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Last Update: Sun May 11 20:41:32 2008 | | + Lego's Renaissance +
Named as the toy of the century, Lego has been around for fifty years but faces huge competition from toy manufacturers around the [...] Telegraph has a really good article on the renaissance of the Danish business Lego - the world’s fifthlargest toy manufacturer. |
| + Do takeovers by ‘private equity’ firms destroy jobs? +
The world is witnessing the end of a gigantic wave of mergers and takeovers. Many have been driven by aggressive (and sometimes [...] jobs in the process? Apparently not, according to a study discussed at the World Economic Forum. A BBC article covers the story. |
| + Reviews of the Logic of Life +
There is a very positive review of Tim Harford’s new book ‘The Logic of Life’ in today’s New York Times. ... |
| + Bush's religion +
In today’s Sunday Times there is a fascinating excerpt from a new book on George W Bush which provides an analysis of the ... |
| + Tim Harford at the LSE +
Tim Harford is giving a public lecture on his new bok ‘The Logic of Life’ at the London School of Economics on Wednesday 6 ... |
| + Young Economist of the Year 2008 +
The Royal Economic Society and tutor2u are delighted to announce a competition to find the Young Economist of the Year 2008. ... |
| + Fears of a 1930’s style “liquidity trap” +
Will big cuts in interest rates avert the threat of recession for the United States? Interest rate reductions ought normally to [...] that the United States may be on the verge of a 1930s-style "liquidity trap" which may make monetary policy decisions impotent. |
| + The rich are racing away +
Despite rising taxes for people on high incomes, the super-rich continue to race away as the gap between the haves and the have-nots ... |
| + Tower of Strength in Wales +
Miners from Tower Colliery, Wales’ last deep mine, have marched for the final time marking its closure. 13 years ago the miners of [...] from UK Coal. Their risk-taking paid off and in the intervening years, over 600,000 tonnes of coal has been excavated from the seams. |
| + Rogue Traders and the Principal Agent Problem +
Jérôme Kerviel, the rogue trader at France’s Société Générale is likely to become as infamous as Nick [...] leading banks is now counting the cost and watching nervously over its shoulder for a possible takeover bid as the vultures hover. |
| + Chinese growth threatened by surge in inflation +
Another year and yet another stellar growth performance from the booming Chinese economy! Although the data itself is at risk of a [...] 11.4 per cent, the fastest pace of expansion in 13 years. But 2008 promises to pose serious macro-economic challenges for the Chinese |
| + A dangerous betrayal? +
The debate about ratification of the new Constitutional Treaty is getting quite ... |
| + Sterling's fall may be good news +
The fall in the value of sterling against the Euro is an important macroeconomic development. No one factor explains the scale of the [...] and also a slowdown in the inflow of international money that, in recent years, has come in to help finance the UK housing boom. |
| + The Logic of Life +
Tim Harford is an optimistic economist. Rather than becoming stuck in the daily torrent of noise and news from the global financial [...] to unearth much of the hidden wiring of our everyday lives, and in doing so he brings microeconomics alive at nearly every turn. |
| + Evan Davis at the Keynes Society +
Upper School was packed on Thursday night for a meeting of the Keynes society, this week’s speaker was Evan Davis, the BBC economics ... |
| + John Micklethwait at the Keynes Society +
The Eton College Keynes Society was privileged to start the lent term by hosting John Micklethwait, Editor-in-Chief of The Economist. [...] in Upper School due to the large number of students and guests who attended, despite it being only the second day of the Lent Term. |
| + Scout around the Sunday papers +
Liam Halligan writing in the Sunday Telegraph argues that inflationary risks remain for the UK economy and that rapid-fire reductions ... |
| + Primary consideration +
Integrating recent examples into traditional arguments for and against presidential ... |
| + Pay war may be on the cards +
There was a stark contrast of pay and lifestyles on two separate pages of my Financial Times today. The front page headline says [...] in the balance sheets of investment banks in the last two years and whose mistakes then drive up mortgage costs for the rest of us. |
| + McDonald's takes on Starbucks! +
There is a great feature on the battle between McDonald's and Starbucks in the Telegraph on the day that it has been announced that [...] founder Howard Schultz. The competition for market share in the retail coffee market is a classic example of a contestable market. |
| + The Yes Men +
Yes Men was released on DVD in 2005 and runs to 85 minutes. The subsequent collapse of the Doha trade talks a couple of years ago does [...] protestors who have successfully duped conference organisers into inviting them to speak on behalf of the World Trade Organisation! |
| + Buy your Euros now! +
Larry Elliott, the economics editor of the Guardian has no doubts in his comment piece in today's Guardian - people contemplating a [...] According to Elliott, all of the economic signals points to a further depreciation of sterling against the Euro in the coming months |
| + Strong profits may cushion the downturn +
The economic clouds are darkening for the UK and Gordon Brown has been busy touring the media studios warning of a difficult year in [...] he can at least take some of the credit! But one bright spot worthy of note is the continued high profitability of UK businesses. |
| + Are we richer than the USA? +
New research published by Oxford Economics forecasts that UK GDP per capita will overtake the USA in 2008 for first time since the ... |
| + More reflections on 2007: Business Best and Worst +
As we clear away the festive clutter, here are a couple more links to highlights and lowlights of 2007. The BBC identifies the best [...] funny. It also worth knowing that from now on, all content on www.economist.com is free, for the first year after its publication. |
| + Primary interaction +
Did you know that Rudy Giuliani, the favourite for the Republican nomination first shot to national attention as the US Attorney who [...] (some of which served as inspiration for characters in the TV series The Sopranos) in the 1980s? Learn more at this great site |
| + Primary defence +
Browsing through the Christmas edition of the Economist the first time I somehow managed to miss this excellent leader article on the ... |
| + Scottish Parliament: free resources +
John Harris in the Guardian comments on the implications of the current Conservative leader’s views on the state of the union and it ... |
| + Oprah boost +
In Des Moines, Iowa, Oprah Winfrey openly declared her backing for Barack Obama’s bid for the White ... |
| + First Past the Post +
The latest edition of our bestselling digital Politics magazine is online ... |
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