Articles by Admin

Welcome, Saradhi Motamarri

TeluGlobe welcomes Sri Saradhi Motamarri as a contributor. Here is a short bio of Saradhi, in his own words: I am a Civil/ Transportation Systems Engineer by education, and have been in IT Industry since completing post graduation in 1985. As I look at holistically, I always find it hard to distinguish which is my […]




Tuition Hike for Students, Pay Cuts for Professors (Updated with a Video)

The two largest items US consumers spend on are 1) Health Care and 2) Education Since the days of 2008 presidential campaign, so much attention has been focused on rising health care costs. The Great Recession (this is how they are referring to the current economic climate) has left many state budgets in such a […]



Suguna Narayan: An ‘ABCD’ Who Shames IBCDs with her Telugu

Next time you hurl an insult at a second generation Indian American (I consider the term ‘ABCD’ as a minor insult, OK?), I want you to think twice. Well, I can go on ranting about why ‘ABCD’ is an insult,  but I will be brief. When you call someone ‘confused,’ that would mean that you […]


QUANTum Screw

I am neither a mathematician, nor a programmer. However, my engineering education and experience has given me a fairly decent exposure to both. For whatever reason, the world of finance and economics always fascinated me. Back in 1995, when my job was a bit shaky, I contacted Mr. Rao Chalasani about switching my career. Rao […]






Earning a Degree is NOT the Same as Getting Educated

Earlier today I was having a chat with Kanaka Prasad. The issue of education (adult and kids) came up in our discussion. A bit later I went to a recruiting event organized by our University, where I talked a bit about degree requirements in our program etc.  I came back to my office and checked […]


Market Manipulation: Exhibit 1 Stock Action on Feb 25, 2010

Stop being naive in believing that the stock market is ‘efficient’ and all those nonsensical theories developed by some crackpot economists.  In a LESS manipulated market, you may have a chance at making money in ‘investing’ or ‘trading’ securities. You might ask, “what about making money in the current market environment?” To that I say, […]



Unexpectedly a Lot of “Unexpected” News

If you are following a lot of news on the economy lately, you would have read headlines saying something or other got “unexpectedly” worse. Some headlines this week: Jobless claims unexpectedly rose last week (today) New home sales unexpectedly plunged in January (earlier this week) Consumer confidence unexpectedly plunges to a 43-year low (yesterday) Durable […]