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...Productivity-hype bubbles are usually separated by at least 25 years and usually form at the end of a secular bull market, when aggregate profits are coming under pressure, say Garthwaite et al....
...— Recent research by Gorton et . al about the form and role of banks as maturity transformers and creators of “private money” is very relevant to this discussion....
...Raising a total of $2.4m from almost 20,000 backers, Sense became one of the crowdfunding site’s most popular tech campaigns to date....
...In modern cars, fuel management is governed by electronic systems that are easily changed....
...The latest case, Google v Joffe et al, involves a class action suit stemming from the company’s illicit collection of snippets of information from WiFi networks in homes that its StreetView cars were passing...
...Developing a man-machine etiquette could be crucial to winning acceptance of robots that perform tasks alongside humans....
...Mr Golding adds that secret accounts can cause financial problems....
...(Financial Times) EU proposals for Libor et al to be unveiled today: “[B]enchmarks that are deemed to be “critical” would be overseen by a college of national supervisors led by the Paris-based European...
...nip the heels of Knight, Virtu, Getco et al....
...United States v Apple, Inc et al is more than a US Justice department antitrust action against publishers allegedly colluding on ebook prices....
...The case (now called FCC v. Fox Television Stations et al) was appealed to the US Supreme Court, where it was debated on Tuesday....
...Readers’ Hub brings together newspapers (powered by PressDisplay), books (from Kobo) and magazines (courtesy of Zinio) into one app, while Social Hub pulls together Facebook, Twitter et al....
...As with the iPhone, users have access to a wide range of free and low-cost software apps....
...The production lines that churn out electronic equipment for Jabil Circuit have been running faster of late....
...In less than five years Apple Computer’s iPod portable digital music player has become a classic consumer electronics icon and spawned an entire accessories ecosystem....
...But it may comfort Greenspan et al: after all, the more that traders use electronic systems, the less they need to use 19th century technologies, such as paper. So can we all relax? Not entirely....
...The prince was also part of a consortium that bought the UK Savoy hotel group, adding to hotel interests such as the George V in Paris. Meanwhile, Sanyo?...
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