Tag: culture

October 9, 2013 0

High-Tech Robotic Wine: The Future of Winemaking is Robots

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High-Tech Robotic Wine: The Future of Winemaking is Robots Posted by Michael Shedlock at 12:22 PM Disclaimer: The content on this site is provided as general information only and should not be taken as investment advice. All site content, including advertisements, shall not be construed as a recommendation to buy or sell any security or financial instrument, or to participate in any particular trading or investment strategy. The ideas expressed on this site are solely the opinions of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the opinions of sponsors or firms affiliated with the author(s)

October 9, 2013 0

Calendar is Running, But Time Won’t Expire; Split Screen Sniping; New Senate-Proposed Option

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Bloomberg reports The White House, in a statement, urged Boehner to allow a vote on raising the debt limit and repeated that only Congress can authorize more borrowing. Obama, who will make a statement and take questions in the White House briefing room, is willing to negotiate after Republicans end the shutdown and remove the risk of default, the statement said. The split-screen sniping — with Boehner speaking to reporters and Reid speaking on the Senate floor — came as lawmakers are taking the first tentative steps toward resolving the standoff

October 3, 2013 0

Case for Gold vs. the Case for Treasuries; Is Bill Gross Talking His Book or Talking Reality?

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Reuters reports Pimco’s Gross: Low interest rates may persist for decades Bill Gross, manager of The Pimco Total Return Fund, said on Wednesday that the global economy may be facing low policy rates for decades. Gross wrote in his October investment outlook that investors should "bet against" expectations that the federal funds rate – the U.S. Federal Reserve’s benchmark short-term borrowing rate – will rise by one percentage point by late 2015