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Why The Modern Currency Wars Are Unproductive
Thursday, October 1, 2015 - 8:51am | 355Read More...HSBC believes that the inflationary environment created by currency devaluation in the 1930s is an unrealistic goal for modern economies. In recent years, the devaluation of 60 percent of global currencies has come at the expense of the stronger 40 percent of currencies. The modern world...
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Barron's Recap: Bulls Run Rampant
Sunday, April 21, 2013 - 1:27pm | 860Read More...This weekend in Barron's online: results of Barron's Big Money survey and the prospects for gold mining stocks, Chiquita Brands and CommonWealth REIT. Cover Story "Dow 16,000!" by Jack Willoughby. The latest Barron's Big Money poll shows record levels of bullishness among money managers in the...
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The Next Harry Potter Could Save Barnes & Noble
Friday, January 6, 2012 - 1:08pm | 1110Read More...Instead of selling off its publishing division, Barnes & Noble (NYSE: BKS) should use it to hunt for the next Harry Potter. Harry Potter was more than a book franchise; it was an event – an event that consumers lined up for in endless anticipation. From afar, onlookers might have thought that...
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"That's The Strangest Google Doodle I've Ever Seen"
Friday, November 18, 2011 - 8:16am | 128Read More...Those were my exact words upon seeing today's Doodle, which honors the 224th birthday of Louis Daguerre. Daguerre invented the daguerreotype, which is described as the “first commercially successful photographic process.” In a nutshell, the process involves a direct positive that's made in the...
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Euro Holds Ground against U.S. Dollar as Panic Persists
Tuesday, August 9, 2011 - 5:35am | 760Read More...The euro is holding ground against the U.S. dollar on Tuesday as panic persists. Presently, the euro trades around $1.4190, or 0.28% above its previous close. At the same time, the Japanese yen has broken below the ¥110 mark once more. At the moment, the euro surrendered 0.32% of its value in today...
