Trefis: Highlights Week Ending 02 August 2013
Written by Trefis
Below is a summary of the activity at Trefis during the past week that Trefis thought Econintersect readers would find interesting.
Trefis
is a financial community structured around trends, forecasts and
insights related to some of the most popular stocks in the US. It
provides the unique feature of allowing the user to model future
valuation based upon projected changes in components of each business.
It also provides communication capabilities among members, including
consensus of member analysis compared to Trefis staff analysis and
blogging opportunities for members.
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What We Read Today 03 August 2013
Econintersect: Click Read more >> below graphic to see today's list.
The top of today's reading list reports
on another brand new interest rate manipulation scam by the world's
largest banks which essentially amounts to stealing from the elderly,
widows and orphans........ and the last article discusses why the
most dishonest bankers are walking away with the most money.
Are Young Borrowers Bad Borrowers?
Econintersect:
Young borrowers are the least experienced financially and,
conventionally, thought to be most prone to financial mistakes. Is this
actually true?
Truck Loses Control, Explodes on US Highway
Police
in the US state of Indiana said a truck driver had a narrow escape
after he was forced off the roadway in Decatur County. The tractor
trailer rig was heading eastbound on highway I-74 when another vehicle
drifted into his lane.
Infographic of the Day: Space Launch System: NASA's Giant Rocket Explained
NASA
unveiled its new rocket for deep space exploration - the Space Launch
System - on Sept. 14, 2011. The rocket will launch astronauts into space
on NASA's Orion Multi-Purpose Crew Vehicle, and serve as the go-to
booster for U.S. missions to explore asteroids and, eventually, Mars.
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France Cuts Military. Will Only Handle Excursions Less Than 10,000 Troops
French Defence Budget: Fewer Troops, Better Equipment
Written by Hilary Barnes
When the French government prepared a
defence white paper in March, one of the kinder remarks was made by
Jean-Sylvestre Mongrenier, Research Fellow at the Thomas More Institute,
a Paris think tank, who said :
"This document announces another cut in France's
military ambitions, thus jeopardising its political status, its
effective power and its contribution to Europe."
The Economy Hitting the Wall (or at Least Nudging It)
Earlier this week, we issued our Economic Forecast August 2013: Economy Slowing To a Crawl.
Read more >>
Is it Time for the Next Way?
by Dan Kervick, New Economic Perspectives
Posted 02 August 2013 at New Economic Perspectives
The 2008 financial crisis has been oozing
slowly down the DC memory hole for some time now, as a series of
destructive and economy-crushing budget battles has taken center stage
in Washington. But the debate over outgoing Fed Chief Ben Bernanke's
successor has reignited a lot of the pain and outrage that the 2008
debacle caused. That debate, and the President's obtuse support for
Larry Summers, is also casting a very harsh light on the White House's
basic competence, its seemingly dim grasp of the causes of the financial
collapse, and its blase and corrupt attitudes toward the correct
response to it.
Gold Is Finally Ready to Launch
by Poly, Zentrader
Summary
Gold
appears to have wakened from what has been a very challenging 10 month
decline. Ever since last September's rally failed (bull trap) to take
out the all-time high set back in 2011, it has literally been straight
downhill for gold. But the signs of a trend change are everywhere now,
and this is evident technically in the charts and within the changing
composition of the Cycles. Be warned we are due a $50 pullback this
week towards a Daily Cycle Low. However beyond that, all indications
point to a substantial rally about to take hold. According to my Cycles
analysis, we're looking at a
10 week gold rally back to the $1,520-50 region.
The New York Times Paywall Is Paying Off
by Felix Richter, Statista.com
It's been a little more than two years
since the New York Times Company introduced the controversial metered
paywall for its online content. In the face of declining print revenues,
the company felt it had no choice but to stop giving away its content
for free.
Two years later, the New York Times and International Herald Tribune
have 699,000 paying digital subscribers, which is remarkable given the
reluctance of many people to pay for digital content. More importantly
though, the paywall appears to work on a monetary level as well.
