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| Does Gossip Serve a Purpose? 7/19/2006 6:24:59 PM " Why would the nation's newspaper of record, whose professed standard is 'news that's fit to print,' run a piece that endorses gossip -- and on the 'Science' page, no less?Read More |
Markets, Human Nature -- and Gold -- Show Wave Patterns 7/18/2006 3:18:24 PM " What is the stock market? It is an arena in which people are valuing their fellows' progress every minute it is open. It is a wonderful coincidence that people are so interested in money, because it means that for quite a long time, human beings have kept intricate records of their valuation of productive enterprise. Read More |
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| EURUSD: Deficit-Schmeficit? 7/13/2006 9:59:48 AM " Yesterday morning (July 12), the U.S. Commerce Department announced that the U.S. trade deficit widened to $63.8 billion in May. Bad news for the U.S. dollar, right? You bet. Forex analysts polled before the announcement feared that, 'an expanding deficit could draw attention back to the huge U.S. trade shortfall.'~Well, the USD started gaining on the EUR around 3 AM yesterday. And despite the wider trade gap report released at 10 AM and all the fundamental reasoning that went with it, by 11 AM the USD gained almost 100 pips against the EUR. If you think that makes no sense, you're not alone... Read on.~Read More |
Grade A B C Meat 7/20/2006 3:53:03 PM " Read More |
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| Baby Boomers, Birthdays & Bikinis 7/7/2006 5:14:26 PM " Yes, that iconic symbol of licentiousness and sexiness was first introduced in 1946 in France by two designers who couldn't get a French model to model it. Read More |
We're Gonna Party Like It's...2006 7/18/2006 12:09:56 PM " The Berlin Wall came down in 1989, which just so happened to be the same year when Berlin techno-music lover and aspiring DJ Matthias Roeingh gathered about 150 of his fellow techno-fans on a local street, put speakers on top of his van, and 'raves' -- wild do-it-yourself dance parties that quickly gained worldwide popularity -- were born. Who knew that just a couple of years later Matthias, by then known as DJ Dr. Motte, would throw the largest rave party on the planet? The annual event, called the Love Parade, grew bigger by the year. But to the chagrin of the fans, the event lost its status as a demonstration in 2001 and 'began to slip into financial trouble.' Then, in 2004, after sixteen consecutive years, the Parade was canceled. In 2005, it was canceled again... But this year, Berlin 'felt the love once again as the Parade returned!' The Love Parade tradition has been revived, and yet 'something was missing,' as one eight-year Love Parade veteran put it. 'Nothing is as much fun as this, but we can't understand why we are not more people.' Why, indeed? Read on...~NEW! NEW! NEW! Our European Financial Forecast Service (EFFS) now tells you about Special Global Opportunities -- three times a week! The latest forecasts include the Saudi Tadawul All Share Index, Tokyo Nikkei 225 Index and Seoul KOSPI 200 Index. See the European Short Term Update for details (ESTU; part of the EFFS). You'll find Special Global Opportunities reviewed earlier in the Archives section of the ESTU.~Read More |
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