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What’s the best way to spend $600 on games right now?

Microsoft and Sony have just kickstarted the next generation of games with the new Xbox One and PlayStation 4. As of today, they’re simply powerful, relatively affordable new boxes that play games. Tomorrow, they could be capable of much, much more. 

Microsoft brings classic ‘Hover!’ Windows 95 game to the web

Microsoft is bringing its classic Hover! game back to life, on the web. The game combines bumper cars and capture the flag, and originally shipped on Windows 95 CDs in a special folder called fun stuff. Microsoft has worked with Dan Church, an independent developer, to bring Hover! to the web. It took around eight weeks to get it ready in time for the launch today, and Hover! fans will be able to play the PC classic in retro and modern modes. 

A storm is rolling in. Hoping it produces because we need it. @aspensnowmass #aspen #colorado #coloradocameraclub #mountain #mountains

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Lazard sends George Bilicic to Chicago to reinvigorate the office.

George Bilicic new lead Lazard Ltd. investment banker in ChicagoTwo senior bankers on the deal-making side of Lazard Ltd.'s advisory business have exited the Chicago office earlier this year. In response Lazard has send George Bilicic Jr. to take control and reinvigorate the company office in Chicago. This is Mr. Bilicic second stint working with the Chicago office. He first started supervising the office remotely in 2006. When asked about his previous experience Mr. Bilicic said, "The chief lesson learned from that was that you couldn't be a suitcase banker and be successful with companies in the Midwest." In this round of work Mr. Bilicic is moving to the windy city with his family. He has never lived in Chicago before and plans to expand business by becoming active in city business as well as the civic scene, joining organization boards in the city and having his bankers to the same.

While Bilicic has not stated any specific boards or charities he plans to participate in his direct superior, Lazard CEO Kenneth Jacobs is a member of the board of trustees for the University of Chicago.  Lazard is a midsize international financial advisory and faces competition from Larger entities such as Goldman Sachs Group Inc. The company has about 2,400 employees world wide and aims to cut around 250 this year while expanding growth.  Lazard earning nearly doubled in the second quarter with $59.9 million. This is in part due to its jump in deals in its consumer, health care services and technology areas.

http://assetsandmanagement.blogspot.com/2013/10/lazard-sends-george-bilicic-to-chicago.html

With everyone’s attention turning to the debt ceiling X-Date of October 17 (or sooner now that the Pentagon is once again spending money like a drunken sailor following the recall of 400,000 workers or half of the total number fuloughed), some are wondering why is the stock market not reacting more violently. The generic response that has formed is that despite all the feamongering by Obama and the Treasury, even crossing the X-Date will hardly result in the apocalyptic outcome that so many predict as the Treasury can “prioritze payments”, i.e., paying some bills and not others, which as we explained before, means paying down debt obligations first, and everything else - whose non-payment does not constitute an event of default under US debt - last. In other words, if the US were to merely live within its means, it should have no problem remaining current on its interest expense even if that means slashing most other government programs.

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Silver and gold have sold off recently but still hover quite a bit above their 2013 lows. Investors are wondering if the metal should be bought as the…

Silver and gold have sold off recently but still hover quite a bit above their 2013 lows. Investors are wondering if the metal should be bought as the Federal Reserve signals no stop to their bond buying program known as quantitative easing (QE). The charts probably give us the most unbiased view of where these metals are going. Neither chart looks healthy. Looking at the charts of the SPDR Gold Trust (NYSEARCA:GLD) and the iShares Silver Trust (NYSEARCA:SLV) shows the ugly reality. Recently both charts have broken to the downside below major trend line support. The 2013 lows are all but a lock at this point and gold still has a chance over the next year to hit $1,000 an ounce. Gareth Soloway InTheMoneyStocks.com

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