Category: News and Views
Lose Your TV Remote? 50 Percent Chance It’s in Your Sofa | LiveScience
According to Logitech, makers of computer peripheral accessories and remote controls, the average American has four remotes in their living room. With all those clickers floating around, there’s a good chance that you’ve lost track of one (or two) of them.
Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Plant Hi-Res Photos | Cryptome
If you’re wondering why trace amounts of radiation has been found in Washington state, check out these photos. The most trashed reactor, No. 3, above, is actually in reasonable shape while the one that looks the most undamaged, No. 2, has probably already melted down.
Draw your own conclusions about the safety of nuclear power.
Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES (Click on Link):
- Fourth Quarter Services Industry Revenues Mostly Up
- Southland Home Sales and Prices in February
- February Port Figures – Fifteen Consecutive Months of Growth
- February PPI Climbs on Steep Rise in Wholesale Food Prices
- Consumer Prices in February
- Events of Interest
- May 18, 2011: International Trade Outlook
Status of Fukushima Reactors | Nuclear and Industry Safety Agency (Japan)
As of 2:00pm, March 27, 2011, local time.
Responding to a Nuclear Emergency | Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (Japan)
The linked slideshow is proof that there is no subject or situation that can’t be reduced to a PowerPoint presentation.
Confusion Over Fate Of Inflation Reaches All Time Record: Are Bonds Actually Wrong? | zero hedge
This means that either consumers and bonds are at record odds over how they view the inflationary environment in the future, or that there is no real bond market in the short end
Confusion Over Fate Of Inflation Reaches All Time Record: Are Bonds Actually Wrong? | zero hedge.
Ben’s in a Bind | zero hedge
For the vast majority of American’s QE has been a dismal failure. Stock gains for the average guy were offset by losses in real estate. There was no wealth affect there.
Warren “…the Osama bin Laden of capitalism” Buffett Challenges Goldman Sachs | Dealbreaker
“If the U.S. Armed forces can’t find Osama bin Laden in 10 years, let Goldman Sachs try to find me.”
LAEDC Weekly Economic Update | LAEDC
THIS WEEK’S HEADLINES:
* U.S. Retail Sales in February
* January U.S. Trade Deficit Widens for the Second Consecutive Month
* Consumer Credit in January
* California’s Budget Position in February
* Record High for California Exports
* Events of Interest
o April 3-5: UCLA Climate Academy Business Leaders Course
o May 18, 2011: International Trade Outlook
