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- Taking Improbable Events Seriously: An Interview with the Author of ‘The Black Swan'
- The author of The Black Swan explains why the rarity and unpredictability of certain events does not make them unimportant. The scholar, trader, and author Nassim Nicholas Taleb brings a decidedly contrarian view to the world of finance, statistics, and risk. In 2007, he published...
- Articles 2009-01-12
- How Should "Black Swans" Affect Your Investment Plan?
- In his book The Black Swan, Nissam Nicholas Taleb uses the term "black swans" to refer to rare events that are: Outside the realm of expectations Extreme in impact Easily explainable after the fact, though nearly impossible to have forecasted ahead of time ...
- Blog posts 2009-03-23
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- Wayne Swan takes aim at high income earners through super tax reform
- In a speech delivered yesterday, Swan noted a number of tax reforms that could take place as a result of the review, including a number of "unpopular choices" regarding super tax breaks for high-income earners. Swan said Australians must look to their sense of fairness when it comes to superannuation...
- News items 2009-11-05
- LITTLE SWAN PASSED EMS ATTESTATION
- AsiaInfo Services 04-22-1998 Little Swan Passed EMS Attestation CHINA, April 22, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- The Little Swan Co Ltd recently acquired EMC attestation. It signified an actual step that Little Swan has taken to protect consumers r ...
- Research articles 1998-04-22
- WUXI LITTLE SWAN SAYS GOODBYE TO PANASONIC
- AsiaInfo Services 08-15-2007 wuxi+little+swan+co.,+ltd.[wxibf] Wuxi Little Swan Says Goodbye to Panasonic WUXI, Aug 15, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Wuxi Little Swan Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000418), a leading home appliances maker in China, fin AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2007-08-15
- Masimo Announces the Passing of Board Member, Advisor and Long-Time Friend Dr. H.J.C. Swan
- Masimo regrets to announce the passing of one of its founding board members and original advisors, Dr. H.J.C. Swan on February 7, 2005. Chairman emeritus at Cedar-Sinai Medical Center's Division of Cardiology, Dr. Swan led the department from 1965 to 1987. Dr. Swan was also a past president of...
- Research articles 2005-02-11
- LITTLE SWAN TO MARRY GE CHINA
- AsiaInfo Services 10-11-2007 Little Swan to Marry GE China BEIJING, Oct 11, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Wuxi Little Swan Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000418), China's famed washing machine maker, is to sell a 30% stake in its arm Wuxi Little Swan...
- Research articles 2007-10-11
- LITTLE SWAN PURCHASED CORE TECH OF PANASONIC AIR CONDITIONER
- AsiaInfo Services 06-12-2002 Little Swan Purchased Core Tech of Panasonic Air Conditioner CHINA, Jun 12, 2002 AsiaPort via COMTEX -- A responsible person from Jiangsu Little Swan Group Company Limited unveiled lately that Little Swan invested AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 2002-06-12
- LITTLE SWAN PARTS WITH PANASONIC BY SELLING JVS' STAKES
- AsiaInfo Services 08-16-2007 Little Swan Parts with Panasonic by Selling JVs' Stakes SICHUAN, Aug 16, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Wuxi Little Swan Company Limited (SZSE: 000418), one of the best-known washing machine makers in China, has sold AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2007-08-16
- LITTLE SWAN PULLS OUT FROM JVS WITH MATSUSHITA
- AsiaInfo Services 10-01-2007 Little Swan Pulls out from JVs with Matsushita WUXI, Oct 01, 2007 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Wuxi Little Swan Co., Ltd. (SZSE: 000418), a leading Chinese washing machine manufacturer, announced on September days ago t AsiaInfo Services...
- Research articles 2007-10-01
- LITTLE SWAN, SIEMENS SIGN JOINT INVESTMENT CONTRACT
- AsiaInfo Services 09-13-1996 Little Swan, Siemens Sign Joint Investment Contract WUXI, September 13, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- Wuxi Little Swan Co Ltd of Jiangsu province and Siemens Household Electric Appliance Group Germany co-invested over AsiaInfo Services ...
- Research articles 1996-09-13
- LITTLE SWAN MERGES WUHAN LOTUS
- AsiaInfo Services 04-22-1998 Little Swan Merges Wuhan Lotus WUHAN, April 22, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- Through three years of trial cooperation, Little Swan Group Co Ltd and Wuhan Lotus Company recently announced to further strengthen their t AsiaInfo...
- Research articles 1998-04-22
- CIA gives Tom Swan award.(ERJ newsbriefs)(Chemical Industries Association)
- London -- Tom Swan, owner and chairman of chemical supplier Thomas Swan & Co., of Consett. UK, has gained a special award from the UK's Chemical Industries Association. London -- Tom Swan, owner and chairman of chemical supplier Thomas Swan & Co., of Consett....
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Current Financial Crisis Is a Black Swan
- Gregory Skidmore submits: In the breakdown of our current financial system, which many deemed impossible or at least highly improbable, I believe we have witnessed the appearance of a black swan. The term black swan comes from the ancient Western conception that 'all swans are white.’ In that context, a...
- External links 2008-10-06
- Swan Labs CEO Andrew Foss Invited to Speak at Dow Jones Network Ventures Conference
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Swan Labs, the premier provider of enterprise application shaping solutions, today announced that Andrew Foss, chief executive officer of Swan Labs, will speak at the VentureWire Network Ventures 2005 Conference. The event will be held at the Sofitel San Francisco Bay in Redwood City, Calif. on...
- Research articles 2005-03-07
- Swan song is Sept. 30. (Vidbits).(Artisan and Mattel launch 'Barbie of Swan Lake' on DVD and VHS on 9/30/03)(Brief Article)
- * Barbie of Swan Lake, the third straight fourth-quarter video premiere from Artisan and toy giant Mattel, launches Sept. 30 (prebook Aug. 19) with a suggested retail price of $19.98 for both DVD and VHS. The CGI-animated title this time features B * Barbie...
- Research articles 2003-07-21
- Swan Labs Takes Flight at Citrix iForum; Swan Labs Is Silver Sponsor of Citrix iForum 2004
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Swan Labs, the premier provider of Enterprise Application Shaping solutions, today announced that it is a Silver Sponsor of Citrix iForumTM 2004 scheduled for October 4-7 at the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin Resort, Orlando, Florida. Citrix iForum is an intensive knowledge exchange that brings...
- Research articles 2004-09-28
- eBay Names Bob Swan Chief Financial Officer
- SAN JOSE, Calif. -- eBay (Nasdaq:EBAY)(www.ebay.com) today announced that Bob Swan will join the company as Senior Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer, eBay Inc., effective March 16, 2006. Swan comes to eBay from Electronic Data Systems Corporation, where he served as CFO and Executive Vice President. He will...
- Research articles 2006-02-21
- Pageantry and science mix as Britain counts swan population
- LONDON AFP ? In a ceremony which effortlessly mixes modern science with 800-year-old tradition, the swan population of Britain's River Thames was being counted by lavishly-dressed royal officials. A flotilla of old-fashioned rowing boats carrying Queen Elizabeth's Swan Marker and Swan Uppers -- dressed in scarlet uniforms and bearing...
- Research articles 2004-07-19
- British lab confirms Serbian swan had H5N1 bird flu
- BELGRADE AFP — A British laboratory has confirmed that a wild swan found dead in Serbia last week had the highly pathogenic strain of H5N1 bird flu. "Analysing a sample from a dead swan, which had already been confirmed as having the virus in Serbia, the Veterinary Laboratories Agency...
- Research articles 2006-03-09
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