Actually, the P/E ratio sums this up nicely (Price Per Share/Earnings Per Share); a high P/E ratio would indicate a poor investment, a low P/E ratio would be a great return on your money.
Regardless, the stock price is going to be determined by the market, and primarily by institutional investors at that, who will correct the stock price long before you have a chance to invest. For example, Google might offer 10% of the company for $100, but because the institutional investors have advance knowledge and opportunity, by the time you get to invest it will have ballooned up to $1 bil.
It's nearly impossible for the average investor to make money on an IPO, because you just can't compete with institutional investors who will push the stock price towards a market equilibrium.
I disagree; to say that we cannot stimulate GDP growth through tax cuts is the same as saying that the growth curve for the economy is flattening out. I just don't see it, and if you're that pessimistic about America's prospects for the long haul, you're livin'in the wrong country (if you live here, that is). Sure, we had a short-term recession, but cycles of recession are a natural occurance; you can't be at full-steam growth for an extended period of time without the market going through an adjustment. Plus, you have the Federal Reserve tinkering with the economy and making sure it doesn't overheat by occasionally raising interest rates and decreasing the money supply.
Yes, at some point the tax cuts start to cannibalize tax revenue, but we're not there yet. There's still a hell of a lot of pork that needs to be cut out of government first.
The ONLY MEANINGFUL MEASURE of the Federal Debt is as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Ever get a raise? Did you move to a nicer apartment after said raise? And did you then balk at how much you were paying? No, you probably said, "I can afford more apartment now because I make more money!" IT'S RELATIVE!
Gross Domestic Product is not produced by the President; GDP is produced (and consumed) through the TAXPAYING PUBLIC. Thus, the way to increase consumer demand and increase GDP is to PUT MORE MONEY IN THE HANDS OF THE PUBLIC.
Yes, the Deficit has gone back up... well, what do you expect, after terrorists blew the hell out of the heart of the finanical center in New York and we pursued two wars to defend ourselves and our interests. But does that mean we now have to suck more money out of the economy? No, because the same principle holds true, that more money in the hands of the public will increase the GDP and thus increase tax revenues as a default.
Check the news, the economy is growing pretty strong right now. The tax cuts are working. To kill the tax cuts would only slow the recovery.
Monopoly is just another word for nothing left to lose, Nothing don't mean nothing honey if it ain't free, now now. And feeling good was easy, Lord, when the screen went blue, You know feeling good was good enough for me, Good enough for me and my Windows XP.
They're a crafty bunch... if they can't outright dominate a particular market or knock a competitor out of the way, then they'll partner with the competition long enough to get the right momentum and then steamroll them.
If I were Yahoo! and AOL, I'd be VERY concerned that Microsoft was controlling the server software.
But to what degree is the company willing to take these security measures? Are they going to do a body cavity check of every employee, every morning, to search for a USB flash drive? If not, then forcing someone to remove a USB watch is rather pointless. 99.999% of the people wearing these watches have no intention of stealing company data, while the corporate spy will always find a way to steal.
Really, you could make a stronger argument for letting people wear USB watches. If you ever suspect someone of being a corporate spy, then you already know the most likely transport device. Forcing thieves to hide their means only makes the investigation more difficult on the company.
I wonder if VoIP is also included in the Do Not Call bill.
I use Vonage, and normally I'm a huge supporter of theirs, but last week I got a voicemail from them trying to get me to upgrade.
There was never an actual "phone call", as the message was placed directly into voicemail at 3 AM on the 19th. However, that is also the intent of many, if not most, telemarketers, i.e., to leave a "personal sounding" voicemail rather than talk to a live person.
I was pretty upset that they spammed my voicemailbox like that.
Drugmaker Wyeth, based in Madison, N.J., already has begun human tests of a genetically engineered drug designed to bind to and neutralize myostatin, said spokeswoman Natalie de Vane.
Wow, can Steve Rogers' SuperSoldier formula be far behind?
No account sign-up, no password, just type in any user account name you can think of and check the email for it. Works great for the bazillion or so sites out there that have "free registration" but require a valid email address. All emails are deleted after a few hours.
I could see this as being a fairly inexpensive interim step for those theaters who want to increase quality but aren't ready to shell out the big bucks for a digital projector.
How does one go through 6 projectors in 1.5 years? I bought a Toshiba projector 5 years ago, and have yet to replace the bulb. You must be running this thing 24/7. Also, when you turn off the bulb, do you let the fan run until it stops on its own before you unplug the projector? Not letting the fan run after you turn off the bulb will also shorten the bulb's life.
I use Road Runner through Time-Warner Cable, and have no issues with port-blocking. Also, the Vonage VoIP-box goes outside of your router/firewall, so you won't compromise your own network, either.
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Actually, the P/E ratio sums this up nicely (Price Per Share/Earnings Per Share); a high P/E ratio would indicate a poor investment, a low P/E ratio would be a great return on your money.
Regardless, the stock price is going to be determined by the market, and primarily by institutional investors at that, who will correct the stock price long before you have a chance to invest. For example, Google might offer 10% of the company for $100, but because the institutional investors have advance knowledge and opportunity, by the time you get to invest it will have ballooned up to $1 bil.
It's nearly impossible for the average investor to make money on an IPO, because you just can't compete with institutional investors who will push the stock price towards a market equilibrium.
Mutual funds have that kind of buying power, and I believe they comprise the largest segment of the stock market.
Maybe not aliens, but definitely upright monkeys...
I guess a game of Doom 3 with our new extraterrestrial friends is out of the question.
The green alien babes don't want you, either...
I disagree; to say that we cannot stimulate GDP growth through tax cuts is the same as saying that the growth curve for the economy is flattening out. I just don't see it, and if you're that pessimistic about America's prospects for the long haul, you're livin'in the wrong country (if you live here, that is). Sure, we had a short-term recession, but cycles of recession are a natural occurance; you can't be at full-steam growth for an extended period of time without the market going through an adjustment. Plus, you have the Federal Reserve tinkering with the economy and making sure it doesn't overheat by occasionally raising interest rates and decreasing the money supply.
Yes, at some point the tax cuts start to cannibalize tax revenue, but we're not there yet. There's still a hell of a lot of pork that needs to be cut out of government first.
The ONLY MEANINGFUL MEASURE of the Federal Debt is as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Ever get a raise? Did you move to a nicer apartment after said raise? And did you then balk at how much you were paying? No, you probably said, "I can afford more apartment now because I make more money!" IT'S RELATIVE!
Gross Domestic Product is not produced by the President; GDP is produced (and consumed) through the TAXPAYING PUBLIC. Thus, the way to increase consumer demand and increase GDP is to PUT MORE MONEY IN THE HANDS OF THE PUBLIC.
Yes, the Deficit has gone back up... well, what do you expect, after terrorists blew the hell out of the heart of the finanical center in New York and we pursued two wars to defend ourselves and our interests. But does that mean we now have to suck more money out of the economy? No, because the same principle holds true, that more money in the hands of the public will increase the GDP and thus increase tax revenues as a default.
Check the news, the economy is growing pretty strong right now. The tax cuts are working. To kill the tax cuts would only slow the recovery.
Oh yeah, like vibrating them thousands of times a second would be good for them anyway... :-P
Monopoly is just another word for nothing left to lose,
Nothing don't mean nothing honey if it ain't free, now now.
And feeling good was easy, Lord, when the screen went blue,
You know feeling good was good enough for me,
Good enough for me and my Windows XP.
They're a crafty bunch... if they can't outright dominate a particular market or knock a competitor out of the way, then they'll partner with the competition long enough to get the right momentum and then steamroll them.
If I were Yahoo! and AOL, I'd be VERY concerned that Microsoft was controlling the server software.
But to what degree is the company willing to take these security measures? Are they going to do a body cavity check of every employee, every morning, to search for a USB flash drive? If not, then forcing someone to remove a USB watch is rather pointless. 99.999% of the people wearing these watches have no intention of stealing company data, while the corporate spy will always find a way to steal.
Really, you could make a stronger argument for letting people wear USB watches. If you ever suspect someone of being a corporate spy, then you already know the most likely transport device. Forcing thieves to hide their means only makes the investigation more difficult on the company.
No, it isn't.
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Thanks,
Go to the site and download the video, the demonstration is using a brick wall.
Microsoft has purchased the Netherlands and has patented throwing out software patents.
they don't seem to be standing up to the slashdotting their receiving right now.
that same $117 will buy you an Athlon XP 3000, why even both with Celeron?
I wonder if VoIP is also included in the Do Not Call bill.
I use Vonage, and normally I'm a huge supporter of theirs, but last week I got a voicemail from them trying to get me to upgrade.
There was never an actual "phone call", as the message was placed directly into voicemail at 3 AM on the 19th. However, that is also the intent of many, if not most, telemarketers, i.e., to leave a "personal sounding" voicemail rather than talk to a live person.
I was pretty upset that they spammed my voicemailbox like that.
does it have anything to do with "an infinite number of monkeys"?
Drugmaker Wyeth, based in Madison, N.J., already has begun human tests of a genetically engineered drug designed to bind to and neutralize myostatin, said spokeswoman Natalie de Vane.
Wow, can Steve Rogers' SuperSoldier formula be far behind?
Mailinator.com
No account sign-up, no password, just type in any user account name you can think of and check the email for it. Works great for the bazillion or so sites out there that have "free registration" but require a valid email address. All emails are deleted after a few hours.
I could see this as being a fairly inexpensive interim step for those theaters who want to increase quality but aren't ready to shell out the big bucks for a digital projector.
How does one go through 6 projectors in 1.5 years? I bought a Toshiba projector 5 years ago, and have yet to replace the bulb. You must be running this thing 24/7. Also, when you turn off the bulb, do you let the fan run until it stops on its own before you unplug the projector? Not letting the fan run after you turn off the bulb will also shorten the bulb's life.
But he's already started off with intelligent design!
No doubt they will be using it for combat training. As I understand it, a 1566 XServe cluster is the minimum system requirements for playing Doom III.
I use Road Runner through Time-Warner Cable, and have no issues with port-blocking. Also, the Vonage VoIP-box goes outside of your router/firewall, so you won't compromise your own network, either.