lundi 22 novembre 2010

Soros Gold Bubble Expanding as ETPs Hold 9 Years of U.S. Output - Bloomberg

Soros Gold Bubble Expanding as ETPs Hold 9 Years of U.S. Output - Bloomberg: "Securities and Exchange Commission filings this month by Soros Fund Management LLC, Paulson & Co. and Touradji Capital Management LP listed investments in gold as their biggest holdings. Exchange-traded products own 2,088 metric tons, equal to nine years of U.S. mine supply, data compiled by Bloomberg show. Precious metals will produce the best commodity returns in the next year, Goldman Sachs Group Inc. said in a Nov. 9 report."

dimanche 24 octobre 2010

You chose gold bar - please insert $11,350

You chose gold bar - please insert $11,350: "BERLIN: Apart from the gold-plated exterior - and the fact that they are bulletproof - they seem much like any other vending machine. But instead of chocolate bars, a network of ''gold-to-go'' machines dispenses 24-carat bullion."

mardi 5 octobre 2010

How Fake Money Saved Brazil : Planet Money : NPR

How Fake Money Saved Brazil : Planet Money : NPR: "This is a story about how an economist and his buddies tricked the people of Brazil into saving the country from rampant inflation. They had a crazy, unlikely plan, and it worked."

jeudi 2 septembre 2010

Obama could kill fossil fuels overnight with a nuclear dash for thorium - Telegraph

Obama could kill fossil fuels overnight with a nuclear dash for thorium - Telegraph: "If Barack Obama were to marshal America’s vast scientific and strategic resources behind a new Manhattan Project, he might reasonably hope to reinvent the global energy landscape and sketch an end to our dependence on fossil fuels within three to five years."