Saturday, September 15, 2012

How it works

How it works


The Fed's QE3: how does it work and what are the risks?

Posted: 13 Sep 2012 01:05 PM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank on Thursday said it will launch a fresh round of bond-buying to stimulate the economy, purchasing $40 billion of mortgage debt each month until the outlook for jobs improves substantially. But just what does this so-called quantitative easing entail, and how does it work? Here are five questions and answers about it: WHAT IS QUANTITATIVE EASING? A ...

Tiny Tim Book Light by Mustard Review

Posted: 15 Sep 2012 08:27 AM PDT

This little book light reminds me of those Luxo desk lamps that inspired the Pixar logo and cartoons. Just like the Luxo, the Tiny Tim Book Light from Mustard is articulated so you can bend it into various shapes to put the light just where you want. Let's see how it works. All images can [...]

Fed's QE3 - how does it work and what are the risks?

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 12:23 AM PDT

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank on Thursday said it will launch a fresh round of bond-buying to stimulate the economy, purchasing $40 billion of mortgage debt each month until the outlook for ...

David Byrne in all of his contexts

Posted: 12 Sep 2012 06:07 PM PDT

Music has always been a process of accretion for the founding member of Talking Heads. His new memoir, 'How Music Works,' builds on that idea. David Byrne is, to use one of his favorite words, a context unto himself. Founding member of Talking Heads, he blew up the concept of that band at least three times before disbanding it in 1988 for good.

Ray Dalio On How The Economic Machine Works

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 05:24 PM PDT

"It's never different this time." Ray Dalio's recent discussion at the Council for Foreign Relations is probably the most in-depth access to his 'model' explanation of the way the world works we have encountered. From bubbles to deleveragings and how the inter-relationships of various cycles bring about consistent trends and corrections, the clip below and full readings are perhaps useful as we ...

How Interstellar Space Travel Works (Infographic)

Posted: 14 Sep 2012 02:46 PM PDT

Here's what humanity would have to do to reach a star in less than 100 years.

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