Twitter IPO: Tough Road Ahead?

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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“We’ve confidentially submitted an S-1 to the SEC for a planned IPO. This Tweet does not constitute an offer of any securities for sale.” With these words, on September 12th Twitter not so confidentially announced its decision to initiate the transition

Chinese Housing Bubble: Cause for Concern?

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Chinese housing prices have risen in the past year for 69 of 70 of the largest Chinese cities, as tracked by the China Statistics Bureau. Furthermore, 10 of these cities have experienced housing price increases of over 10%. This general Continue reading…

Twitter to go Public

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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What could be better than hearing the serene sounds of those cute little birdies chirping and tweeting in the morning? I mean sure you might want to go back to your beauty sleep if you’re not a morning person, but

Bubble Trouble in China

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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The month of October has been fraught with another wave of concerns over the developing real estate bubble in China. From Bloomberg to WSJ’s Market Watch, all seem to foretell the same ominous story of a rampant speculation scheme gone

Janet Yellen: Leading the Fed

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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At the end of January, the United States Federal Reserve Bank will undergo a transition, as the current Chairman of the Board of Governors, Ben Bernanke, will step down. On October 9th President Obama nominated Janet Yellen, the Vice Chair of

High-Tech Smoking

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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Even though the concept of operating a vaporizer for nicotine intake is not new, electronic cigarettes have received a great deal of attention in recent months. This notice is not unwarranted as electronic cigarette sales are expected to top one

The EPA’s New Emissions Standards: A Welcome Step Forward?

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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For climate change activists long frustrated by legislative inaction, the recent actions of the EPA offer a ray of hope. Under the directive of the Obama administration, the EPA has exercised its authority under the Clean Air Act to propose

What the Frack?

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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Forty years ago, long gas lines and sharply rising energy costs caused every president from Nixon to Obama to call for United States’s energy independence. Five years ago, Russia’s energy development made it the largest energy producer in the world.

The End of Microsoft

Sunday, November 17, 2013

Microsoft has been a leader in the software industry for over thirty years, but its reign as a powerhouse built on the sale of computer code may be coming to an end. The company is far from dead, however, as Continue reading…

Generational Theft

Sunday, November 17, 2013

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On Thursday October 17, just hours before the government’s borrowing authority was set to expire, President Obama signed a bill to reopen the federal government. The debt limit was lifted and the government gleefully returned to its spending spree as