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Yankees, Rangers payroll disparity largest in playoff history
Even if you are not a baseball fan, here's a statistic that jumps out and demands attention. When the Texas Rangers competed against the New York Yankees, it marked the greatest disparity in raw dollars between payrolls in the history of playoff baseball, at $152 million. In case you don't get enough spreadsheets at
Fed Treasury Holdings Set to Surpass China - Is That a Contest We Want to Win?
According to Bloomberg,the Federal Reserve and Japanese investors are poised to pass China and become America’s largest creditors following efforts from U.S. policy makers and the Bank of Japan to stimulate growth. This chart shows the U.S. central bank’s Treasury holdings have risen to a record $821.2 billion, approaching China’s $846.7 billion. The figure for
Capitalogix Commentary 10/25/10 - Don't Fight the Fed
Barry Ritholz had a great quote this week. "If your job is to identify opportunities and risks in the market, you have to recognize that when the Fed is pouring fuel on the fire, when they send their minions out to discuss the Greenspan put, some people rush for the fire hoses … but my
Global M&A Deal Activity Has Increased 38 Percent This Year
The Q3 2010 IntraLinks Deal Flow Indicator™ (DFI) was just released and reports a 38 percent increase in global M&A deal activity in Q3 2010 versus Q3 2009. In the last quarter, deal activity is up nine percent compared to Q2 2010, a 68 percent increase from the Q1 2009 low. Results show six straight quarters of growth in
Awareness Test Video - Your Attention Span Is Smaller Than You Think
You look, but do you see? Daniel Simons' experiments on visual awareness have become famous. The primary conclusion drawn from his research is that we can miss incredibly obvious things, right in front of us, if our attention is focused elsewhere. Test Your Awareness. Watch this video and count how many passes the team in
Capitalogix Commentary 10/18/10 - Are Expectations Priced In Yet
Well, it is possible to dig out of a big hole. Bernanke Outlines 'Case for Further Action' to Spur Economy Forward. Fed Chair Ben Bernanke has some ideas about pumping more money into the flagging recovery to get us out of a different kind of hole. In talks last week, he clearly presents the case