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Investments & Fund Management If It’s in the Ground, It Can Only Go Down Posted 6/5/2009 by JHiem The real price of oil today is now at the same level as in 1976 and, before that, in the 1870s, when oil was first put to mass use in the United States. This long-term price decline is due mainly to the constant discovery of new fields and greater energy efficiency, making nonsense of the idea that the world is rapidly running out of oil. [more] Downturn hits art investment funds Posted 4/13/2009 by JHiem Plans to inject at least $200m into the market have been shelved [more] World Economy Falling Faster Than in 1929-1930 Posted 4/9/2009 by JHiem Experts on the Great Depression take issue with the notion that the current downturn is less severe than the Great Depression. While the slump in the US is not as bad, that mis-states the global picture. [more] Financial Advice Causes 'Off-loading' In The Brain Posted 4/1/2009 by JHiem Expert advice may shut down areas of the brain responsible for decision-making processes, particularly when individuals are trying to evaluate a situation where risk is involved [more] Neuronal Cause Of 'Money Illusion' Posted 4/1/2009 by JHiem Inflation Felt To Be Not So Bad As A Wage Cut [more] Simple Reasoning Strategies Posted 1/31/2009 by JHiem Can Be As Precise As Complex Ones [more] What to buy for 2009? Posted 1/7/2009 by JHiem Personal Wealth’s panel of investment experts shares its views on the direction of financial markets in the coming year as well as the best investment ideas, markets and asset classes to bet on over the next 12 months [more] Better Predictions Of Share Yields Posted 1/7/2009 by JHiem The “output gap”, can be used to predict stock market yields. This indicator provides good predictions of future yield on shares within a time horizon right down to one month and up to five years. The longer the time horizon, the more reliable the prediction. [more] Got gold? Posted 10/31/2008 by JHiem At gold parties, consumers exchange old jewelry for cash, but sellers beware [more] Roland Berger: Art has become a global market Posted 10/14/2008 by JHiem ...the art market to ride out the current financial turmoil as wealthy Russians, Indians and Chinese buoy sales. [more] Hirst Sale Marks U.K. Art Market Peak Posted 10/8/2008 by JHiem Prices Fall, Survey Says [more] Auction bidding 'driven by fear' Posted 9/26/2008 by JHiem Worries about losing out at auctions may drive participants to pay over the odds, a brain imaging study shows. [more] Down but not out Posted 9/9/2008 by JHiem Japan could yet outperform the other big rich economies over the next year [more] 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] View all news items |
Art & Technology Explosive Vision Posted 6/27/2009 by JHiem Cai Guo-Qiang turns gunpowder into art [more] 'Milking' Microscopic Algae Posted 6/25/2009 by JHiem Could Yield Massive Amounts Of Oil [more] Ubuntu aims for ten-second boot time with 10.04 Posted 6/10/2009 by JHiem The developers behind the Ubuntu Linux distribution aim to significantly improve boot performance. Their ambitious goal for 2010 is to reduce total boot time to 10 seconds. [more] Plastic That Grows On Trees Posted 5/22/2009 by JHiem In new research, chemists have successfully converted cellulose -- the most common plant carbohydrate -- directly into the building block called HMF in one step. Researchers hope to turn plants into a renewable, nonpolluting replacement for crude oil. [more] Your search queries can predict the future Posted 5/5/2009 by JHiem Trends in what people are searching for online can be used to improve economic predictions [more] Optical disc offers 500GB storage Posted 4/28/2009 by JHiem A micro-holographic disc that can store 500 gigabytes(GB) of data, equivalent to 100 DVDs, has been unveiled by General Electric. [more] Chinese Master Lin Sets Record Posted 4/8/2009 by JHiem Lin’s oil-on-canvas “Fishing Harvest,” painted between the 1950s and 1960s and showing the catch being sorted, fetched HK$16.3 million, an auction record for the artist. [more] Being Isaac Newton Posted 4/6/2009 by JHiem Computer Derives Natural Laws From Raw Data [more] Process For Making 'Unbreakable' Glass Developed Posted 4/6/2009 by JHiem Dr. William LacCourse: "We have dropped glass bottles from 10 feet high onto a concrete floor, and the glass simply bounces." more] Robot Scientist Posted 4/6/2009 by JHiem Becomes First Machine To Discover New Scientific Knowledge [more] New Material Could Lead To Faster Chip Posted 4/1/2009 by JHiem Graphene May Solve Communications Speed Limit [more] Flying Car Takes Wing Posted 3/25/2009 by JHiem Invention Makes Its First Test Flights [more] Skype Tops All in International Calls Posted 3/25/2009 by JHiem Five years after its launch, Skype has emerged as the largest provider of cross-border voice communications in the world. [more] 'Cold Fusion' Rebirth? Posted 3/24/2009 by JHiem New Evidence For Existence Of Controversial Energy Source [more] First Superman fetches $317,200 Posted 3/16/2009 by JHiem A rare copy of the first Superman comic, dating from 1938, has sold at auction for $317,200 (£227,000). [more] Blazing a trail Posted 2/21/2009 by JHiem The artist who makes striking sculptures from matchsticks [more] The lure of impressionism for the newly rich Posted 2/3/2009 by JHiem There was a dramatic increase in prices for the work of the impressionists through the 1950s. It was driven, as ever, by the new money of the time. [more] Low–cost LEDs Posted 1/31/2009 by JHiem A new way of making LEDs could see household lighting bills reduced by up to 75% within five years. [more] Painter finds fakes at art show Posted 1/21/2009 by JHiem A leading Indian artist has said he was "stupefied and outraged" to find that many of his paintings at a show he was inaugurating were fakes. [more] Coming Nanotechnology a foundation technology Posted 1/13/2009 by JHiem Tiny science makes socks that don't smell and windows that clean themselves [more] View all news items |
Where else but here Vegetarians 'avoid more cancers' Posted 7/3/2009 by JHiem Study involving 60,000 people found those who followed a vegetarian diet developed notably fewer cancers of the blood, bladder and stomach. [more] Cancer boost from whole carrots Posted 6/19/2009 by JHiem "Boiled before cut" carrots contained 25% more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol than those chopped up first. [more] How personality and stress contribute to disease Posted 6/19/2009 by JHiem Our ability to withstand stress-related, inflammatory diseases may be associated, not just with our race and sex, but with our personality as well [more] Stress Makes Your Hair Go Gray Posted 6/17/2009 by JHiem Those pesky graying hairs that tend to crop up with age really are signs of stress, reveals a new report in the journal Cell. [more] The New Socialism Posted 6/12/2009 by JHiem Global Collectivist Society Is Coming Online [more] Oily fish 'can halt eye disease' Posted 6/11/2009 by JHiem People with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) should eat oily fish at least twice a week to keep their eye disease at bay [more] Weekly curry 'may fight dementia' Posted 6/6/2009 by JHiem Curcumin appears to prevent the spread of amyloid protein plaques - thought to cause dementia - in the brain. [more] Alcohol reduces gallstone risk Posted 6/3/2009 by JHiem Consuming two units a day cuts the chance of developing gallstones by a third, analysis of data from 25,000 men and women showed. [more] Soup can help you lose weight Posted 5/27/2009 by JHiem The key to this low-tech weapon against hunger is a hormone called ghrelin. It is one of the major players in the body's appetite system. [more] Excessive Cola Consumption Posted 5/21/2009 by JHiem Can Lead To Super-sized Muscle Problems [more] Adding Walnuts To Good Diet Posted 4/29/2009 by JHiem May Help Older People Improve Motor And Behavioral Skills [more] 'Proof' face creams beat wrinkles Posted 4/28/2009 by JHiem Researchers found it stimulated the production of fibrillin-1, a protein that promotes elasticity in the skin which is lost with sun damage. [more] Stem Cell Makes Cloudy Corneas Clear Posted 4/10/2009 by JHiem Stem cells collected from human corneas restore transparency and don't trigger a rejection response when injected into eyes that are scarred and hazy [more] Omega-3 Kills Cancer Cells Posted 4/6/2009 by JHiem Docosahexanoic acid (DHA), an omega-3 fatty acid found in fish oils, has been shown to reduce the size of tumours and enhance the positive effects of the chemotherapy drug cisplatin, while limiting its harmful side effects. [more] Viewers Can Learn Without Paying Attention Posted 4/1/2009 by JHiem Contrary to common belief, attention may actually impair the ability of people to draw conclusions based on the visual images or stimuli they observe [more] Egg Makes Sure That Sperm Don't Get Too Old Posted 3/31/2009 by JHiem New research has now shown that a fertilising sperm can get help from the egg to rejuvenate. [more] Monoclonal Antibodies Posted 3/27/2009 by JHiem Primed To Become Potent Immune Weapons Against Cancer [more] New Anti-cancer Drug Posted 3/27/2009 by JHiem 200 Times More Active In Killing Tumor Cells [more] Special Yogurt Fights Stomach Ulcer Bacteria Posted 3/24/2009 by JHiem The suppression of H. pylori infection in humans could be achieved by drinking yogurt fortified with urease antibody [more] Strive for '100 steps per minute' Posted 3/19/2009 by JHiem You should be taking 100 steps each minute for half an hour a day if you want to achieve "moderate" exercise by walking [more] View all news items |
