freakonomics
Freakonomics launches pay-what-you-want movie theater experiment
1:00PM 9/17/2010
Anyone who walked into a multiplex this decade has wished they could pick their price for the movie, or perhaps more likely wished they could pay what they thought the movie was worth after the show. But ticket prices are traditionally out of your control. That's what makes the launch of the...
Among today's top online stories for investors are the best dividend stocks for a tough environment, a deep value analysis of Dr Pepper, China's one-child policy, and a somewhat bullish take on yesterday's dismal housing news.
A New York Times blogger argues that wasting food is worse for the environment than a bit of plastic packaging that extends its shelf life, since the methane food produces when it decays. But composting and buying locally would better solve the problem.
Retailers Stock 2010 with Less, but More Exclusive, Stuff
10:00AM 1/14/2010
If stores seem picked over this year, don't be fooled into thinking you just missed a crazy sale. It's deliberate. Retailers expect growth and profits in 2010 won't come from new stores, but rather from merchandising the existing ones to the hilt -- with less, but more exclusive merchandise.
Daily Blogwatch: What happened the last time we hit 10% unemployment?
8:00AM 11/09/2009
Company News, Technology, Columns, Economy, Investing, Amazon.com
Michael Milken thinks the next big crisis is in sovereign debt.
_________________
Freakonomics is curious why flight attendants don't get tips.
_________________
Wow. Amazon (AMZN) is upgraded again. Here's why.
_________________
More reasons that the recession is over.
_________________
Super Freakonomics denies Global Warming -- or does it?
_________________
Six essential elements to buying companies like Warren Buffett.
_________________
Book Review: 'Super Freakonomics' -- a lesson in incentives
3:00PM 10/15/2009
For anyone who thinks economics is boring, the authors of Super Freakonomics turn that idea on its head.
With tales of how people respond to incentives, and digging up various statistics to highlight points you've probably never thought of before, the follow-up book to Freakonomics by Steven D....
Daily Blogwatch: Dow 36,000? Buffett's favorite indicator; and the upside-down house
8:00AM 9/22/2009
Technology, People, Investing, Berkshire Hathaway, One Year Later, Amazon.com
Is Dow 10,000 a blessing . . . or a curse?
____________________
Whoah! Elliot Spitzer does it again: Nine questions for Ben Bernanke. (By the way, quick advice for slate.com: it's better for search engine optimization if the URL contains the title of the article.)
____________________
If you had...
More Stories
Market Movers
| Symbol | Last | Change / % | Volume |
|---|
Most Actives
| 8.08 | -0.11 -1.28% | 179.08M | |
| 2.20 | +0.26 +13.14% | 100.91M | |
| 12.42 | -0.28 -2.17% | 34.59M | |
| 18.83 | -0.30 -1.57% | 32.37M |
% Gainers
| 32.45 | +8.55 +35.77% | 14.79M | |
| 89.14 | +12.75 +16.69% | 9.78M | |
| 2.20 | +0.26 +13.14% | 100.91M | |
| 20.14 | +2.27 +12.70% | 128,010 |
% Losers
DailyFinance Wire
- 4 Money-Etiquette Questions Answered
- Walmart's New Health Food Push: Is It Too Hard to Swallow?
- Newlyweds, Don't Let the IRS Spoil Your Honeymoon
- Bonds Are a 'Safe' Investment: A Big Lie Gets Even Bigger
- Why Groupon Will Never Be Great Again
- Why Used Car Bargains Are Getting Harder to Find
- 5 Reasons Facebook Stock May Be a Better Buy Than You Think
Newswire
- Greek PM says default would lead to "chaos"
- Budget deficit drops to $27 billion in January
- Turbo-traders take Bank of America for a ride
- Stocks fall sharply as Greek deal is held up
- Bernanke: Weak housing has hurt consumer...
- Trade deficit widens to $48.8 billion in...
- Feds investigate door fires in 2007 Camrys,...
- Review: Netflix and Hulu's new scripted...
- Mid-day Movers (CIE, AMRS, IPSU, MOVE, LNKD)
- Petrobras Shares Volatile on $225 Billion Development Plan (PBR)
- Morning Movers (CIE, ALU, LNKD, AMRS, XIDE)
- AEP Dividend Growth Still Looks Safe Ahead (AEP)
- Arch Coal Tumbles on Earnings, Forecast (ACI, ANR, PCX, BTU, CNX)
- 2011 Trade Deficit Hits 3-Year High, Over $550 Billion
- Today’s Best Market Rumors (2/10/2012) Apple iPad, Google Entertainment
- Top Analyst Upgrades & Downgrades (ALTR, AMSC, BIIB, CELG, COH, CSTR, COP, FSLR, GILD, HAIN, MA, RF, TRLG)
Follow Us
