http://www.zerohedge.com/contributed/2012-20-19/rise-nationalism-will-end-euro-years-end?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+zerohedge%2Ffeed+%28zero+hedge+-+on+a+long+enough+timeline%2C+the+survival+rate+for+everyone+drops+to+zero%29&utm_content=Google+Reader The Rise of Nationalism Will End the Euro Before Year’s End The following is an excerpt from my latest client letter. The collapse of Europe is occurring just as I forecast. While the media and even the politicians are failing to admit it, the EU in its current form is already breaking… Continue Reading
Die Kunst der Künstlichkeit
http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kunst/Die-Kunst-der-Kuenstlichkeit/story/29950464 Die Kunst der Künstlichkeit Einst musste er als Broker arbeiten, um seine Kunst zu finanzieren. Heute gehört Jeff Koons zu den schillerndsten Figuren der Gegenwartskunst. Jetzt sind seine Werke in der Fondation Beyeler zu sehen. 1/14 Ein ähmliches Herz wurde 2007 für 23,6 Millionen Dollar verkauft: Jeff Koons in der Fondation Beyeler vor «Hanging Heart… Continue Reading
JEFF KOONS, MASTERING THE ART OF ARTIFICIALITY
http://www.worldcrunch.com/jeff-koons-mastering-art-artificiality/5325 JEFF KOONS, MASTERING THE ART OF ARTIFICIALITY American artist Jeff Koons wows again in a new exhibit at the Beyeler Foundation outside Basel, Switzerland. Divided into three parts – the new, banality and celebration – the show is unapologetically trite but wholly seductive. “Balloon Dog (yellow)” in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, NYC (ocad123)… Continue Reading
INDIA’S NEW PRIVATE CITIES: A GHETTO FOR THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS?
http://www.worldcrunch.com/indias-new-private-cities-ghetto-growing-middle-class/5356 INDIA’S NEW PRIVATE CITIES: A GHETTO FOR THE GROWING MIDDLE CLASS? On the outskirts of Delhi, Gurgaon is archetypal of the new middle class ghettos sprouting all over the country: a disorganized gated community of luxury condos, shopping malls and golf courses, but that’s missing basic infrastructure and public spaces. Urban paradise…(DLF) By Julien… Continue Reading
Air India’s last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the Maharaja?
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/news-by-industry/transportation/airlines-/-aviation/air-indias-last-shot-at-survival-will-the-government-be-able-to-save-the-maharaja/articleshow/13305973.cms Air India’s last shot at survival: Will the government be able to save the Maharaja? Jitendra Avhad, the leader of AWOL Air India pilots, appears to be a man who chooses his words carefully. Members of the Indian Pilots’ Guild, who have called in sick since May 8, are not on strike but agitating, the… Continue Reading
Want a business like Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg’s 8 lessons for entrepreneurs
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/internet/want-a-business-like-facebook-mark-zuckerbergs-8-lessons-for-entrepreneurs/articleshow/13305806.cms Want a business like Facebook? Mark Zuckerberg’s 8 lessons for entrepreneurs We won’t pretend you can’t learn these things somewhere else or from some other person. But he’s the man of the moment: the face of tremendous success in business, the kind that defines a generation. So for all 20-something entrepreneurs (other ages also qualify)… Continue Reading
Passage to India—and the Dalai Lama
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702304743704577384030541169376.html?mod=wsj_india_main Passage to India—and the Dalai Lama By BARBARA CHAI The journey to enlightenment begins with a single step—or in my case, a steep hike to the Dalai Lama’s house. We are in McLeod Ganj, also known as Upper Dharamsala, a colorful town in northern India. It is so early that the sun is just beginning… Continue Reading
Judge to Rule in AMR Labor Trial by Late June
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303448404577412673295753272.html?mod=rss_whats_news_us May 18, 2012, 6:32 p.m. ET Judge to Rule in AMR Labor Trial by Late June BY JOSEPH CHECKLER NEW YORK—American Airlines will have to wait longer than previously expected for a bankruptcy judge’s decision on whether the carrier can impose new labor contracts. Judge Sean H. Lane of U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan… Continue Reading
Another shot at GM as Hyundai re-ups for Super Bowl
http://content.usatoday.com/communities/driveon/post/2012/05/another-shot-at-gm-as-hyundai-re-ups-for-super-bowl/1?csp=34money&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+UsatodaycomMoney-TopStories+%28Money+-+Top+Stories%29&utm_content=Google+Reader#.T7g1Go736mQ Another shot at GM as Hyundai re-ups for Super Bowl As soon as General Motors said this week that it would quit paid ads on Facebook, Ford was on Twitter saying it has doubled-down on social and digital media — and hinted in a tweet that GM just didn’t know how to use… Continue Reading
Facebook hits $105bn mark – but only after underwriters step in
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/facebook-hits-105bn-mark–but-only-after-underwriters-step-in-7766998.html Facebook hits $105bn mark – but only after underwriters step in The underwriters of Facebook’s much-anticipated public share offering had to intervene heavily in the market to keep the social network from falling embarrassingly below its float price on the first day’s trading yesterday. The company sold $16bn of shares at $38 apiece and… Continue Reading