DailyMarkets.com - Monetary Policy Week In Review – August 4, 2012

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• Monetary Policy Week In Review – August 4, 2012
• North Dakota: America’s “Economic Miracle State”
• Shout Out Time
• TED Talk: Daphne Koller (Co-Founder Of Coursera) On What We’re Learning From Online Education
• Markets In Everything: 3D Printed “Magic Arms”
• How Does The Dividend Discount Model Value Stocks?

Monetary Policy Week In Review – August 4, 2012 Posted: 04 Aug 2012 03:58 PM PDT      The past week in monetary policy saw interest rate decisions by nine central banks around the world, with three central banks cutting rates and six keeping rates unchanged.      The markets were overwhelmingly focused on the European Central Bank (ECB), following recent statements by its president, Mario Draghi, and the U.S. Federal Reserve.  Although both central banks failed to present new stimulus measures, they began the critical task of preparing … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

North Dakota: America’s “Economic Miracle State” Posted: 04 Aug 2012 01:47 PM PDT The Philadelphia Federal Reserve recently released June Coincident Economic Activity Indexes for all 50 states, along with a national coincident economic activity index.  These indexes are based on four economic indicators: a) nonfarm payroll employment, b) the unemployment rate, c) average hours worked in manufacturing, and d) wages and salaries. The chart above displays the indexes for North Dakota and the United States over the last ten years, showing that the economic activity in … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Shout Out Time Posted: 04 Aug 2012 01:38 PM PDT Like most writers, I appreciate the fact that visitors find my work interesting or useful. I also appreciate those who send some of those visitors to Financial Armageddon through links posted at their sites. With that in mind, I thought it was about time for another shout-out to my top referrers — virtually all of which are sites I happen to visit on a regular basis — over the past six months (in alphabetical order): Alex Jones’ Infowars The Automatic Earth The Big Picture Calculated … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

TED Talk: Daphne Koller (Co-Founder Of Coursera) On What We’re Learning From Online Education Posted: 04 Aug 2012 12:32 PM PDT In the TED Talk above, Stanford professor Daphne Koller shares her excitement about making the college experience available to anyone through her startup, Coursera. With classes from 16 top colleges, Coursera is an innovative model for online learning. While top schools have been putting lectures online for years, Coursera’s platform supports the other vital aspect of the classroom: tests and assignments that reinforce … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

Markets In Everything: 3D Printed “Magic Arms” Posted: 04 Aug 2012 11:35 AM PDT From Venture Beat: “The heartwarming video above documents the story of a small child whose life has been radically changed for the better because of 3D printing technology. Two-year-old Emma was born with a rare disease called arthrogryposis that makes it so she can't raise her arms without assistance. Through the use of 3D printing, a Delaware hospital created a mobile plastic exoskeleton that now allows Emma to use her arms for many things. 3D printing ensures that a new exoskeleton … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

How Does The Dividend Discount Model Value Stocks? Posted: 04 Aug 2012 07:41 AM PDT “A cow for her milk. A hen for her eggs, And a stock, by heck, For her dividends” (John Burr Willams)  As valuation techniques go, the dividend discount model (“DDM”) is basically a more conservative cousin of discounted cash flow analysis. It is to be contrasted with asset-based intrinsic valuation techniques like tangible book value or net net working capital, or residual income-based valuation techniques like EVA. The DDM approach seeks to value a stock by using predicted dividends and … [visit site to read more] or compare Best Mortgage Rates, Credit Card Rewards or Best Credit Cards

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