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Daily Archives: June 17, 2012

Carpe Diem

Markets in Everything: Online Personal Assistants

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 8:06 pm

Fancy Hands is a team of personal assistants ready to work for you right now. You should focus on what’s important, let them focus on the rest.  What are people asking them to do? Call a Allen Car in NYC … read more >

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Carpe Diem

How San Francisco Rent Control Laws Distort the City’s Housing Market and Benefit the Rich

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 2:56 pm

SF Chronicle — “Well-to-do people are taking advantage of San Francisco’s long-protected practice of limiting rent increases to preserve affordable housing by using their cheap apartments as weekend getaways. Attorney Andrew Zacks represents landlords who work with the city to … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Oil Patch Airport Boom in North Dakota

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 2:47 pm

May boardings were up by 26% at North Dakota’s eight commercial airports.  The airports at Bismarck, Dickinson and Williston had all-time record boardings in May, while Grand Forks and Minot set boarding records for the month.

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Greek election results: What they mean for Greece, the euro, the EU—and beyond

James Pethokoukis | June 17, 2012, 2:46 pm

Based on final exit polls, Greece’s New Democracy party will —  narrowly — be the leading vote getter in today’s big elections in Greece, edging out  left-wing coalition Syriza. Again, this means the Status Quo party (accept the bailout and … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Foreign Direct Investment, 1990-2011

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 2:37 pm

The chart above shows cumulative Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) from 1990 to 2011.  Over the last 22 years, Americans have invested roughly $4 trillion in foreign-based companies and foreigners have invested about $3.2 trillion in American-based companies.  

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Carpe Diem

Maps of the Day: Eagle Ford Shale Rigs

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 4:37 am

The maps above show the active drilling rigs in the Eagle Ford Shale area of Texas, from Baker-Hughes interactive maps. Here’s some background information on Eagle Ford: “The Eagle Ford has gone from obscurity in 2008 to now being the … read more >

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Carpe Diem

Offsetting America’s Trade Deficit, We’ve Attracted $7.6T in Net Foreign Investment Since 1990

Mark J. Perry | June 17, 2012, 4:04 am

The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday that: “Foreigners are stepping up investment in the U.S. after retreating during the depths of the financial crisis, with the latest flurry spurred partly by Europeans seeking havens amid the Continent’s debt crisis. … read more >

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