Month: November 2012

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In Seth Godin’s blog about the digital freedom in modern era, he talks about how so many problems could be fixed if we were to incorporate different marketing strategy and blatantly invade each other’s privacy. For instance, he describes about how we now have the technology and capabilities to sequence each and every DNA of every residents, or install numerous cameras within the city so that “every corner is under surveillance”. He talks about how useful it would be if we were to install an automatic speed measure device so that when you go over the speed limit, you are automatically charged with a ticket. He imagines a world in which every bullet fired can be traced back to its origin. Every car has an installed Breathalyzer device which allows cars to start only if the driver passes the alcohol test.

Seth’s imagination is crucial towards knowing the boundary between what is efficient for the society, and what is the invasion of private rights of people. With B.C. hydro’s smart meter deadline approaching very quickly, it is fundamentally important for people to realize what they are getting themselves involved into. Every movement and decisions that you make being recorded, processed, and analyzed by the marketers, financiers, and politicians. It is a microscopic era of the Big Brothers in 1984. Now, we don’t want that to happen, do we?

 

Sources Cited

Godin, Seth. “Seth’s Blog.” Seth’s Blog. N.p., 17 Nov. 2012. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://sethgodin.typepad.com/>.

Who is this man. The first time that I was introduced of the name, Leo Wanta was mere 5 days ago, on Nov 14th, 2012. It is to no surprise that you, the reader, are not familiar with who he is, and what he has done. Many conspiracies arise when I was researching about who exactly Leo Wanta is, and how he has influenced the current economic state of the world.

In short, Leo Wanta is commonly known as the person who was responsible for the segregation, or for lack of a better word, collapse, of the Soviet Union. Greg Szymanski, in his article, depicts Leo Wanta’s ingenious tactics and plans, as he was working as a spy for U.S., chiefly supported by the past president Ronald Reagan, which had robbed Soviet Union of 27.5 trillion dollars worth of U.S. currencies.

Despite his success, Leo Wanta has been sentenced 22 years of prison for tax evasion from Wisconsin; few call this event accidental. In fact, many people are convinced that since Leo holds the key to 27.5 trillion dollars, which remains at limbo in international banks, powerful political officials and other hawkish businessman approached him frequently to discuss about the money; and because he was reluctant to use it for nothing other than for American people, they have secretly plotted to punish him for his nationalism.

Just so one knows how much 27.5 trillion dollar really is, such sum can support the current U.S. economy for the next 8 straight years without any GDP and instantly eliminate all of United States’ debt.

Sources Cited

Fulford, Ben. “Tag Archives: Leo Wanta.” 2012 Whats the Real Truth. N.p., 01 Oct. 2012. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://jhaines6.wordpress.com/tag/leo-wanta/>.

Szymanski, Greg. “The Story Of Leo Wanta ‘The 27.5 Trillion Dollar Man'” The Story Of Leo Wanta ‘The 27.5 Trillion Dollar Man’ N.p., 26 Mar. 2006. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <http://rense.com/general70/leo.htm>.

Video Credits

Joseph, Joe. “Conspiracy Chronicles: The Case of Leo Wanta and the Missing $27.5 Trillion.”YouTube. YouTube, 13 Feb. 2012. Web. 19 Nov. 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r3rVXZHJr7o>.

 

After Barack Obama regained his position as the President of United States of America for  four more years , one major concern remains in its citizen’s mind: Fiscal Cliff, or as many say “Taxmageddon”. Everyone says “Fiscal Cliff, Fiscal Cliff”, but do they really know what it means and how it will affect the economy? Because US dollar is commonly used as the world’s mainly tradable currency, the effect of Fiscal cliff on United States will disperse throughout the world like wild fire. Consequently, it is crucial to know what really fiscal cliff is, and how it will affect each and every one of us.

Fiscal Cliff is the action that will be enforced by U.S. government on its people at the end of 2012 or beginning of 2013, regarding the Budget Control Act of 2011. In short, fiscal cliff means that the tax would accumulate, specifically more in wealthy sector, and government spending would significantly decrease. This act was introduced to diminish the ever-growing debt of U.S., which currently stands at approximately 16.2 trillion dollars.

The decrease in government spending would slow down U.S’s economy, which further decreases the economic activity of the world. The bond prices are expected to decline, as interest rates for 10-year treasury bonds decrease. It would be interesting to see if comprise would occur, which would affect the volatility of the outcome.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NtFgqzNWzg&feature=fvst

Sources Cited

Hall, Ed. “U.S. National Debt Clock.” U.S. National Debt Clock. N.p., 15 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://www.brillig.com/debt_clock/>.

Kenny, Thomas. “What Is the Fiscal Cliff?” About.com Bonds. N.p., n.d. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://bonds.about.com/od/Issues-in-the-News/a/What-Is-The-Fiscal-Cliff.htm>

Zukoski, John M. “Will President Obama Save Dublin, CA From the Impending Fiscal Cliff?”Articles on ‘Fiscal Cliff’. Around Dublin, 6 Nov. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <http://www.arounddublinblog.com/tag/fiscal-cliff/>.

Video Credits

WikiPlays. “United States Fiscal Cliff – Wiki Article.” YouTube. YouTube, 10 Sept. 2012. Web. 18 Nov. 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NtFgqzNWzg>.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Since its peak in 2008, the share price of RIM(Research in Motion) has tumbled down to 5% of its original value. Many analyst concur on the fact that the reason RIM’s stock price diminished so dramatically reflected its inability to adapt quickly to the rapidly-changing smart phone market, which in current days, is dominated by Google & Apple Software. Its share in the mobile phone industry has also declined; as Alexei notes it, “Research In Motion Ltd.’s BlackBerry operating system had 7.7 per cent share in the third quarter, compared with 9.5 per cent a year earlier.” This percentages could be directly contrasted with Android’s share of the market, which rose “from 57.5 per cent in the year-ago period” to 75% current and Apple’s share of the market, which “increased to 14.9 per cent during the third quarter, from 13.8 per cent a year earlier.” Nevertheless, the time has finally arrived for RIM to regain its position in the market as major competitor as they recently announced having “entered lab testing with 50 wireless carriers around the world” for the 2013 launch of BlackBerry 10.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This news had gained many optimistic reviews by the analyst and onto RIM’s shareholders, as depicted by a “The stock [price] ending the day at $8.68 in Toronto, up 80 cents – its highest closing level in more than four months.” The announcement significantly decreased the level of anxiety of BlackBerry users who remained pessimistic for several months due to the consistent delay. As Richard Tse denotes, “they have a shot – something I couldn’t have said six months ago.” Many positive outlook on RIM’s future may serve to gradually increase the company’s share prices until the first quarter of 2013, when BlackBerry 10 is released; consequently, it would be interesting to follow RIM’s business progress for the next several months

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmND2-fkUD0&feature=plcp

Source Cited

Marlow, Iain. “The Globe and Mail.” The Globe and Mail. N.p., 1 Nov. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/globe-investor/rim-shares-rise-as-new-phones-enter-testing/article4843753/>.

ORESKOVIC, ALEXEI. “The Globe and Mail.” The Globe and Mail. N.p., 2 Nov. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://www.theglobeandmail.com/report-on-business/international-business/us-business/googles-android-software-in-3-out-of-4-smartphones/article4892360/>.

Photo Credit

“RIM의 끝없는 추락.” ë‰´ìŠ¤. N.p., 29 June 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://dizin.co.kr/201248>.

Video Credit

Blackberry. “Official BlackBerry Channel.” YouTube. YouTube, 25 Sept. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <https://www.youtube.com/user/blackberry?v=mmND2-fkUD0>.

With the current presidential poll standing at 49% for Obama and 48% for Mitt Romney, No one can determine with exact prediction who will be the president of United States for 2013 to 2017 period; however general consensus is leaning more towards Obama’s victory. In order to hypothesize how S&P 500 will be affected for the upcoming year, it is important to realize the difference of policies enforced by each candidates.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Obama’s Policies (Shaped by 2008 Financial Crisis)
1. Monetary policy over fiscal policy(printing out more money) → Inflation → Consumer
purchasing power down → less investment on S&P 500 → Stock price decline
2. Energy + info-tech support: As can be seen from the pie diagram below, Energy and info-tech
sector take approximately 31.8% of S&P 500 index. These two sectors are likely going to benefit
from Obama’s victory, as they have done in the past 4 years.
3.Tax cut to middle-income family & stricter regulation towards high-income families
4. Proposes new tax credit for Small Business(cap at $500,000) → negative impact for S&P 500
which is composed of big-marketcap companies:
“a company would get credit against income taxes worth up to 10 percent of the increase in
total wages in 2012, which could come either in the form of salaries for new hires or raises. A
company that increased its payroll by $4 million would see a $400,000 income tax credit.”
5. Info tech and Telecom stocks lead the market if Obama wins.

 

 

 

 

 

Mitt Romney Policies
1. Increase government spending on National Defense/utility related stocks
2. Not reappoint Bernanke when his term ends in 2014. Bernanke, the head of Federal Reserve,
contributed to a major increase (73.2%) in S&P 500 index since Obama’s inauguration in 2009.
Replacing him would have a significant impact on the index.
3. Support Consumer Staples, Financials, and Health-care based companies that lie on S&P
500 index.
4. Create more JOBS ← to do this support Big companies that mainly occupies S&P 500, by
reducing corporate income tax down to 25%

 Sources Sited
Durden, Tyler. “If Obama Wins, Buy IT, Telecom, Sell Materials, Healthcare; If Romey: Buy Staples, Healthcare, Fins, Sell Materials.” ZeroHedge. N.p., 27 Oct. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2012-10-27/if-obama-wins-buy-it-telecom-sell-materials-healthcare-if-romey-buy-staples-healthca>.

Picture Credit

“Why Black People Should (or Should Not) Vote for Obama In 2012.” Breaking News for Black America. NewsOne Staff, 13 Mar. 2012. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://newsone.com/1935105/why-black-people-should-or-should-not-vote-for-obama-in-2012/>.

Mcadams, David. “The Oligarch Kings.” The Oligarch Kings. N.p., 18 July 2010. Web. 05 Nov. 2012. <http://theoligarchkings.wordpress.com/2010/07/18/mitt-romney-for-2012/>.