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by Alex Akesson on January 21, 2009
The article starts off with US resident Dmitry Orlov, from Leningrad, who has been living on a semi-self-sustainable boat in a form 'bourgeois survivalism' for 2 ½ years, riding a bicycle and ...
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by Alex Akesson on November 24, 2008
Bush hands out 'get out of jail free' cards to toxic waste dumpers, drug offenders, tax evaders, wildlife violators and bank embezzlers.
One hot topic of discussion related to pardons is whet...
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by Alex Akesson on October 17, 2008
When asked to review the 2009 Toyota Camry on account of its hybrid status, as I am green that way, I found that it made it as number three in the top 100 Cars by Green Rating.
The Camry is a mid-siz...
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by Alex Akesson on October 9, 2008
I have been reading the somewhat lengthy (aprox.250 pages) Global Future Analysis report by the Planck Foundation, I posted the review here on HedgeCo blogs.
"It has been said that there are thr...
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by Alex Akesson on July 16, 2008
1. Approximately how much work is undertaken by women and girls globaly?
A. one half
B. two thirds
C. one fifth
2. Women generate?
A. less than 5% of the global income
B. less than 10% of the globa...
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by Alex Akesson on February 28, 2008
Interesting article here by Randolph T. Holhut, American Reporter Correspondent.
Excerpt from; On Native Ground-Financialization of America;
More money is made today by shifting money around than i...
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by Alex Akesson on January 28, 2008
Stephen Horan, CFA, head of private wealth for CFA Institute, commented today on the economic stimulus package proposed by President Bush and the U.S. House of Representatives.
"What's inte...
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by Alex Akesson on October 23, 2007
Opinion- by Sanou Mbaye.
"karl marx predicted that states would wither away in anticipation of an idyllic communist society capable of auto-regulating economic imbalances and empowering the mass...
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by Alex Akesson on March 3, 2007
This is always a fun Sunday read;
"There's been some interest in the media recently on hedge funds, and that would be a good example of an emerging threat that we would want to talk about an...
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by Alex Akesson on February 21, 2007
Here is an article just barely connected to hedge funds, but I found it interesting in it's connection to art, investments and emerging markets.
For the first time a contemporary Indian painting ...
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by Alex Akesson on February 8, 2007
OilandGasStockNews.com, an investor and industry news portal released today the oil and gas trends predicted for hedge funds this year.
In the 'Insiders Corner' Michael Brush said "Inve...
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by Alex Akesson on February 4, 2007
The author and syndicated financial columnist Warren Boroson published a list of the predictions made by Mitchell D. Eichen here Although I couldn't find the original article, I thought it was int...
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by Creative Weblogging on March 10, 2006
This site is looking for new contributors. If you enjoy to blog about hedge fund and stock market issues and have already tested your skills in the Blogosphere - then this position is for you!
As a pa...
