Saturday, September 24, 2011

Humour: how the stockmarket works

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CityUnslicker reproduces the following story; the earliest version online I can find is from 1st February 2001 , but that references "...
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Monday, September 19, 2011

The US' credit rating, the peril of interest rates and the need for wholesale reform

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As you know, S&P downgraded the US' credit rating to AA+ last month . That's still a lot better than most countries in this f...
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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Tax-free inflation-protected deposit scheme (UK) still available!

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Now that NS&I has withdrawn inflation-linked Savings Certificates, the Mail on Sunday looks around for alternatives. I'll give the...
Friday, September 09, 2011

Should Americans dump their dollars?

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Karl Denninger comments today on Greece's alleged failure to roll-over her debt, Germany's weakness and the fatal over-extension of...

Children's language development and the importance of teachers

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Via James , I have just come across this absolutely fascinating 10-minute talk . It demonstrates that there is a vital and very early window...
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Wednesday, September 07, 2011

NS&I withdraw Savings Certificates

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On 28th May I said the clock was ticking for those who wanted to get into NS&I Savings Certificates; it's now stopped. Received by e...
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Tuesday, September 06, 2011

Never, ever give up

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WEDNESDAY UPDATE: a half-starved black cat has appeared at the kitchen door of our hard-to-get-into garden. After some food and drink, she i...
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