The memory chip manufacturer Micron Technology Inc. wants to take over Lexar Media Inc.. Both companies are profiting from the boom in "Nand flash chips", which are selling very well in the new digital world (USB sticks, SD cards...
The English insurance market is on the move, and that will also give the share flotation – demutualisation - of Standard Life a boost. The largest insurance company in England – Aviva – wants to take over the English Prudential...
A few years ago I did some research for tax reasons, looking for a high-return financial investment which had no tax on accrued interest and did not require me to invest in stocks directly. It quickly became clear that at the...
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Whoever looking for some hopefully competent advice from an “investment advisor” from their own bank has already lost part of their investment success to commission costs, if a contract is entered into....
After two days in Singapore, today I continue on at last to Papua New Guinea. The weekend was very peaceful in Singapore, as the Chinese were celebrating Chinese New Year. This year is in the sign of the Dog, something which...
This evening I am flying with Singapore Airlines to Singapore, and will stay there for two days in the Swiss Stamford Hotel. I will use the time for city photography, and try to portray the city of Singapore, especially by night....
The Swiss temping agency Adecco wants to take over the German agency DIS AG. This report reminds me of the company founder of DIS AG - Dieter Paulmann. He made what is for me one of the best documentaries on sperm whales - Auf...
I would like to introduce the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, an organisation working to protect whales and dolphins. On their website they document the horrific methods used to hunt the sea mammals and their actions to...
Whilst browsing the internet, I have come across the book "Die Entdeckung der Faulheit" (published in English as “Hello Laziness”) by Corinne Maier. She describes our current economic system from her point of view and relates her...
The USA and the world economy are not only threatened with recession, but with a fundamental realignment of our mostly credit-based consumerist society. How long can this principle of an enormous supply of and demand for consumer...
