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Dump the dollar! Buy gold!
Geneva :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
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Back in 1988, long before Louis Bacon became the secretive hedge fund billionaire atop Moore Capital, he was walking the trading floor at Shearson Lehman when he spotted Chris Pia, a burly 21-year-old recruit...So Bacon, who had just been given $20 million...
Tags: Moore Capital, Chris Pia, Picks Pia, Louis Bacon, hedge fund, Shearson Lehman, Switzerland, Geneva, Investment, Madoff investment scandal, Bernard Madoff, economics, Financial analysts, Financial services, Business Finance
Metro critic says rail plan out of step with world
Zurich :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
Credibility ONE of the world's experts on railways says the Rees Government's plan for a metro defies all international trends in public transport because it is designed to push commuters on to the metro from CityRail services...There were similar moves in Milan,...
Tags: CityRail, public transport, Switzerland, Zurich, Lilyfield New South Wales, Westmead New South Wales, Parramatta New South Wales, Sydney, West Metro, Suburbs of Sydney, CBD Metro
TRADE: "African States Need Advice Body Outside WTO for Talks"
Geneva :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
Credibility Since before the creation of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in 1995, two groups of people have confronted each other: supporters of trade liberalisation, who regard the pursuit of growth as paramount, and opponents of trade liberalisation, who see...
Tags: WTO, IISD, dispute settlement, sustainable development, african states, Doha Round, U.S, Switzerland, Geneva, World government, Doha Development Round, International relations, International Institute for Sustainable Development, Appellate Body, World Trade Organization, International trade, Diplomatic conferences
Dačić, Platini on violence in sports
Nyon :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
Credibility The two discussed ways to prevent violence in sports, the Serbian MUP said in a statement this Tuesday. Da�i� presented Platini with the details concerning the murder case of French football fan Brice Taton, and with provisions of the laws designed to...
Tags: Michel Platini, UEFA, Switzerland, Nyon, Tanjug, FIFA 100, allnews
CSL's day in US court comes closer
Zurich :: Switzerland | 4 days ago
Credibility A US judge's decision to release the unexpurgated version of the argument America's Federal Trade Commission used earlier this year to derail CSL's $3.1 billion takeover of a rival US blood plasma product supplier, Talecris, improves the odds of CSL getting...
Tags: CSL, FTC, Baxter International, plasma production, Talecris, profits margins, Switzerland, Zurich, Consumer protection, Corporate crime, Federal Trade Commission, Blood plasma, Business Finance, Hematology, New World Development, Blood products, Health Medical Pharma
"Only extroverts have Facebook happiness factor"
Zurich :: Switzerland | 5 days ago
Credibility Back in 2007 Michigan State University found people who used Facebook frequently tended to have a lot of "social capital" – numerous close and distant friends – which led to a higher satisfaction with their lives. But a Zurich University team say they...
Tags: social networking, networking sites, Michigan State University, Zurich University, personality type, Switzerland, Zurich, Extraversion and introversion, MySpace, Criticism of Facebook, Facebook features, Online social networking, Facebook, Social network service, Technology Internet
Greenhouse gases reach highest levels, meteorologists warn
Greenhouse gases have reached their highest levels since pre-industrial times, meteorologists warned on Monday. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that 2008 saw the largest increase in greenhouse gases since 1998 during...
Tags: Carbon finance, WMO Greenhouse Gas Bulletin, Climate change, Michel Jarraud, Global warming, meteorologists warn, Environment, highest levels, allnews, Switzerland, Geneva, Atmosphere, Gas, Montreal Protocol, Diplomatic conferences, Greenhouse gas, greenhouse gases, World Meteorological Organization
Frost honored, Britain wins 5 International Emmys
Zurich :: Switzerland | 5 days ago
Credibility Television veteran David Frost received an honorary International Emmy on Monday at the annual awards for TV produced outside the United States, with five of the prizes going to Britain and Brazil winning its first Emmy. Frost was presented with the...
Tags: David Frost, Julie Walters, International Emmys, Ben Whishaw, Britain, Barbara Walters, Switzerland, Zurich, Dustbin Baby, Entertainment Culture, Human Interest, Emmy Award, Walters, Frost/Nixon, Criminal Justice, Shin'ichi, Shinichi Hoshi
Architecture Review: Matching Architecture to the Art in a New Miami Museum
Basel :: Switzerland | 5 days ago
Credibility One institution after another has embarked on vast new building projects over the last decade, and in nearly every case the museum and its architects struggled to figure out the right balance between architectural expression and the need to showcase art.
Tags: Miami Art Museum, New Miami, art museums, art world, Switzerland, Basel, Walker Art Center, Schaulager, Museum, Herzog & de Meuron, Art museum, Tate Modern, Hospitality Recreation
Gannets not so monogamous after all
Zurich :: Switzerland | 5 days ago
Credibility Australasian gannets once thought to pair-bond for life have a divorce rate similar to humans. Steffi Ismar from Auckland University says it has always been assumed the birds are monogamous, and they have been held up as an example of fidelity for humans,...
Tags: australasian gannets, divorce rate, Switzerland, Zurich, Monogamy, Breeding season, Australasian Gannet, Bird, Pair bond, Human Interest, Animal sexuality, Ethology, Gannets, Environment, Hunting
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