions about macroeconomics and FX markets . You can see his questions and my answers below.
Another week, another news review, and another GDP projection – this time 9-10%, courtesy of the World Bank, along with reports of continued, but slower, manufacturing growth.
VeteranOwnedBusiness.com is proud to welcome Halley’s K-9s for Veterans, Inc . of Tampa , Florida ( Hillsborough County FL ) to the Veteran Owned Business Directory Non Profit Section . Halley’s K-9s for Veterans, Inc Details: Provide well trained dogs to be service dogs for disabled veterans with invisible disabilities, such as Heart attach, stroke, seizures and PTSD. Are you with a non profit organization? If you are, be sure to get your organization’s free listing in the Veteran Owned Business Directory .
While it seems like 2010 is flying by, you might consider revisiting some interesting information from 2009. The IRS recently published their Data Book for the fiscal year 2009 (October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2009), which is a large, online book of charts and numbers describing all the tax-related activities in which it engages. It contains some pretty interesting statistics about the IRS.
— Former Nato Secretary-General Admits Bilderberg Sets Global Policy Paul Joseph Watson www.prisonplanet.tv www.prisonplanet.com Monday, June 7, 2010 Former NATO Secretary-General and Bilderberg member Willy Claes has confounded claims by debunkers that the secret organization which met in Sitges Spain over the last few days does not set policy, admitting during a Belgian radio interview that Bilderberg attendees are mandated to implement decisions that are formulated during the annual conference of power brokers. In a radio interview reported on by the Belgian news website www.zonnewind.be, Claes told host Koen Fillet that Bilderberg does indeed decide policy for the coming year. Claes would certainly be in a position to know, being a two-time Bilderberg attendee as well as the eighth Secretary General of NATO from 1994 until 1995.
From a recent CBO presentation (via Keith Hennessey ): Rising health costs will put tremendous pressure on the federal budget during the next few decades and beyond. In CBO’s judgment, the health legislation enacted earlier this year does not substantially diminish that pressure ….Putting the federal budget on a sustainable path would almost certainly require a significant reduction in the growth of federal health spending relative to current law (including this year’s health legislation)
Daniel Okent, author of Last Call: The Rise and Fall of Prohibition, talks about the book with EconTalk host Russ Roberts. They discuss how the 18th Amendment banning the manufacture, sale, and transport of intoxicating beverages came to pass in 1920, what life was like while it was in force, and how the Amendment came to be repealed in 1934.
My new column is up @Going Concern: They lead a charmed life. • A government sanctioned franchise to provide their services to the largest global companies. • Oligopolistic pricing and an annuity-style constant pipeline of business because of significant barriers to entry resulting in a license to print money
I was linked to March 23, 2010 in the Times of London UK on the Lehman story as the source for EY’s response to audit committee members regarding the Lehman bankruptcy examiner report. Ernst & Young defended its work in a letter sent by several audit partners to the firm’s key clients and vowed to fight
There’s quite a bit on my plate while I’m here in Washington DC this week for the Compliance Week Annual Conference. I’ve brought my sharp pen and stilettos to the the Mayflower Hotel, where I’m resting comfortably and waiting for the kickoff reception tonight.
On Monday night I saw the press release naming me as a finalist for the 2010 Gerald Loeb Award for Distinguished Business and Financial Journalism in the Online Commentary/Blogging category. I’m thrilled.
Xstrata Plc, the world’s largest thermal coal exporter, shelved spending on projects worth A$6.6 billion ($5.6 billion) in Australia, intensifying pressure on the government to wind back its proposed tax on mine profits.
China’s stocks rose, led by technology and health-care companies, on government plans to boost investments in industries that may drive domestic demand. Banks fell on concern fundraising will hurt shareholders’ stakes.
Japanese stocks rose, propelling the Nikkei 225 Stock Average to its biggest gain in six months, as increased sales of homes and cars in the U.S. boosted confidence in the world’s biggest economy
