Archive for the 'economics' Category
ImportGenius is an innovating new company organizing the extremely valuable and historically unorganized world of import records. One of the first hedge fund managers I spoke to when researching KnowledgeBid mentioned that he liked to talk to shipping container brokers about utilization rates and import/export trends. I’m sure ImportGenius will have no problem [...]
I had the opportunity to present KnowledgeBid at the Investorside Alternative Research conference in New York last week (conference agenda), attended by an interesting mix of independent alternative investment research providers and buy-side folks. The investment research industry has undergone massive change in the last 10 years, much of which is a result of [...]
My buddy Will recently asked me what feeds I subscribe too, so I thought I would post what I pulled together for him here in case anyone else is looking for the good stuff. I subscribe to tons more feeds, but these are the ones I find myself consistently reading. I’ve found myself helping people [...]
This map, referred to me by my big brother Al, has been kicked around the web a bit. It definitely puts international GDPs in context…and illustrates the power and size of the US economy (click it for a larger view).