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Joe Kanagawa

BBC News - US imposes import tariffs on Chinese solar panels - 0 views

www.bbc.co.uk/...business-18112983

shared by Joe Kanagawa on 27 Nov 12 - No Cached
  • US imposes import tariffs on Chinese solar panels
    • Joe Kanagawa
      Joe Kanagawa on 27 Nov 12
       
      mine.
Nayana Devadas

CURRENCIES & BONDS / Dollar below 81.50 yen in Tokyo, cutting early gains ahead of BOJ ... - 0 views

www.yomiuri.co.jp/...T121119003949.htm

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  • At 5 p.m., the dollar was quoted at 81.27-30 yen, still up from 81.11-12 yen at the same time Friday.
  • The dollar pared its early gains to trade mostly below 81.50 yen in Tokyo trading Monday, as the recent yen-selling spree took a pause before the Bank of Japan's upcoming monetary policy decision.
  • where it was supported by hopes for an early deal to avoid the "fiscal cliff," or a combination of looming tax increases and spending cuts.
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  • consider a plan under which the central bank buys construction bonds directly from the government
  • expectations for drastic monetary easing by the central bank. Abe's repeated calls for "unlimited" monetary easing, aimed at beating the deflation, sparked such expectations.
  • In futures trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, the lead December contract on 10-year JGBs edged down 0.08 point from Friday to end at 144.62. Volume decreased to 25,289 contracts from 33,371.
grace turner

Study: Tax Cuts Might Drive Income Inequality After All - Jordan Weissmann - The Atlantic - 1 views

www.theatlantic.com/...276394

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  • grace turner on 31 May 13
     
    editorial thing
klemens koestler

Xbox One is out to control your living room - J.J. Zhang's Winner Take All - MarketWatch - 0 views

www.marketwatch.com/...ol-your-living-room-2013-05-30

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  • Adam Seldis on 31 May 13
     
    Might struggle with this one - not too much economic theory to talk about...
alisaw

Liverpool and Manchester United fans to launch ticket price campaign as Man City return... - 2 views

www.theweek.co.uk/...s-launch-ticket-price-campaign

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  • cost £62 each, making them unaffordable for many fans
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      Demand - less people are willing and able to pay for the tickets
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      Could mention how usually ticket prices are rather inelastic but in this case it's gone to the point that people are complaining
  • demand a reduction in ticket prices.
  • We're going to be launching a campaign within a few weeks, we will be calling for a maximum ticket price in the Premier League for away fans
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      Can show diagrammatically the effect of a maximum price on ticket prices
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  • He added that TV revenue could be used to subsidise ticket prices, and claimed that the extra money coming into the game next season could be used to reduce ticket prices by £32.
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      -What is TV Revenue? -How would subsidising the tickets lead to solving this problem?
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      (Can also use the values)
  • When Stoke, a less glamorous side, visit the Emirates, for example, their supporters will be able to get in for just £32.50.
    • alisaw
      alisaw on 31 May 13
       
      Can talk about why it is that certain teams are more expensive to watch
  • the campaign.
Keisuke Ozeki

Premier League fans rage over ticket prices after new TV deal said to earn millions | F... - 3 views

www.theweek.co.uk/...r-ticket-prices-tv-money-rises

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    • Keisuke Ozeki
      Keisuke Ozeki on 30 May 13
       
      Taking advantage of consumers with inelastic demand for football
  • increased ticket prices make little difference to a club's overall revenue.
    • Keisuke Ozeki
      Keisuke Ozeki on 31 May 13
       
      Price increase does not lead to revenue increase
  • hiking the cost of a season ticket "despite failing to deliver Champions League football".
    • Keisuke Ozeki
      Keisuke Ozeki on 31 May 13
       
      Inelastic Demand Curve - people still decide to support despite their underachievement
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  • one in ten season ticket holders at a top-flight club would not renew their pass next season because of the cost, and almost a quarter were unsure if they could afford to buy another season ticket.
    • Keisuke Ozeki
      Keisuke Ozeki on 31 May 13
       
      Losing buyers
Kento Watanabe

Big six energy firms accused of 'cold-blooded profiteering' | Business | The Guardian - 0 views

www.guardian.co.uk/...rgy-firms-accused-profiteering

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  • Kento Watanabe on 05 Jun 13
     
    This is my first choice
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