

Sector Destruction
I have to confess that I like everyone on the planet it seems is a customer of an online book retailer. After being gouged for decades by local bookstores who thought that stealing off people was a good business model it is somewhat of a relief to deal with the Amazon/Book Depository/Fishponds of the world.…
Now We’re Talking
This is a headline to brighten the day of anyone caught up in the Man Financial debacle Chinese Fund Managers Sentenced to Death after Cheating Investors out of 1 Billion USD More here
Now We’re Talking
This is a headline to brighten the day of anyone caught up in the Man Financial debacle Chinese Fund Managers Sentenced to Death after Cheating Investors out of 1 Billion USD More here
Why Dont Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
This is a question I have wanted ot know the answer to for decades. Apparently someone else was thinking about this as well. Head injury is a leading cause of morbidity and death in both industrialized and developing countries. It is estimated that brain injuries account for 15% of the burden of fatalities and disabilities,…
Why Dont Woodpeckers Get Headaches?
This is a question I have wanted ot know the answer to for decades. Apparently someone else was thinking about this as well. Head injury is a leading cause of morbidity and death in both industrialized and developing countries. It is estimated that brain injuries account for 15% of the burden of fatalities and disabilities,…
Arseholes
The Telegraph – Staff are understood to have received quarterly bonuses last Monday. It is not clear whether the bonuses were also received by staff in the US. The news is likely to anger those MF Global customers who have still been unable to access money they held with the broker It is not surprising that…
Murmuration
If you have ever wondered how markets work or how simple behaviours can lead to vastly complex outcomes consider this video on murmuration in starlings. Murmuration is simply a gathering of starlings – this behaviour is rarely caught on film but it is the product of two simlpe rules. Keep up and don’t bang into…
WTF Would You Do With This?
I have frequently kicked equity analysts in the nards – the reason being their analysis is rubbish and of no fundamental use to anyone. In fact it acts as a drag on the performance of individuals and institutions. Consider this Technical and Macro Market Update How does this in any way assist in the decision…
WTF Would You Do With This?
I have frequently kicked equity analysts in the nards – the reason being their analysis is rubbish and of no fundamental use to anyone. In fact it acts as a drag on the performance of individuals and institutions. Consider this Technical and Macro Market Update How does this in any way assist in the decision…