These are my links for July 12th through July 13th:
- Twitter is not for teens, Morgan Stanley told by 15-year-old expert | Business | guardian.co.uk – "Teenagers do not use Twitter," he wrote. "Most have signed up to the service, but then just leave it as they realise that they are not going to update it (mostly because texting Twitter uses up credit, and they would rather text friends with that credit). They realise that no one is viewing their profile, so their tweets are pointless."
- Blytic – My buddies new data website. Looks pretty neat.
- OECD Factbook eXplorer for analysing country statistics – Oh this is sweet! Love the data visualization!
- Bernanke May Explain Fed Exit Strategy in Testimony Next Week – Bloomberg.com – The Fed pumped $1 trillion into the banking system over the past year through bond purchases and emergency loans, doubling assets on its balance sheet. Reassuring investors that inflation won’t exceed forecasts once the recession ends will give the Fed more credibility, said Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital Inc. While policy makers have spoken about specific tools they may use, they haven’t laid out a strategy. – YOU BETTER START TALKING BENNIE!
- Bernanke May Explain Fed Exit Strategy in Testimony Next Week – Bloomberg.com – The Fed pumped $1 trillion into the banking system over the past year through bond purchases and emergency loans, doubling assets on its balance sheet. Reassuring investors that inflation won’t exceed forecasts once the recession ends will give the Fed more credibility, said Dean Maki, chief U.S. economist at Barclays Capital Inc. While policy makers have spoken about specific tools they may use, they haven’t laid out a strategy. – YOU BETTER START TALKING BENNIE!
- Emerging Markets Priciest Since 2007 When Shares Fell (Update2) – Bloomberg.com – The MSCI gauge trades at 15.4 times reported earnings, compared with 14 for the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, according to weekly data compiled by Bloomberg. When developing nations last commanded a premium, the 22-country benchmark sank 54 percent in the next year.
