Archive for January, 2008

Bought BN.V @ $0.275

Added 5,000 to my existing position.

Market Crash Circuit-Breakers

There’s a system in place on NYSE to prevent 1987 style event:

http://www.nyse.com/press/circuit_breakers.html

What happens if they halt and then re-open? Wouldn’t this increase the panic? Seems to me it would not prevent a drop, it would make it more gradual though, which I guess is the point.

VC Investments Rise to Six-Year High

Despite Recession Fears, VC Investments Show Confidence in Hot, New Ideas

…In 2001, venture capitalists were actually curtailing their investments after the dot-com economy pushed the U.S. economy into its last recession.

Although many experts believe another recession is imminent, venture capitalists say there is little reason to believe their investment pace will slacken this year…

Source: Wired Magazine

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