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Written by David Neubert
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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Farmers complain that when rich countries keep food prices low with farm subsidies they shut out the possibilities for poor countries to develop their farming industries. At ThePanelist.com, blogger Jean Roberts complains that high food prices hurt the poor. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 April 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
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In March 2008, The New York Times reported an inexplicable and disturbing variation between actual prices and commodity pricing in some commonly traded crops like corn, soybeans and wheat. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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Written by David Neubert
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Tuesday, 15 April 2008 |
Zubin Jelveh at Portfolio.com combines research on the disadvantages of testosterone in traders. He goes as far as to suggest that traders take female hormones to become better risk managers. It looks like he's never been a trader.
I, for one, can attest to all the disadvantages of testosterone in my life. Premature baldness, extreme aggressiveness, attraction to competition and likely and early death are all things I worry about in relation to my overproduction of testosterone.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 April 2008 )
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Written by David Neubert
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
The New York Times has the best CEO compensation viewing tool ever. This is the best way to see how bloated the pay package of the U.S. company CEOs is.
My favorite CEO on the list is John Thain for managing to negotiate Merrill Lynch (MER - $42.60) shareholders out of $83 million for doing not much more than quitting his job at the NYSE and moving into his new office. I want this guy on my team next time I buy a car. Though, unless he considered me a charity case, I couldn't afford him. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 28 April 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
On April 9, 450 of the 500 employees at the Point Beach nuclear power plant - owned by FPL Energy of Florida and located in Two Rivers, Michigan - were evacuated because a store clerk misinterpreted a sound bite.
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Last Updated ( Tuesday, 15 April 2008 )
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Written by Eben Esterhuizen
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Monday, 14 April 2008 |
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"Since our last meeting, there have been at times sharp fluctuations in major currencies, and we are concerned about their possible implications for economic and financial stability," says the statement from this weekend's G7 meeting. It was the first time since the Prague meeting of 2000 that the G7 have united to voice explicit concern about moves in major currencies. Does this signal the bottom for the U.S. dollar? Probably not. |
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Last Updated ( Monday, 14 April 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Sunday, 13 April 2008 |
Photo:HRC, Creative Commons, Flickr
The Ghawar Oil Field, located in Saudi Arabia, is the world's largest known oil field at approximately 170 billion barrels. Arctic Ocean reserves may be more than twice as large. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 20 April 2008 )
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Written by Miranda Marquit
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
Photo:Panorama, Creative Commons, Flickr
One of the challenges faced by Big Oil is finding new oil reserves in countries that are not hostile to US concerns. |
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 April 2008 )
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Written by Jeanne Roberts
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Friday, 11 April 2008 |
Some call it the Father of Waters. Others have called it The Big Muddy.
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Last Updated ( Sunday, 13 April 2008 )
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