May 5, 2012 - Fear of Facebook as over-valued
Video of the week goes to WSJ for experts talking about what is Facebook worth and the fear of it being over-valued at the start of their IPO.
May 4, 2012 - Jobless up, payrolls down, biz sectors mixed
Tim Duy Oregon Economic Forum University of Oregon Economic indicators were again mixed in February 2012. As expected, the Oregon Measure of Economic Activity rebounded to -0.34 from an upwardly revised -1.10 in February (“zero” for this measure indicates the average growth rate over the 1990-present period). The three-month moving […]
May 4, 2012 - International Economic Forecast 2012-2013
by Bill Conerly Conerly Consulting, Businomics I’ve described my international economic forecast over on my Forbes site, comparing my views to the recent International Monetary Fund World Economic Outlook, April 2012. For a quick preview, consider the risks to the global economic outlook: International Forecast
May 3, 2012 - Restaurant alert — Labor Dept. has new enforcement initiative
Taking a Bite Out of Wage and Hour Audits — Portland restaurateurs take heed, the Department of Labor could come knocking on your door soon! By Barran Liebman LLP Oregon law firm On April 5, 2012, the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor unveiled a Fair […]
May 2, 2012 - Oregon AG leaves for Reed College: Surprising, unconventional
By Patrick Emerson, OSU Professor Oregon Economics Blog I find the news that Reed College has hired John Kroger completely fascinating. To say he is an unconventional choice is a massive understatement. Outgoing Reed President Colin Diver was the one who really broke the mold, with only a B.A. and […]
May 1, 2012 - Young Businesses Restrained by Recession
By Phoebe Colman Oregon Employment Department, Discussions about job creation in the U.S. economy often focus on the relative importance of small versus large businesses as engines of economic growth. More recently, this conversation broadened to include questions about the dynamics of young businesses and the importance of business age […]
April 30, 2012 - Market Review: Facebook, Apple update & Summer Swoon?
by Shawn Narancich, CFA Vice President of Research Ferguson Wellman Capital Managment Portland, Oregon Is Another Summer Swoon on the Way? Meanwhile, economic data continues to weaken in the month of April as euro zone manufacturing activity declined andEnglandofficially entered recession while domestically, durable goods orders fell in March and […]
April 29, 2012 - Apple sued over “free apps”
By Faces of Lawsuit Abuse, Lawsuit against Apple for ‘bait apps’ gets go-ahead. Apple is being sued over its “freemium” apps by a group of angry parents. The class action claims that certain apps can be downloaded for free, but then charge their iTunes account if the kids make in-app […]
April 28, 2012 - SEC goes after Hollywood over corruption
The enclosed Wall Street Journal Video features SEC investigation into Hollywood dealings overseas and possible charges of corruption and bribery in order to get films into new markets.
April 27, 2012 - Magazine knocks Portland for outlawing Groupon
Excerpt from the Weekly Standard The problem is that the city hasn’t created laws to benefit Portlanders—it’s created them to benefit one specific industry, at the expense of every consumer in the area. The Portland city council two years ago put in place regulations that force limousine and sedan services […]