May 4, 2012 ↑ GDP growth: 2.3% this year, up from 1.7% in 2011 ↑ Interest rates: 10-year Treasuries near 2.5% by year-end ↓ Inflation: 2% in 2012 after hitting 3% in 2011, in spite of an energy bump ↓ Unemployment: Around 8% by year-end, despite possible upticks earlier ↑ Crude oil: […]
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The New York Times ran a great piece last week outlining some steps you can take to enhance your privacy online. It is worth the read. I use one of the companies mentioned (Hover) for all of my domain registrations, and I use (mt) Media Temple to host my personal and business domains, which is where I
Look for a 70% solution and assess and refine from there—think: pilot, assess, refine, repeat (parr). I believe in action over inaction—plain and simple. (aa) (repco)
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From the late, great super-lawyer and venture capitalist Craig Johnson, who wrote in the book, The Silicon Valley Edge: A Habitat for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, “Starting companies is a lot like launching rockets: if you’re a tenth of a degree off at launch, you may be a thousand miles off downrange.”
Stocks to look at: ADP ($55) Coca-Cola ($77) Johnson & Johnson ($65) McDonald’s ($97) Philip Morris International ($90) Note: Prices are as of May 1, 2012
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Dateline: Washington, April 27, 2012 GDP GROWTH 2012 2013 World 3.2% 3.9% United States 2.3% 2.7% Euro zone -0.5% 1.1% China