Ten Most Bizarre Bubbles
Good to see the local Poseidon boom gets a mention.
Low testosterone linked with financial risk-taking .
CONJURE up an image of a financial risk-taker, and you’ll probably picture an aggressive Wall Street trader, testosterone surging as he closes the deal. But new research suggests that people with low levels of the male sex hormone are also likely to take financial risks. Previous studies have linked high levels of testosterone to certain…
DetailsNothing like confirming a sterotype.
For some reason I just find this funny.
Oh crap………
It had to happen we now have a social media analyst This news is as depressing as the graphic below that shows that Harvard MBA’s are now moving back into Wall St.
DetailsGallon to Gallon
Interesting graphic from Good comparing relative prices. The only thing missing is printer ink which on a rough calculation comes in at about $7,500 per gallon or thereabouts.
DetailsWorth the risk?
This is a chart of the Nikkei ETF – I have chosen the US listed version over the local one simply because of the higher volume, greater liquidity and therefore better price discovery. I don’t find the panic selling of the past week very interesting, what I find interesting is that these sellers didn’t seem…
DetailsWorth the risk?
This is a chart of the Nikkei ETF – I have chosen the US listed version over the local one simply because of the higher volume, greater liquidity and therefore better price discovery. I don’t find the panic selling of the past week very interesting, what I find interesting is that these sellers didn’t seem…
DetailsA Cluster of Quakes
Are huge quakes linked or is this just another demonstration of clustering that humans have difficulty understanding. From New Scientist – “What is clear is that for the 6.2 years since 2004, there have been more great earthquakes around the world than in any 6.2-year period throughout the 110-year history of seismic recordings.” -Thorne Lay…
DetailsExtraordinary picture of the sun
Amazing image of the sun
