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“The time has come,” the Walrus said, “To talk of many things: Of shoes–and ships–and sealing-wax– Of cabbages–and kings– And why the sea is boiling hot– And whether pigs have wings.” And you could have thought I was the only … Continue reading →

Posted on October 8, 2008 by Thomas Purves | Leave a comment

Dividend theory at work, MSFT shareholders want their money back

Posted on September 22, 2008 by Thomas Purves

On a down day on the market, Microsoft is up today, demonstrating a neat piece of market finance theory. Microsoft is up because they announced they’ll be giving back to shareholders a whole whack of money, 40Billion in share buybacks … Continue reading →

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LHC and the end of the universe

Posted on September 10, 2008 by Thomas Purves

So they fired up the Large Hadron Collider today, the gigantic particle accelerator 150m deep beneath a not-small chunk of Switzerland and France. Despite some people’s expectations, and as no-doubt a great disappointment to the media, the world and the … Continue reading →

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