Nighttime reading: 2009-08-02

| 2 August 2009 23:12

I am actually on holiday in Canada for the next two weeks. So posting is apt to be light.  I apologize if I don’t respond diligently to e-mails.

I am looking forward to this because the weather here (Simcoe County, Ontario) is amazing and it feels a world away.

In the meantime, here are a few news items from around the web.

Enjoy.

  • World faces ‘oil crunch’ within five years

    IEA chief economist makes Peak Oil noises.

  • Greenspan Says 2.5% Growth Possible in Third Quarter – Bloomberg.com

    If this happened, that would mean Q3 recovery

  • Why The FCC Wants To Smash Open The iPhone

    More on why the FCC thing is a big deal

  • Welcome to the bottom: Housing begins slow rebound – Yahoo! Finance

    Bouncing around bottom for some time.

  • The Ultimate Guide To Speeding Up Firefox 3.5

    Firefox is slow compared to Safari and Chrome. Here is a useful guide to speed it up, especially on start.

  • Pension Pulse: Where is the Public Outrage Over Pensions?

    Where IS the outrage? A docile lot are we.

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    Distraction of the Day: 6 more stars on her face than on the American flag.

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    Edward Harrison is the founder of Credit Writedowns and a former career diplomat, investment banker and technology executive with over twenty years of business experience. He is also a regular economic and financial commentator on BBC World News, CNBC Television, Business News Network, CBC, Fox Television and RT Television. He speaks six languages, a skill he uses to provide a more global perspective. Edward holds an MBA in Finance from Columbia University and a BA in Economics from Dartmouth College.

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