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• Wall Street Journal: China on track to claim half of online gaming market

  
  Massively — Authority: 682
  Its no surprise to us (or you, probably) that MMOs are big business in China. The Wall Street Journal reports that a new study from Beijing data-analysis firm Cnzz.com predicts that China will hold more than half of the global market for online gaming by 2012. Given the current 20% growth rate, the online gaming ...
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• the mess he inherited…

  
  Blogstitution — Authority: 112
  I found this little gem in James Taranto’s “Best of the Web Today”.  When discussing Obama’s ‘unprecedented’ whining about the “mess” his predecessor left him… Taranto responds: The blame-Bush mantra, of course, is an echo of Obama’s own rhetoric. So how do we renew and restore ourselves? Maybe ...
  17 hours ago

• How Much Has Angelo Moskovs QVT Lost In Dubai; Another Year, Another DB Prop Casualty?

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  Is another Deutsche Bank (ex) prop group about to blow up on Dubai World? First, of course, we had Boaz Weinstein who lost so much money on the basis trade implosion last year, the DB accountants are still unsure how to quantify the P (not so much) & L , and now QVT Financial, originally also a prop trading ...
  18 hours ago

• Warming alarmist says CRU scandal “a major blow”, endangers EPA’s anticipated regulatory power

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 174
  Good news has been in short supply of late in the US. But todays op-ed in the WSJ by Kim Straassel is bound to bring a rare smile in todays "climate". Despite the FA resident warmists, insisting this is much ado about nothing, even one of the most vocal alarmists and stiflers of debate by "climate criminals" - UKs ...
  20 hours ago

• Friday links: bursting bubbles

  
  Abnormal Returns — Authority: 617
  Dubai World defaults.   Volatility returns.  ( WSJ , Calculated Risk , Aleph Blog , Barron’s , The Reformed Broker , VIX and More , The Money Game , Felix Salmon , Curious Capitalist ) Newsletter writers have become increasingly (and highly) bullish.  ( Bespoke ) Individual ...
  23 hours ago

• MIA MICHAELS’ NEW SHOW(S)!

  
  Swan Lake Samba Girl — Authority: 131
  There’s an interview with Mia Michaels in the Wall Street Journal about why she left SYTYCD. In it she reveals that she has not one but potentially three new shows in the works: “ Are the rumors that you might get your own show true? These rumors are very true. I can’t go into details about it, but there ...
  1 day ago

• SearchEngineLand: Thoughts On A “Killer” Bing-News Corp Deal & The Myth Of An “OPEC For News”

  
  Martin Stabe — Authority: 433
  Danny Sullivan: "So what happens if the WSJ is out of Google? Nothing. Seriously, nothing. Remember, for years the WSJ was NOT in Google, and yet Google grew just fine. Also, the WSJ seems to have been fine. Neither is crucial to each other."
  2 days ago

• The silver lining: “Amid Higher Unemployment, Fewer Workplace Injuries”

  
  Collateral Damage — Authority: 118
  One more reason I love the Wall Street Journal. The Labor Department’s report of occupational injuries and illnesses that required days away from work mimicked the shifts the recession caused in the labor market in 2008. Hard-hit sectors, such as construction and retail, reported fewer injury and illness ...
  2 days ago

• Wednesday links: Sharpe experience

  
  Abnormal Returns — Authority: 617
  Palash R. Ghosh , “The correlation between U.S. and foreign stock markets, even the emerging markets, has become so strong as to render almost meaningless the concept of geographic investment diversification and asset allocation.”  ( WSJ ) Eric Jackson , “Survivorship bias leads to celebrating the winners ...
  3 days ago

• 1 in 4 under water the way it is calculated today.

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 156
  “”The proportion of U.S. homeowners who owe more on their mortgages than the properties are worth has swelled to about 23%, threatening prospects for a sustained housing recovery.”" Using the pre-crash method of assessment 1 in 3 are under water. “”The latest First American data aren’t comparable to ...
  3 days ago

• Is the era of free news on the internet ending?

  
  Crisisblogger — Authority: 117
  It certainly looks that way if Rupert Murdoch, now the owner of Wall Street Journal, and Microsoft, the owner of the Google-alternative search engine named Bing, have their way.  Here’s the story from the Washington Post and Techcrunch and a take on it from Social Media analysis site Mashable . The idea is ...
  3 days ago

• From The WSj: ‘Lieberman Digs In On Public Option’

  
  Chris Navin — Authority: 126
  Full post here . Lieberman is likely not, on principle, entirely against the public option.  Rather: “Once the government creates an insurance company or plan, the government or the taxpayers are liable for any deficit that government plan runs, really without limit,” he says. “With our debt heading over ...
  3 days ago

• Today’s Best Market Rumors (11/24/2009) (FRE)(PALM)

  
  24/7 Wall St. — Authority: 700
  Updated throughout the day.Playboy (NYSE:PLA) may outsource many of its publishing operations.  (WSJ)Cadbury (NYSE:CBY) may counter the Kraft (NYSE:KFT) big by making an offer for Kraft’s confectionery business. (NYPost)Palm (NASDAQ:PALM) board member Rajiv Dutta may join Elevation partners, Palm’s largest ...
  4 days ago

• Frontrunning: November 24

  
  zero hedge — Authority: 761
  The Goldman "leak" was right all along : Q3 preliminary GDP at 2.8% ( Hatzius had it at 2.7% ), massive drop from previous fudged number of 3.5% ( Bloomberg ), ex CfC and other stimuli Q3 GDP was negative More central bank secrecy: HBOS and RBS bailed out with secret last minute emergency financing ( FT ) Russian ...
  4 days ago

• Is the Murdock Bing Deal Really Just About the Wall Street Journal?

  
  WebProNews Feed — Authority: 701
  After all is said and done Rupert Murdock may still be seen as the sly old fox that really knew best. Many bloggers and journalists have pounded the insanity of Murdocks suggestion that News Corp publications might strike an exclusive indexing deal with Bing and delist itself from Googles search engine. However, ...
  4 days ago

• Monday Catch Up Readings

  
  The Big Picture — Authority: 152
  After being away for a few days, here are some items that look interesting: • Dollar Slump Persisting as Top Analysts See No Bottom (Bloomberg) • Wall Street’s Spin Game (NYT) • How to shrink the banks (Prospect) • Unsustainable Path (Market Talk) • Riding the Waves (Time) A look at ...
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• Monday links: Treasury teaser rates

  
  Abnormal Returns — Authority: 617
  Are banks blind to the risks inherent in sovereign debt ?  ( FT also Capital Spectator ) What exactly is a good Sharpe ratio for a commodity trading advisor?  ( World Beta ) Did John Paulson succeed due in part to his “antisocial behavior”?  ( NYMag ) Understatement:  agency mortgage-backed ...
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• Evil Empires? Microsoft May Pay Murdoch To Leave Google For Bing

  
  Mediaite — Authority: 799
  After enduring mountains of mockery at the hands of bloggers for saying he wants to get his sites off Google , word has gotten out that Rupert Murdoch ’s News Corporation is in talks with Microsoft. Talks that involve taking News Corp content off of Google and putting it on Bing. And getting paid for it. Who ...
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• I Scooped Wall Street Journal in PT

  
  Blogs — Authority: 162
  Week before last, I posted a satirical piece titled "Fed bailout of Michigan Football." In that piece, I specifically suggested a merger of the University of Michigan football program with the University of Notre Dames football team. I called the merged team, "Irishwolves". I said the Irishwolves would split their ...
  5 days ago

• Bing Tries To Buy The News

  
  Family Learning Center — Authority: 160
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