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November 19, 2006

Catching Up: Buying GM, Online Black Friday, and Dwarf Tossing Markets

A few things I've been meaning to mention, but am posting en masse instead:

• Was the wealth of nations determined in 1000 B.C.? (NBER)
• Private equity is now so big that even Ford and GM are buyout candidates (SF Bizjournal)
• U.S. commercial real estate is awash in bullishness (IDD)
• GPS is going mainstream in a hurry (CNET)
• Lengthy interview with eBay's Whitman (S.F. Chronicle)
• "Black Friday" for online shopping isn't until December 11th, the last day to get things delivered by Christmas (Byte & Switch)
• Why there are no markets in dwarf tossing (NBER)
  

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