Category Archives: Business

Institutional Investor on high-frequency trading

Posted on June 12, 2010 by NC

From Institutional Investor: Inside the Machine: A Journey into the World of High-Frequency Trading 10 Jun 2010 Michael Peltz An editor’s journey into the world of high-speed trading and proprietary algorithms that make or break markets. At 2:45p.m. on Thursday, … Continue reading →

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Smart Grid in China

Posted on April 1, 2010 by Site Administrator

From Institutional Investor: Investors Want to Plug Into China’s Smart-Grid Market 01 Apr 2010 Xiang Ji Beijing’s massive conversion to a smart power grid could just one-up the rest of the world. Savvy entrepreneurs and investors are looking to get … Continue reading →

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Corporate bonds boom in China

Posted on June 26, 2009 by NC

From Business Week: In China, a Burst of Corporate Bonds Thanks to streamlined regulations, more companies are issuing debt cheaply and fast By Frederik Balfour Hong Kong – Here’s a little-known fact: Chinese companies now issue more corporate debt than … Continue reading →

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B of A recaps at market

Posted on June 13, 2009 by NC

From Institutional Investor: At the Market Deal for Bank of America 03 Jun 2009 Steve Rosenbush BofA issues stock to withstand market volatility. Raising $33.9 billion in capital is no mean feat for a bank, especially given the violent mood … Continue reading →

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Solar panels get cheaper

Posted on June 12, 2009 by NC

From Business Week: Solar Panels Get Cheaper With Congress considering both a cap on carbon dioxide emissions and renewable energy requirements for power companies, utilities are trying to figure out how they’ll produce clean energy. One increasingly viable option: solar … Continue reading →

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Bonds for Microsoft

Posted on May 16, 2009 by NC

From Business Week: Bonds for Microsoft Cash is king these days—so much so that even debt haters are willing to take out loans to get more of it. On May 12, Microsoft sold bonds for the first time in its … Continue reading →

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An ethanol glut?

Posted on May 9, 2009 by NC

From Business Week: Lobbying for a Better Blend The ethanol industry is about to hit a wall—the “blend wall.” U.S. biofuel factories now have the capacity to make about 12 billion gallons of ethanol a year, and the U.S. market … Continue reading →

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Nathan Myhrvold in Shanghai

Posted on December 11, 2008 by NC

Nathan Myhrvold, the former chief technology officer of Microsoft, now running Intellectual Ventures (which describes itself as “the invention company”), guest-blogs on Freakonomics. Here’s an excerpt: The infrastructure is all new, from the airport to the expressway leading into the … Continue reading →

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Sean Masaki Flynn explains author’s compensation

Posted on November 3, 2008 by NC

Sean Masaki Flynn, author of Economics For Dummies, answers a reader’s question on Freakonomics: Q: Roughly what does one make for writing a Dummies book, and is it a more lucrative endeavor (in terms of dollars per hour) than the … Continue reading →

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Opinions on SOX

Posted on July 22, 2008 by NC

From Euromoney Online: Execs Lose Faith In Sarbox Jul-22-2008 | Source: Compliance Reporter Company executives are taking an increasingly dim view of some effects of Sarbanes-Oxley. According to new research by IT firm Oversight Systems, just 10% of officials think … Continue reading →

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