Jan 12
(GigaOm) While 2011 was a big year for political unrest, another uprising was afoot in the world of content creators and artists. Everywhere you look, artists are taking more control over their own economic well being, in large part because the Internet has enabled them to do so. You see it in all forms of content, from books, to video to music.
A few examples from this year:
e-books: Probably the most active area in large part because there is huge shifts taking place in digital publishing.
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Jan 08
Soup of confusion
By Tony Vidler
One of the intriguing little debates happening in New Zealand financial services in recent times has been the use of new, rather different, acronyms for different types of advisers. Observing the often heated debate got me thinking: who cares? The answer actually surprised me: I do. I care.
The incessant bickering, the unnecessary market noise it creates, the head-shaking that I am sure these types of arguments provoke in the non-adviser parts of the industry, the distraction and amount of wasted energy and resource that gets pushed into little guerilla wars…I care because all of these things limit our chances of success, and are a barrier to creating a better piece of New Zealand.
We have plenty to use in the way of acronyms now.
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Jan 07
This analysis is brought to you by the experts at the ShortSalesASAP group, who specialize in short sale negotiations, marketing and sales here in Aliso Viejo . This article will report the statistics for Active for Sale and Sold standard listing properties, as compared to short sales. Currently, there are 120 detached homes listed for sale in Aliso Viejo , California. The median price of these homes for sale is $292,800 and the average price per square foot is $232 . 75 of these active listings are short sales, which represent 63% of the total inventory of detached homes for sale.
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Jan 05
UK sales, which make up about 70pc of Flybe’s revenue, fell 8pc in the three months ended December 31, with sales last month “particularly disappointing”, the Exeter-based firm said in a trading update on Tuesday.
Jim French, chairman and chief executive, has looked to combat the difficult trading environment by focusing on increasing market share, cutting costs “aggressively” and keeping revenue per seat contant.
He said: “The UK domestic market is clearly challenging. Under
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Jan 01
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Dec 30
As discussed in today’s FOREXYARD Daily Analysis, overstretched market positioning has allowed for a bit of a EUR short squeeze on the back of a solid Spanish bond auction and strong US housing numbers.
The most recent CFTC Commitment of Traders report shows speculators in the futures market have built their largest EUR short position since May 2010. As of last Tuesday speculators were holding -116k contracts short, up from -95k. The one sided positioning highlights the market’s pessimism against the EUR but also brings the possibility of a short squeeze.
Today’s short squeeze has helped the EUR/USD rise as high as 1.3120. There
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