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• GOLDMAN et. al.: SOLD HIGH RISK DERIVATIVES TO CLIENTS AND THEN PLACED BET THEY WOULD FAIL!

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  GOLDMAN = Manufactured Insider Trading! http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/24/business/24trading.html?pagewanted=2&_r=2&hp G0LDMAN trader and Princeton grad, Jonathan M. Egol, at 37 was named a managing director at the firm for creating mortgage-backed securities, named Abacus and C.D.O.’s, initially ...
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• Start-up money manager DoubleLine gets SEC OK as advisor

  
  L.A. Land — Authority: 133
  DoubleLine LLC, the L.A. money management firm launched this month by star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach , said today its investment-advisor registration was approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The SEC’s fast OK will pave the way for Gundlach to attract money from institutional investors, a ...
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• AFSCME Report Recommends Best Practices for Public Pension Plans

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 138
  Among the reports findings are the following positions on ethics for member of state retirement systems: · Prohibition on Insider Trading · State and/or Local Conflict of Interest Laws · Avoidance of Appearance of Nepotism · Limitation on Receipt of Gifts · ...
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• The Lexington Herald-Leader Reports Kentucky State Retirement Systems Woes Vex Lawmakers

  
  The Political Bridge — Authority: 138
  FRANKFORT — Kentucky’s budget woes could have long-lasting effects on the roughly 445,000 Kentuckians who rely on state-run retirement programs, pension officials warned this month. Preliminary projections suggest the state will have about $1.2 billion less to spend over the next two years. That grim outlook ...
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• How weak does the economy have to get before Ben says it is weak?

  
  InvestmentWatch — Authority: 157
  I really hate to quote a Steven Segal film (of all things), but “assumption is the mother of all fuck ups”. “Bernanke: The Dollar Carry Trade Bubble Is Only A Problem If The Economy Gets Weak Again” “Again”? Let’s face the facts: With one out of four children on food stamps, one out of five workers ...
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• More brain drain from TCW: Mutual fund chief leaves for new rival DoubleLine

  
  L.A. Land — Authority: 133
  DoubleLine LLC, the L.A. money management firm launched by star bond fund manager Jeffrey Gundlach after his ouster from TCW Group on Dec. 4, has hired away the head of TCW’s mutual funds arm -- bringing to more than 40 the number of TCW staffers who’ve jumped ship in two weeks. Ron Redell , who had ...
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• Copenhagen climate conference’s giant globe: A sign of things to come?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  An enormous white globe dangled in Copenhagen’s Bella Centre, the location of the world’s largest ever leaders’ summit on climate change, could be an unintended yet chilling sign of things to come. An observant attendee made it clear by scribbling on the giant model of the earth that its designers forgot to ...
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• Sarkozy’s tough message on climate – did it get through?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  After one and a half days of mostly uninspired and often irrelevant speeches by world leaders, French President Nicolas Sarkozy walked to the podium at UN climate talks in Copenhagen and produced a seven minute rallying cry - focused, energetic and packed with more punch than the rest put together. Jabbing his ...
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• The strange spectacle of too many heads of government

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  There are around 120 heads of government at the Copenhagen climate talks, so many that it’s hard to keep track of the exact number. Their presence has been trumpeted as a sign of the world’s commitment to tackling climate change. But in return for showing up, they all want a chance to address the conference – ...
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• Auxiliary verbs at 10pm and the scarcest resource – sleep

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The issues are global and urgent, but the bureaucracy can sometimes be mind-bogglingly slow and petty. After a day of stalled talks, the 193 nations at UN-led climate talks finally met for a plenary to discuss one of the main drafts floating around the summit, just two days (and two hours) from the deadline for a ...
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• Can you trust the science?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today we pose the question to our virtual panel of experts, “How far can we trust the science of climate change?” Join the debate and leave your comments below. Bjorn Lomborg , statistician and author of “The Skeptical Environmentalist”: The vast majority of climate scientists tell us that increases ...
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• Rainy Taiwan faces awkward water shortage

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
   Chronically rainy Taiwan faces a rare water shortage as leaders ask that people on the dense, consumption-happy island of 23 million finally start changing habits as dry weather is forecast into early 2010.  Taiwan, a west Pacific island covered with rainforests and topical fruit orchards, is used to rain in ...
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• Are the Copenhagen climate talks failing?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  In the last few days it has seemed like the only thing everyone can agree on in Copenhagen is that time is running out. The heads of state start arriving today and descend in full force on Thursday. Negotiators say they don’t want their leaders arguing over the placement of a comma or a set of brackets, and so ...
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• Change must start from grassroots, Schwarzenegger tells COP15

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  The COP15 conference on climate change will be a success even if no deal comes out of it, California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger said on Tuesday in Copenhagen. “It depends on what your definition of a deal is,” Schwarzenegger told the media. “The important thing is to move the agenda forward.” The ...
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• What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Today’s expert panel discusses the question, “What can ordinary people do to slow climate change?” Join the discussion and let us know what you think. ************** Gidon Eshel , physics professor at Bard College: What can ordinary people do to slow climate change? A lot. Which is extremely important ...
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• Climate skeptic: We are winning the science battle

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  - Dr. Fred Singer is the President of The Science & Environmental Policy Project and Professor Emeritus of environmental science at the University of Virginia. The views expressed are his own - The International Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) charter states that the organization’s purpose is to look for ...
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• Coke says green strategy will win business

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Having an integrated clean technology strategy will be a big part of winning business in the 21st century, a Coca-Cola executive told Reuters.com on Monday, and its investments in refrigeration will likely have the biggest impact on that strategy long-term. The worlds biggest soft drinks maker has hooked up with ...
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• Solar power mounts in Canada

  
  Ohaiyo Business Magazine — Authority: 137
  Solar power is heating up in the northern reaches of Canada, a country not exactly known for its sunny rays and warm weather. The industry has seen a heap of news from the region this week. US. solar heavyweight First Solar and Canadian pipeline company Enbridge announced that they are quadrupling the size of a ...
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• Myths, Scares, Lies, and Deadly Innocent Frauds: Part Three

  
  Corrente — Authority: 620
  In the previous two posts in this series Ive examined four ideas that Warren Mosler has called “deadly innocent frauds,” (difs) and that others have variously referred to as myths, scares, and lies.
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• Myths, Scares, Lies, and Deadly Innocent Frauds: Part Three

  
  All Life Is Problem Solving — Authority: 117
  In the previous two posts in this series I’ve examined four ideas that Warren Mosler has called “deadly innocent frauds,” (difs) and that others have variously referred to as myths, scares, and lies. Three of the difs — that Government deficits create a debt burden for future generations, take away ...
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