http://odeo.com/channels/104681-Econ-Tech-Blog-podcast-on-investing-international-issues-tech-and-economics Jcobbers no <p>I’m a software developer who’s invested in the markets since I was 12 years old. Even though I’m very interested in economics, finance, technology, investing, and trends I’m very busy. I hope spending time on this blog will help me be a better investor, entrepreneur, and business person. My goals for this blog are as follows:</p> <p>1. Provide aggregated, useful information to investors and geeks.</p> <p>2. Discipline myself through regular postings — and inadvertantly spend more time studying my investments for this blog.</p> <p>3. Teach economics principles and the benefits of open markets.</p> <p>Topics I plan to cover:</p> <p>1. Economics as it relates practically to investments</p> <p>2. Technology as it relates to software developers’ careers</p> <p>3. Trends as they provide business opportunities and spark innovation</p> <p>4. Globilization and its ramifications to all nations</p> <p>5. Inequity and social (in)justice in developing nations</p> <p>You can see this has a focus in international, technology, and economics topics. I look foward to any feedback, please email talk (at) econtechblog.com</p> I’m a software developer who’s invested in the markets since I was 12 years old. Even though I’m very interested in economics, finance, technology, investing, and trends I’m very busy. I hope spending time on this blog will help me be a better investor, entrepreneur, and business person. My goals for this blog are as follows: 1. Provide aggregated, useful information to investors and geeks. 2. Discipline myself through regular postings — and inadvertantly spend more time studying my investments for this blog. 3. Teach economics principles and the benefits of open markets. Topics I plan to cover: 1. Economics as it relates practically to investments 2. Technology as it relates to software developers’ careers 3. Trends as they provide business opportunities and spark innovation 4. Globilization and its ramifications to all nations 5. Inequity and social (in)justice in developing nations You can see this has a focus in international, technology, and economics topics. I look foward to any feedback, please email talk (at) econtechblog.com I’m a software developer who’s invested in the markets since I was 12 years old. Even though I’m very interested in economics, finance, technology, investing, and trends I’m very busy. I hope spending time on this blog will help me be a better investor, entrepreneur, and business person. My goals for this blog are as follows: 1. Provide aggregated, useful information to investors and geeks. 2. Discipline myself through regular postings — and inadvertantly spend more time studying my investments for this blog. 3. Teach economics principles and the benefits of open markets. Topics I plan to cover: 1. Economics as it relates practically to investments 2. Technology as it relates to software developers’ careers 3. Trends as they provide business opportunities and spark innovation 4. Globilization and its ramifications to all nations 5. Inequity and social (in)justice in developing nations You can see this has a focus in international, technology, and economics topics. I look foward to any feedback, please email talk (at) econtechblog.com en-us 40 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:34:06 -0700 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:34:06 -0700 http://odeo.com/episodes/1272865-Econ-Week-in-Review-May-29-June-2 A link to the latest Economic Week in Review from Vanguard is here. Overall there were signs of a slowing economy: 1. Construction spending fell 0.1% in April with declining spending in both private and public sectors. 2. Residential building dropped 1.1% in April (reflecting three straight months of declining housing starts). 3. Manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in May. ISM Index declined to 54.4 in May from 57.3 in April. 4. Factory orders fell 1.8% in April (compare to a 4.0% gain in March). 5. Substantially fewer jobs were created in May than analysts expected. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 75,000 (while analysts expected 182,000). Listen to the 6 minute podcast now! A link to the latest Economic Week in Review from Vanguard is here. Overall there were signs of a slowing economy: 1. Construction spending fell 0.1% in April with declining spending in both private and public sectors. 2. Residential building dropped 1.1% in April (reflecting three straight months of declining housing starts). 3. Manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in May. ISM Index declined to 54.4 in May from 57.3 in April. 4. Factory orders fell 1.8% in April (compare to a 4.0% gain in March). 5. Substantially fewer jobs were created in May than analysts expected. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 75,000 (while analysts expected 182,000). Listen to the 6 minute podcast now! A link to the latest Economic Week in Review from Vanguard is here. Overall there were signs of a slowing economy: 1. Construction spending fell 0.1% in April with declining spending in both private and public sectors. 2. Residential building dropped 1.1% in April (reflecting three straight months of declining housing starts). 3. Manufacturing activity grew at a slower pace in May. ISM Index declined to 54.4 in May from 57.3 in April. 4. Factory orders fell 1.8% in April (compare to a 4.0% gain in March). 5. Substantially fewer jobs were created in May than analysts expected. Nonfarm payrolls grew by 75,000 (while analysts expected 182,000). Listen to the 6 minute podcast now! tag:odeo.com,2006-06-02,1272865 Fri, 02 Jun 2006 22:34:06 -0700 no Econ Tech Blog - podcast on investing, international issues, tech, and economics http://odeo.com/episodes/1247793-May-22-26-Economics-Week-in-Review-podcast This includes: Real GDP figures for the first quarter An uptick in new home sales, with declining existing sales A decline in durable goods orders And more, all in under 6 minutes! This includes: Real GDP figures for the first quarter An uptick in new home sales, with declining existing sales A decline in durable goods orders And more, all in under 6 minutes! This includes: Real GDP figures for the first quarter An uptick in new home sales, with declining existing sales A decline in durable goods orders And more, all in under 6 minutes! tag:odeo.com,2006-05-27,1247793 Sat, 27 May 2006 22:41:45 -0700 no Econ Tech Blog - podcast on investing, international issues, tech, and economics http://odeo.com/episodes/1247594-May-15-19-Economic-Week-in-Review-EconTechBlog-com Vanguard has an excellent economic week in review news service. I am creating a blog to discipline myself into staying more up to date with investing, business, economics, and technology topics (and serve you, my listeners!) Vanguard has RSS feeds so you can automatically get the latest weeks’ updates. This week I’ve read the May 15-19 “Economic Week in Review.” Click the audio player below to listen, or subscribe to my podcast. Vanguard has an excellent economic week in review news service. I am creating a blog to discipline myself into staying more up to date with investing, business, economics, and technology topics (and serve you, my listeners!) Vanguard has RSS feeds so you can automatically get the latest weeks’ updates. This week I’ve read the May 15-19 “Economic Week in Review.” Click the audio player below to listen, or subscribe to my podcast. Vanguard has an excellent economic week in review news service. I am creating a blog to discipline myself into staying more up to date with investing, business, economics, and technology topics (and serve you, my listeners!) Vanguard has RSS feeds so you can automatically get the latest weeks’ updates. This week I’ve read the May 15-19 “Economic Week in Review.” Click the audio player below to listen, or subscribe to my podcast. tag:odeo.com,2006-05-27,1247594 Sat, 27 May 2006 19:59:50 -0700 no Econ Tech Blog - podcast on investing, international issues, tech, and economics