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....................................... I learned by watching this C-SPAN segment on online gambling (RealMedia 40 min.) that the most popular way gamblers wire money is via "Neteller." .......... Abnormal Characters, end of day, Monday, October 27
.......... "The only player who can beat me is myself." -- Stu Ungar (1953 - 1998) Child prodigy, three-time poker world champion, cocaine addict, and possibly the greatest gin rummy player the world has ever seen.
.......... I'm reading Bernard Lewis's excellent book, What Went Wrong? : The Clash Between Islam and Modernity in the Middle East, and thought I'd blog this bit:
"According to a World Bank estimate, the total exports of the Arab world other than fossil fuels amount to less than those of Finland,
a country of five million inhabitants."
.......... Value Line has their Long-Term Perspective Chart of the Dow Jones Industrial Average available in PDF format for free. The best thing about it is the table at the bottom of the chart that gives yearly data on earnings, dividends, growth rates, GDP, inflation, interest rates, etc. .......... Glass ceilings or maternals walls? "[Women] are recruited by top firms in all fields. They start strong out of the gate. And
then, suddenly, they stop."
Tick tock, goes the clock. .......... This is what happens to the company's stock price when the CEO gets arrested for fraud and tax evasion. It'll be interesting to review how various markets (the ruble, bonds, crude oil) reacted to this news in real-time.
In 2002, Forbes listed seven Russian billionaires (all involved in the oil or metals business): Khodorkovsky, Abramovich, Fridman, Putanin, Bogdanov, Alekperov, and Deripaska. (In 2003, Forbes listed 17 Russian billionaires, but I can't find the list.) .......... Checking the Quote Board for political races around the world,
the "George W. Bush is re-elected as United States President" contract is currently bid 61 x 63 ask, with solid support at 60 and substantial overhead resistance at 65. Understanding Prices at TradeSports | (My favorite line is: "We don't charge vig, just a per contract fee of 4 cents.") A very nice chart of the real-time action in the Super Bowl XXXVI contract, and a handy-dandy odds table for people who never got beyond the 6th grade. -- via Bad Attitudes -- Previous Entry >>> Blog Entries, Week Ending October 26 |
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