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Hosni Mubarak's 'Stolen' $70 Billion Fortune?
Image via Wikipedia Interesting stuff. Hosni Mubarak's 'stolen' $70 billion fortune – The Week. Related articles Mubarak Is Rumored To Have Fallen Into A Coma After His Final Speech (businessinsider.com) Mubarak's Billions Beyond the Reach of Law (nakedcapitalism.com) SNL's Hosni Mubarak Thanks The U.S. For Propping Up His Government For 30 Years (mediaite.com) Hosni Mubarak
The Machine Age: IBM's Watson Wins on Jeopardy. What Does this Signal?
Image by Getty Images via @daylife So, here is a new Jeopardy Question? "The name of the machine that first won on Jeopardy." Answer : What is IBM Watson ? You probably heard that IBM's supercomputer Watson crushed human champions Ken Jennings and Brad Rutter in Jeopardy this week. Here is a link to The
Capitalogix Commentary 02/14/11 - Insider Transactions Show Lots of Selling
While markets continue higher. Questions remain about how much of the recovery is manufactured. Good thing it's Valentine's Day and we can share our true feelings with each other. Insider Transactions Show Lots of Selling. According to Mark Hulbert, corporate insiders have been selling for more than a few weeks while the market has
Video Puts the World's Population of 7 Billion People in Context
With 24 hour a day news coverage and the Internet, the world seems to be getting smaller. Population, however, is growing quickly. One-in-a-Million is one thing … one-in-Seven-Billion is another. With the worldwide population expected to exceed seven billion in 2011, this National Geographic magazine video provides a broad overview of demographic trends that got
Capitalogix Commentary 02/07/11 - The FED's Response to a Perpetual Cycle of Weakness
As Markets continue higher, more people wonder how that reflects the real economy? Meredith Whitney’s Perpetual Cycle of Weakness. Why is Meredith Whitney so bearish on things? Business Insider has some insights on the subject. Perhaps it is because she sees the economy as a perpetual cycle of weakness. Basically, as she sees it, job
Cool Video Showing Weather So Cold That Water Thrown in the Air Turns into Snow
This is a cool video. Watch as boiled water is thrown into the -30°Celsius air … where it instantly "freezes" and transforms into a snowy fog. Clearly this is one of the joys of living in the Northwest Territories of Canada. In contrast, one of the joys of living in Dallas is that water