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January 8th, 2009 at 06:00am
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friend4all wrote an interesting post today on
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In the wake of the Bernie Madoff scandal (Clusterstock has some great coverage), the Satyam fraud, and whatever else lurks around the corner, investors have lost billions of dollars of investable assets at the hands of hucksters. While most investors shrug off fraud as improbable, there are those analysts who studiously work to uncover inconsistencies, lies, coverups and what-have-you to help others avoid such pitfalls. Avoidance is one way to play the game while others, like David Einhorn’s much publicized shorting of Lehman Brothers, may choose to outright bet on such firms’ downfalls by shorting the companies.
Whatever tack you take, here are 3 of the best sites around to help uncover the next big blowup:
footnoted.org:
Who runs it: Michelle Leder has been a pioneer financial blogger. footnoted.org was launched in August 2003 (here’s the first post) to coincide with the publication of Michelle’s first book, Financial Fine Print. As a freelance […]
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January 8th, 2009 at 05:42am
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Today we continue our talk on Material Requirements Planning. Still today we have discussed already Material Requirements Planning in briefly and also discussed the Outputs of Material Requirements Planning. We are discussing on Problems with Material Requirements Planning system.
Production may be in progress for some part, whose design gets changed, with customer orders in the system for both the old design, and the new one, concurrently. The overall ERP system needs to have a system of coding parts such that the MRP will correctly calculate needs and tracking for both versions. Parts must be booked into and out of stores more regularly than the MRP calculations take place. Generally, MRP II refers to a system with integrated financials. An MRP II system can include finite / infinite capacity planning. But, to be considered a true MRP II system must also include financials.
In the MRP II (or MRP2) concept, fluctuations […]
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January 8th, 2009 at 04:54am
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In an article in the Financial chronicle on the convergence to International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) from US GAAP by 2015 and its implications on the outsourcing opportunity for India, Dolphy D’souza, partner at Ernst & Young says that India is the only place where there would be available pool of talent and if the CAs can acquire the necessary skills, there is a huge opportunity to be tapped.
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January 8th, 2009 at 04:27am
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mba54 wrote an interesting post today on
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Without a long-term plan for investment in science and technology that stresses innovation and jobs, America will be the nation of the unemployed, Norman Augustine, retired Chairman of Lockheed Martin told Congressional leaders Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
He said that government spending often only yields short-term jobs and when the global economy is jump started “those new long-term jobs won’t be here.”
“We need a companion effort to these [short-term job] proposals that addresses long-term job creation,” said Augustine. “What replaces them when the jobs run out? Investments in science and technology are likely to underpin any advancement in our country, helping to solve the energy problem, and creating new jobs.”
Augustine said the needed structural reforms could come from a complete overhaul of our schools and a renewal of science and technology in the classroom.
“This is not a short term economic ill we are facing.”
He said that almost 90% of American science […]
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January 8th, 2009 at 04:27am
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mba54 wrote an interesting post today on
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Without a long-term plan for investment in science and technology that stresses innovation and jobs, America will be the nation of the unemployed, Norman Augustine, retired Chairman of Lockheed Martin told Congressional leaders Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
He said that government spending often only yields short-term jobs and when the global economy is jump started “those new long-term jobs won’t be here.”
“We need a companion effort to these [short-term job] proposals that addresses long-term job creation,” said Augustine. “What replaces them when the jobs run out? Investments in science and technology are likely to underpin any advancement in our country, helping to solve the energy problem, and creating new jobs.”
Augustine said the needed structural reforms could come from a complete overhaul of our schools and a renewal of science and technology in the classroom.
“This is not a short term economic ill we are facing.”
He said that almost 90% of American science […]
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January 8th, 2009 at 04:27am
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mba54 wrote an interesting post today on
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Without a long-term plan for investment in science and technology that stresses innovation and jobs, America will be the nation of the unemployed, Norman Augustine, retired Chairman of Lockheed Martin told Congressional leaders Wednesday, January 7, 2009.
He said that government spending often only yields short-term jobs and when the global economy is jump started “those new long-term jobs won’t be here.”
“We need a companion effort to these [short-term job] proposals that addresses long-term job creation,” said Augustine. “What replaces them when the jobs run out? Investments in science and technology are likely to underpin any advancement in our country, helping to solve the energy problem, and creating new jobs.”
Augustine said the needed structural reforms could come from a complete overhaul of our schools and a renewal of science and technology in the classroom.
“This is not a short term economic ill we are facing.”
He said that almost 90% of American science […]
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January 8th, 2009 at 03:56am
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Adolf Merckle, one of the world’s richest men, committed suicide yesterday by throwing himself under a train, Bloomberg reports. Financial difficulties, and particularly great losses he suffered on Volkswagen stock, are being cited as the key reason he ended his life.
Read the article: How Porsche hacked the financial system and made a killing
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January 8th, 2009 at 02:46am
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Le géant informatique chinois Lenovo annonce la suppression de 2 500 emplois
via Le géant informatique chinois Lenovo annonce la suppression de 2 500 emplois - L’économie en crise - Le Monde.fr.
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January 8th, 2009 at 02:25am
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Shirakawa Says Bank of Japan Still Has Tools to Support Economy
via Bloomberg.com: Economy.
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January 8th, 2009 at 02:20am
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Pimco Says Brazil, Korea Debt ‘Compelling,’ Warns on Ecuador
via Bloomberg.com: Latin America.
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