Jeff Rubin, the former Chief Economist of CIBC World Markets and the author of Why Your World Is About To Get A Whole Lot Smaller built his reputation as one of Canada’s top economists based on a number of successful predictions including the housing bust of the early 90s and the rise of oil prices. In his recent book, Mr. Rubin predicts 5 per barrel oil by 2012 and with it the end of globalization, a movement towards local sourcing and a need for massive scaling up of energy efficiency. www.thebusinessofclimatechange.com
Monthly Archives: February 2010
Investing report: Why property investments are overvalued without capital gains
Bernard Hickey delivers an investing report in association with BNZ on the ratio of median house prices to median rents which shows returns ranging from 4% to 5% before maintenance and rates. This suggests residential property investment only makes sense if capital gains are made.
Keiser Report ?20: Markets! Finance! Scandal!
Every week Max Keiser looks at all the scandal behind the financial news headlines. This time Max Keiser and co-host, Stacy Herbert, look at the scandals behind ‘debt attacks’ on Spain and Greece; record short positions on the euro and whether Shanghai will be the next financial crisis. Keiser also talks to Steve Keen for an update on the Australian housing market, the continuing deflationary collapse and the chances of unrest.
Explore and Share Technology Concept
Explore and Share enables a new way of selling and delivering services at retail. The demonstration showcases how a consumer can download Nokia content like music or videos into a device easily with this novel technology.
Paramore – Misery Business lyrics
Keiser Report ?19: Markets! Finance! Scandal!
This week Max Keiser and co-host Stacy Herbert report on the scandals of George Soros and the IMF shaking out the gold market; US bank lending falling at the fastest rate in recorded history; and the trickle up unemployment pyramid. Keiser also speaks to The Market Ticker’s Karl Denninger about cdos, synthetic cdos and hiding Greek debt.
The Internet Revealed: A film about IXPs
Ever wanted to better understand this thing called the Internet? Want to know what an IXP is? How does “peering” make the internet faster, better and cheaper? Well, watch this video and find out……
The Fairness of Wealth
“It is a law. It is a powerful law.” Comprehensive Credits + Links www.aura.ca The Full Story www.aura.ca .
Mike Turner Removes Intellectual Property From Interzone Games
Full video here: www.vimeo.com
The Lies about Campaign Finance Reform
Pretty much everything you’e heard about the recent Supreme Court decision from politicians and the news media is a lie. I try at least a little to set the record straight. Here’s the Supreme Court’s decision: www.law.cornell.edu