Japan can put people
before profits: For the deflationary, fiscal deficit plagued, yield-less,
and 4.1% unemployment rate Japan, Martin Wolf from FT suggests “structural
reforms focused on the weakness in private demand. [lower] retained earnings…without
equally reducing investment. [Employ] the high levels of investment…[all via]:
raising wages; forcing higher distributions to shareholders, via changes in
corporate governance; and, finally, changing corporate taxation to encourage
distribution of profits to shareholders and raise tax revenue. [Note: extol the
gray haired oligarch it once saved, must be difficult]…Source: http://www.ft.com/intl/cms/s/0/fd942ca0-6bc4-11e2-a17d-00144feab49a.html#axzz2K5uGj1Jx
Rating Agencies under
fire: Department of Justice filed a complaint against S&P in a LA
federal court yesterday, accusing the firm of knowing misrepresentation.
S&P is likely to argue that the decision-making process was inherently
subjective rather than intentionally fraudulent. [Note: Time to buy MHP?]…Source:
http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/02/05/us-mcgrawhill-sandp-civilcharges-idUSBRE9130U120130205
$99 Ouya Game Console
Will Hit Amazon, Target and More in June: Kickstarter backed project that already
pre-sold 68,000 unites. The console is powered by Android and is the size of a
Rubik’s Cube. [Note: The console won’t sell at all if the content isn’t there.
I’m not that optimistic]…Source: http://www.wired.com/gamelife/2013/02/ouya-retailers/
More on 3D Printing
and The Future Of Shopping, in case you are not tired of this topic yet: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=PS9mccwoXAQ
Does your signature
reflect the size of your ego? Maybe, according to a research from business
professors at University of Maryland and UNC Chapel Hill. Good old linear
regression with size of signature as a variable along with other things. Result
is that the signature size is negatively associated with current return on
assets. [Note: Man, U.S.’s founding fathers must have big egos according to the
Declaration of Independence]…Source: http://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2144419
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