Sunday, March 27, 2011

Economics and finance links

A Nation of Dropouts Shakes Europe

Android May Be the Greatest Legal Destruction of Wealth in History

Corporate Profits At All-Time High As Recovery Stumbles

Silicon Valley Hiring Perks: Meals, iPads and a Cubicle for Spot

Is It a New Tech Bubble? Let’s See if It Pops

How Unemployment Is Dragging Down The Housing Market

The collapse of Detroit

The 10 Economic Risks Stoking Fear Around The World Right Now

15 Facts About Starbucks That Will Blow Your Mind

North Korea Sends 12 Officials To America To Learn About Capitalism

In Prison for Taking a Liar Loan

BP Increases Pay For Claims Czar Ken Feinberg's Law Firm To $1.25 Million Per Month

Borders May Be Bankrupt But It Wants To Pay Executives $8.3 Million In Bonuses

Baby Boomers Are About To Inherit $8.4 Trillion

Niall Ferguson's Complete And Definitive Guide To The Sovereign Debt Crisis

Buffett and Gates Prod India’s Wealthy to Be More Philanthropic
Charitable donations in India make up about 0.6 percent of the country’s gross domestic product, well below the 2.2 percent in the United States, according to a study by Bain management consultants. And government and foreign contributors make up the majority of donations in India, with individuals and charities donating just 10 percent of the total, according to Bain.
Still, the Bain report showed that India gave more as a percentage of its G.D.P. than Brazil (0.3 percent) or China (0.1 percent).

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