Oct 24, 2008 - Microsoft Corp. agreed to invest $240 million for a minority stake in Facebook Inc. that values the social-networking site at $15 billion. As part of the deal, the two companies expanded...
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Will social shopping deliver on the expectations many have for this model in 2009?
Will a dominant independent brand emerge or will Amazon close them out?
Essentially will social shopping sites e...
will close on 2009-05-22 EDT
When will US auto manufacturer release a consumer plug-in hybrid car?
[ Most Likely ]
After 2009 or never
(73% chance)
GM, in a series of public announcements, has said it plans to bring an advanced hybrid vehicle called the Chevrolet Volt to the U.S. market by as early as 2010. Toyota also announced its own strategy ...
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No matter you live in developing or developed world, you already feel the high gas price, crazy inflation and credit crunch in 2008. Many big financial banks are crying for help. The economy is bad til...
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Rumors are spreading on the Internet about potential suitors for a takeover of Yahoo. That is definitely good for the stock price. But is it for real this time?
http://www.vnunet....
The predicti...
will close on 2009-04-01 EDT
Will General Motors goes bankrupt in Q1 2009?
[ Most Likely ]
No, won't happen in Q1 2009
(71% chance)
With the strike going on, GM might run into financial trouble. Will it go bankrupt?
will close on 2009-04-01 EDT
Is the recession in the US market going to end by the begining of 2010?
[ Most Likely ]
Recession will end after 2010
(44% chance)
The us economy is in recession (or some optimistics say a light glitch).
When will this cycle of recession end?
will close on 2010-01-01 EST
In Nov 2008, Citigroup Inc revealed plans to cut 52,000 jobs by early 2009 in a dramatic move to restore the No. 2 U.S. bank to health as it combats mounting debt losses and sagging economies worldwide...
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On 11 July 2008, the iPhone 3G was released and supported faster 3G data speeds and Assisted GPS. - Double the speed, Half the price. Will Apple cut the price again for market penetration?
will close on 2009-04-01 EDT
Will Warren Buffett be the richest person in 2009 (according to Forbes)?
[ Most Likely ]
Yes
(65% chance)
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Chairman Warren Buffett beat out Bill Gates for the top spot on Forbes magazine's annual list of billionaires worldwide, ending a 13- year reign for Microsoft Corp.'s co-founder...
will close on 2009-03-01 EST
Best Buy is buying Napster, the second-place music subscription service, which has been losing money and subscribers. The deal is almost a rounding error for a company of Best Buy's size. The stated pr...
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"Foreigners" buying debt of USA, UK, & other are CB, ECB, BIS generated mask.
[ Most Likely ]
Yes
(52% chance)
Yes, there are some countries with savers. But there are far more with people barely getting by. And that would be a majority of the world's population. How much money can the world's 2 cent a day work...
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On Nov 17, a spokesman for HSBC confirmed that the bank would be laying off 450 people from its Hong Kong operations, and 50 from the "rest of Asia." The layoffs represent 2.0% of its Hong Kong work f...
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On Nov 1, the Japan Ocean Policy Research Foundation yesterday decided to ask the U.N. Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf to recognize that a continental shelf spanning 740,000 square ki...
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By all appearances, Beijing will be a long-remembered Games, and will probably set the standard for Olympic events for a generation. Unfortunate timing may tarnish China's gold-medal performance, makin...
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