Beasts of bad economics.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://krugman.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/econotrolls/
Republican Team Attacks Obama on Foreign Policy
Seeking to retake the offensive in the campaign, Mitt Romney and Representative Paul D. Ryan criticized President Obama’s handling of recent events in the Middle East and North Africa.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/us/politics/romney-and-ryan-attack-obama-on-foreign-policy.html
Republican Who Voted for Gay Marriage Apparently Loses; Another Prevails
Counts of absentee ballots in tight New York races showed that one incumbent challenged by a social conservative, Stephen Saland, won, but another, Roy McDonald, seemingly lost.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/nyregion/gop-state-senator-who-backed-same-sex-marriage-is-apparently-defeated.html
Two Billionaire Buyers Revealed at One57
Two fashion tycoons are the first known billionaire buyers at the Midtown tower that will be New York’s tallest building with residences, according to people familiar with the matter.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/24/realestate/two-billionaire-buyers-revealed-at-one57.html
Conservative ‘Super PACs’ Synchronize Their Message
This year, in a tight race that leaves very little room for error, the independent political groups working to defeat President Obama have reached a consensus: Going off message is simply too risky.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/25/us/politics/conservative-super-pacs-sharpen-their-synchronized-message.html
Disruptions: Will Apple Be the First to Break $1 Trillion?
If Apple continues on its current trajectory, it might break a barrier on April 9, 2015, that no company has ever touched.
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Media Chiefs Form Venture to E-Publish
Two powerful entertainment moguls, Scott Rudin, the film and theater producer, and Barry Diller, the chairman of IAC/InterActiveCorp, are entering the turbulent world of book publishing.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/19/business/media/barry-diller-and-scott-rudin-form-e-book-publishing-venture.html
Panetta Meets With Xi, Easing Doubts on Chinese Leader
The meeting with Defense Secretary Leon E. Panetta was taken as evidence that the Chinese vice president, Xi Jinping, had recovered from whatever ailment had kept him from appearing in public.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/20/world/asia/panetta-meets-with-xi-easing-doubts-on-chinese-leader.html
Never Wrong for Long
The perils of “churnalism” and the new Middle East.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://www.nytimes.com/2012/09/18/opinion/18iht-edcohen-never-wrong-for-long.html
Workers of the World Re-Unite!
The Socialist International’s latest congress in Cape Town turned into a good old tussle between North and South.
via NYT > Most Recent Headlines http://latitude.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/09/17/workers-of-the-world-re-unite/