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venerdì 8 luglio 2016

# s-gst: fractals to approach wigglies

<< (..) or narrow down forecasts for "wiggly" problems—those that involve rapid erratic behavior with seemingly unpredictable movements, including real-world issues like the stock market or climate change. >>

Beautiful fractals help solve 'wiggly' problems. July 5, 2016

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-07-beautiful-fractals-wiggly-problems.html

mercoledì 6 luglio 2016

# p-eu-gb: BRexiteers, on the wave of anger

<< Many Brexiteers built their campaign on optimism. Outside the European Union, Britain would be free to open up to the world.  But what secured their victory was anger >>

<< Proponents of globalisation, including this newspaper, must acknowledge that technocrats have made mistakes and ordinary people paid the price >>

Liberalism  after  Brexit. The  politics  of  anger. The  triumph  of  the  Brexit  campaign  is  a  warning  to  the  liberal  international  order.  Jul  2nd  2016.

http://www.economist.com/news/leaders/21701478-triumph-brexit-campaign-warning-liberal-international-order-politics?force=scn/tw/te/pe/ed/thepoliticsofanger

FonT: qui si e' accennato alla rabbia dei perdenti,  ma anche di qualche vincente (sempre relativo) quando si accorge che i suoi giochi in prospettiva non entrano affatto bene ...

martedì 5 luglio 2016

# n-trade: three dates to worry about, by Sandy

<< The man who accurately predicted four market crashes to the exact date each time has told Business Insider about three more dates to worry about. >>

<< He now warns that the following dates spell trouble for the Dow Jones in the US that could spread to other markets.

1. Between August 26 and August 30, 2016.
2. September 26, 2016.
3. October 20, 2016. >>

<< Technical analysts use historical charts to spot patterns in the markets.They cannot tell you what event will move the markets.  They can only tell you when a shift is likely to happen. >>

Lianna  Brinded. Jun. 18, 2016, 7:30 AM

http://uk.businessinsider.com/sandy-jadeja-interview-technical-analysis-dow-jones-market-crash-forecasts-2016-6

Alberto  Battaglia. 4  luglio  2016.

http://www.wallstreetitalia.com/lanticipazione-dellanalista-che-ha-previsto-4-crash-al-millimetro/

lunedì 4 luglio 2016

# p-socsci: you bet it could happen also in US, by Bernie

<<  Surprise, surprise (..) Could this rejection of the current form of the global economy happen in the United States?  You bet it could. >>

Bernie  Sanders. Democrats  Need  to  Wake  Up. June 28, 2016.

http://mobile.nytimes.com/2016/06/29/opinion/campaign-stops/bernie-sanders-democrats-need-to-wake-up.html

domenica 3 luglio 2016

# s-astro: the thinning of an atmosphere to flash on track of sand

<< We think Mars had a thicker atmosphere in the past that might have formed smaller wind-drag ripples or even have prevented their formation altogether. Thus, the size of preserved wind-drag ripples, where found in Martian sandstones, may have recorded the thinning of the atmosphere >>

Guy  Webster, Robert  Perkins. NASA Rover's  Sand-Dune  Studies  Yield  Surprise. June 30,  2016.

http://www.jpl.nasa.gov/news/news.php?feature=6551

M. G. A. Lapotre, R. C. Ewing, et al. Large wind ripples on Mars: A record of atmospheric evolution. Science. 01 Jul 2016:Vol. 353, Issue 6294, pp. 55-58DOI: 10.1126/science.aaf3206

http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/science.aaf3206

sabato 2 luglio 2016

# s-phyto-behav: Pea (Pisum sativum), a gambler plant

<< pea plants can demonstrate sensitivity to risk - namely, that they can make adaptive choices that take into account environmental variance, an ability previously unknown outside the animal kingdom >>

<< Alex Kacelnik (..) said: "To our knowledge, this is the first demonstration of an adaptive response to risk in an organism without a nervous system. We do not conclude that plants are intelligent in the sense used for humans or other animals, but rather that complex and interesting behaviours can theoretically be predicted as biological adaptations - and executed by organisms - on the basis of processes evolved to exploit natural opportunities efficiently >>

Pea  plants  demonstrate  ability  to  'gamble'—a  first in  plants. June  30,  2016

http://m.phys.org/news/2016-06-pea-ability-gamblea.html

Efrat Dener, Alex Kacelnik, Hagai Shemesh. Pea Plants Show Risk Sensitivity. In Press. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2016.05.008

http://www.cell.com/current-biology/abstract/S0960-9822(16)30459-6

venerdì 1 luglio 2016

# p-trade: JPMorgan & Deutsche Bank: sweet imagine with assets of $1 ...

<< Two banks, JPMorgan and Deutsche Bank, account for about 20 per cent of total global derivatives exposure. Each has more than $50bn ... Imagine promising to buy a house for $2,000 with assets of $1 >>

Don't always believe a balance sheet. February 16, 2016 5:21 pm

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/95895178-d49c-11e5-829b-8564e7528e54.html

<< "Immaginate  di  acquistare  una  casa  per duemila  dollari  con  garanzie  per  un  dollaro",  chiosò  il  'Financial  Times'  in  un  articolo  dello  scorso  febbraio >>

Fondo  Monetario  Internazionale:  Deutsche  Bank  è  maggior fonte  di  rischi  sistemici  al  mondo. L'Huffington  Post.  30/06/2016  16:47  CEST

http://m.huffpost.com/it/entry/10754644

more:

GERMANY. FINANCIAL SECTOR ASSESSMENT PROGRAM. FINANCIAL SYSTEM STABILITY ASSESSMENT. This report on Financial System Stability Assessment on Germany was prepared by a staff team of the International Monetary Fund. It is based on the information available at the time it was completed in June 2016. 

http://www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/scr/2016/cr16189.pdf