2013

Links for 30 Jul 2013

(News links for 29 Jul 2013) - There are a lot of links because I haven't posted since Thursday. Four big topics: The Fed, Google, tech earnings and the NSA scandal

Janet Yellen is imminently qualified for the Fed Chair position. I think it makes no tactical or strategic political sense to pass her over for a male candidate - because it would rightly be considered a 'passing over' and need serious…

Technology news for 25 Jul 2013

Facebook is up a massive 26% today on the back of strong mobile-fuelled earnings in the second quarter. Having dedicated itself to becoming a more mobile-centric platform, Facebook is reaping the rewards. This is a lesson, however, to every…

Yesterday I wrote up a review of Apple's earnings. And while the earnings are declining, Apple is still in pole position in the mobile space. Nonetheless, Google's product unveiling yesterday was huge because the various products in…

Note: Edward here. Starting today, I am making the links posts available to all registered users because I really want to share what I am seeing with people. I can only do that if I open things up a bit here. Earlier I had a paid 'bronze'…

Within the next few months the Obama administration is expected to announce a nominee for Ben Bernanke's replacement. Two names have been bounced around recently: Janet Yellen and Larry Summers. According to Google Trends, here is what…

Because growth will consistently underperform expectations as China rebalances, many members of the Chinese policymaking elite, and their effective allies among the shrinking but still large contingent of China-bulls, will increasingly…