Improv comedian Craig Rowin gets the million dollars he asked for – Mediaite Woody Allen: Money can buy happiness – as if – New Yorker 6 money management lessons from a 107 year old man – BankRate LivingSocial’s Amazon deal: 1.3 million takers and counting; its biggest deals before this […]
Financial stocks were hit hard today after Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS) announced revenues that missed analysts’ expectations. On average, analysts had anticipated $39.49 billion in net revenues for 2010, but at $39.16 billion, GS’ actual results were lower. GS’s EPS was down from 2009 but did beat analysts’ expectations. That […]
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By Eric Falkenstein, who adds: “This is a critique of asset pricing theory. Some knowledge of the empirical issues in academic finance are required for it to make sense. It’s a substitute for Cochrane’s Asset Pricing text.”
Starbucks debuted a new cold drink megasize, the Trenta, in 14 U.S. states yesterday. How big is it? Bigger than your stomach:
LifeHacker researched seasonal inventory patterns and product cycles for the most popular retail items, then produced this helpful guide to timing purchases to catch the best prices. Click to enlarge: Details on the reasons for each product being cheapest that month are available here.
Today’s most interesting links iPhone Sales by Quarter – Alexis Madrigal charts out the outrageous success The oldest computer ads – Top Design Mag The story of BankSimple – Carnegie Mellon Today Soccer player fined £10,000 for tweet – BBC America by the numbers – NYT Can this new shirt […]
The day after Apple (NASDAQ: AAPL) CEO Steve Jobs announced that he would be taking a leave of absence from the company, the stock fell 2.16 percent to $340.95. Jobs’ health concerns are not news to investors. Over the years, anyone watching the stock has learned that announcements regarding his […]