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Investments & Fund Management Are We in the Peak of an Oil Bubble? Posted 7/10/2008 by JHiem By analyzing oil prices over the past four years, researchers have demonstrated more support for the hypothesis that the recent oil price run-up has less to do with supply-demand interplay and more to do with speculation. [more] Bearish battalions Posted 7/4/2008 by JHiem Almost everything that could is going wrong for world stockmarkets [more] The World According to 'The Bear' Posted 6/14/2008 by JHiem Some insight as to why Rob Arnott, investment guru and chairman of the advisory firm Research Affiliates, is still "The Bear" [more] Japanese stocks could arise as inflation winners Posted 6/12/2008 by JHiem Analysts say expectations that consumer prices will now rise instead of fall could be the catalyst to spur some of the estimated 739 trillion yen ($6.84 trillion) sitting on deposit at financial institutions to move into higher-yielding equities. [more] Buffett bets S&P 500 will beat hedge funds Posted 6/10/2008 by JHiem Warren Buffett has wagered roughly $320,000 of his own money that the S&P 500 will outperform a collection of hedge funds. The bet covers a decade and says that all the fees, costs and expenses must be included. [more] Bear bottom Posted 6/10/2008 by JHiem Is this the right time to buy? [more] Patent Filings Surge in China Posted 6/4/2008 by JHiem Applications are rising by 20% a year on the mainland, a sign of growing concern for intellectual-property rights. But could they be trouble for multinationals? [more] Japan to Scrap Taxes on Investment Returns from Overseas Funds Posted 4/16/2008 by JHiem The government believes increased investment in Japan by resource-rich nations would help Japanese firms obtain oil concessions rights in those nations, which in turn would ensure stable supplies of natural resources. [more] Bear in the China shop Posted 4/15/2008 by JHiem Not even a downturn can deter Cabot emerging-markets letter [more] Chinese bubble won’t burst yet Posted 4/8/2008 by JHiem A recent survey of Chinese A-share investors found that 70 per cent believed they were investing in a bubble, matching the perception of most foreign observers. [more] Exchanges' seat sales belie record volumes, prices Posted 4/3/2008 by JHiem At several of the biggest commodities exchanges, volumes and prices have surged in the last year. The same cannot be said for owning a seat on these busy exchanges. [more] Mathematical Model Predicts Businesses Success Posted 3/18/2008 by JHiem Researchers have borrowed some of the principles of evolutionary biology to come up with a computer algorithm to make such predictions possible. [more] Free! Posted 2/25/2008 by JHiem Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business [more] Pixel power Posted 2/13/2008 by JHiem Virtual art online commands high prices in the real world [more] SocGen probably was the culprit in selloff? Posted 1/25/2008 by JHiem Commentary: It now seems clear what triggered Monday's selling [more] Next stop Asia? Posted 1/25/2008 by JHiem How an American recession might hit Asia [more] Soros says US recession is likely Posted 1/23/2008 by JHiem The billionaire investor George Soros has said it will be "very difficult to avoid" recessions in the US and the UK. [more] What Does Goldman Know That We Don't? Posted 1/21/2008 by JHiem What's odd about the subprime crash is Goldman Sachs Group Inc. A single firm took a position contrary to the rest of Wall Street. [more] From 10 Hours a Week, $10 Million a Year Posted 1/13/2008 by JHiem MARKUS FRIND, a 29-year-old Web entrepreneur, developed software for his online dating site, Plenty of Fish, that operates almost completely on autopilot, leaving him plenty of free time. On average, he puts in about a 10-hour workweek. [more] China boom 'cushions world slump' Posted 1/9/2008 by JHiem The World Bank says global economic growth will slow in 2008 as the credit crunch hits the richest nations. [more] View all news items |
Art & Technology Listening To Music Affects One’s Musicality Posted 8/14/2008 by JHiem Listeners without formal musical training, but with sufficient exposure to a certain musical idiom (the Exposure hypothesis), perform similarly in a musical task when compared to formally trained listeners. [more] Christie's First-Half Sales Rise 10% on Emerging-Market Demand Posted 7/17/2008 by JHiem Christie's International said auction and private sales increased by 10 percent worldwide in the first half, driven by new buyers from the Middle East, Russia and Asia.[more] Sotheby's contemporary art sale reaches £94.7 million Posted 7/4/2008 by JHiem As one important auction succeeds another, the art market keeps bouncing from strength to strength. [more] DNA Tech Posts Exponential Speed Increases Posted 7/2/2008 by JHiem The technology underlying genomics research has been improving exponentially every couple of years similar to the way computer tech improves under Moore's Law [more] Picasso Shines, Severini Record at Sotheby's Posted 6/27/2008 by JHiem A painting by Italian Futurist Gino Severini sold for a record 15 million pounds ($29.6 million), while works by Pablo Picasso and Alberto Giacometti beat top estimates at an auction by Sotheby's last night that showed continuing demand for 20th-century art classics. [more] 'Shake-up' for internet proposed Posted 6/25/2008 by JHiem The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed. [more] Basquiat Authentication refused Posted 6/19/2008 by JHiem The court papers say that, as no auction house will sell the painting as a Basquiat without the committee’s authenticity, its value is “less than $5,000” rather than “at least $3m” that the papers say it could command as an authentic Basquiat. [more] Artist, Fan Clash Over What Constitutes Online Piracy Posted 6/18/2008 by JHiem A sticky web of sale, resale, and photos of a Park Slope painter's work [more] Solar Power's New Style Posted 6/15/2008 by JHiem Nanosolar ceo Roscheisen claims Nanosolar can already produce thin-film solar cells at prices competitive with fossil fuels at $1 a watt. That figure is solar's holy grail, the point at which power from the sun becomes generally cheaper than coal, without the help of subsidies. [more] Thinking up beautiful music Posted 6/14/2008 by JHiem Musicians may soon be able to play instruments using just the power of the mind. [more] Experts unveil 'cloak of silence' Posted 6/13/2008 by JHiem Scientists have shown off the blueprint for an "acoustic cloak", which could make objects impervious to sound waves. [more] 'P4P' System For Efficient Internet Usage Posted 6/3/2008 by JHiem P4P reduced inter-ISP traffic by an average of 34 percent, and increased delivery speeds to end users by up to 235 percent across US networks and up to 898 percent across international networks. [more] Carbon Nanoribbons Posted 6/3/2008 by JHiem Could Make Smaller, Speedier Computer Chips [more] Hong Kong's Ambitions as Asia Contemporary Art Hub Posted 5/28/2008 by JHiem Hong Kong's ambition to be Asia's art hub received another boost with the recent arrival of three top galleries: Gagosian, Sundaram Tagore and Tang Contemporary. [more] Auction of Chinese Art Exceed Estimate Posted 4/10/2008 by JHiem Sotheby’s Hong Kong auction of Chinese contemporary art brought in nearly $18 million, with aggressive bidding countering concerns that global economic uncertainties would weaken prices. [more] France to Revive Art Market Posted 4/2/2008 by JHiem France will loosen rules for auction houses and introduce interest-free loans for buyers to regain market share lost to the U.S., the U.K. and China. [more] Art Funds Expand as Hedge Against Slowdown Posted 3/20/2008 by JHiem Art investment funds are expanding in emerging markets such as the Middle East, India and Asia in an attempt to weather an economic slowdown. [more] Seven charged in 'eBay art scam' Posted 3/20/2008 by JHiem The fakes of artworks by artists such as Picasso, Chagall, Miro and Dali sold for up to $50,000 (£25,000) each. [more] Firefox 3 goes on a diet Posted 3/18/2008 by JHiem ...eats less memory than IE and Opera [more] Zeng's Masks Fetch $1.1 Million Posted 3/18/2008 by JHiem Chinese painter Zeng Fanzhi's three pictures of a masked man sold for $1.05 million before fees in New York today [more] View all news items |
Where else but here Massaging Muscles Facilitates Recovery Posted 8/19/2008 by JHiem Scientists have determined that immediate cyclic compression of muscles after intense exercise reduced swelling and muscle damage in a study using animals. [more] Sleep Selectively Preserves Emotional Memories Posted 8/15/2008 by JHiem Sleep helps the brain to selectively preserve and enhance those aspects of a memory that are of greatest emotional resonance, while at the same time diminishing the memory's neutral background details. [more] Progress on Alzheimer's front Posted 8/14/2008 by JHiem Pipeline has new drugs that show promise in halting disease's progression [more] Eat Oily Fish At Least Once A Week Posted 8/11/2008 by JHiem To Protect Your Eyesight In Old Age [more] Study revives six degrees theory Posted 8/8/2008 by JHiem A US study of instant messaging suggests the theory that it takes only six steps to link everyone may be right - though seven seems more accurate. [more] New Health Drink? Posted 7/28/2008 by JHiem Chemist Goes Nano With CoQ10 [more] Light therapy 'beats plaque bugs' Posted 7/24/2008 by JHiem Scientists have developed a mouthwash that allows plaque-causing bacteria to be destroyed using nothing more than a bright light. [more] Combating Age-related Immune-response Decline Posted 7/24/2008 by JHiem Protein Found To Stimulate Production Of T-cells [more] Meat molecule linked to chronic diseases Posted 7/10/2008 by JHiem Our inability to produce a chemical present in every other primate may be linked to a series of chronic diseases. [more] Eggs: Is the Message Changing? Posted 7/8/2008 by JHiem Why eggs might be back on the menu [more] Caloric Restriction Comes in a Pill Posted 7/4/2008 by JHiem Scientists have provided the strongest evidence yet that the anti-aging benefits of calorically restricted diets can be duplicated -- minus the near-starvation -- by a pill. [more] Therapy For A Wide Range Of Cancers Posted 7/1/2008 by JHiem The first oral, broad-spectrum angiogenesis inhibitor, specially formulated through nanotechnology, shows promising anticancer results in mice [more] Beneficial ingredients in watermelon Posted 7/1/2008 by JHiem In watermelons, these include lycopene, beta carotene and the rising star among its phyto-nutrients – citrulline – whose beneficial functions are now being unraveled. Among them is the ability to relax blood vessels, much like Viagra does. [more] Blue Light Stunts Tumor Growth Posted 7/1/2008 by JHiem "One desirable feature we've observed with the blue light is that non-cancerous cells appear unaffected at light doses that kill tumor cells," says Dr. Lewis. [more] Inadequate Sleep May Exacerbate Cellular Aging Posted 7/1/2008 by JHiem The findings suggest that inadequate sleep in the elderly, who normally experience sleep disturbances, could exacerbate an already-impaired protective response to protein misfolding that happens in aging cells. [more] Cloned immune cells cleared patient's cancer Posted 6/19/2008 by JHiem A patient whose skin cancer had spread throughout his body has been given the all-clear after being injected with billions of his own immune cells. [more] Red Wine's Resveratrol May Help Battle Obesity Posted 6/18/2008 by JHiem Resveratrol, a compound present in grapes and red wine, reduces the number of fat cells and may one day be used to treat or prevent obesity [more] Your Lifestyle, Your Genes and Cancer Posted 6/17/2008 by JHiem New research explores the complex interactions that cause our most dreaded disease. A look into some of the steps you can take to reduce your risk. [more] Primary Tumors Can Instigate Distant Cancers Growth Posted 6/14/2008 by JHiem Primary tumors can encourage the growth of stray cancer cells lurking elsewhere in the body that otherwise may not have amounted to much [more] Link To Hearing Loss Posted 6/14/2008 by JHiem Smoking and body mass index (BMI) are risk factors in the development of age-related hearing loss, says one of the largest-ever studies into risk factors for hearing loss -- but alcohol has a protective effect. [more] View all news items |
