Monday, September 19, 2011

Greece Still having the "Riskiest Bonds"

Even after a comprehensive bailout package for Greece proposed and executed by the euro zone there bonds are still being considered the riskiest ! One reason that comes to mind is their ever inflating debt but also this debt has greatly dented the investor confidence in the economy in the longer term. Also Portugal comes in at number 2 in the rankings after Greece... Their problem is also similar but the government of Portugal is now trying to be pro active is solving the debt issues... Massive cuttings in the budget are proposed to bring the confidence back in the markets.. Lets see how do they manage to avoid a crisis like that of Greece in the longer run... On the other side money is being flooded to countries like Saudi Arabia, Finland etc because of their recent positive economic outlook... Saudi Arabia is understood because of their huge oil reserves but some people are astonished to see Finland as being safest for investors as its a small economy but is still holding its own... This is an evidence of there strong growth within ship building, woodwork enterprises and their commercial banks are doing fairly well.

Google+ Hangouts ( A new phenomena)

Sarah Hill, an anchor for KOMU-TV in Columbia, Missouri, has been inviting her Google+ followers to join her in live hangouts, the network’s video chat service. KOMU news hosts a Hangout during the 5 p.m. newscast to give viewers a look at the newsroom. She also interviews people in the Hangout on-air about their reactions to the day’s news. This is one of the most unique and revolutionary use of G+ hangouts and has paved way for other networks to join in. In one of her hangouts another anchor from detroit also joined in and two live broadcasts were being conducted simultaneously within a single hangout.. Quite cool indeed ! I also joined in these hangouts and it was quite fun !