So far, this week (especially yesterday) we have seen some of the craziest movements in stock prices around the world. To me this is indicating a lot of trouble ahead. FT Alphaville: All is not well in the kingdom of Stanley All is not well in the kingdom of Stanley. The CDS spreads have blown […]
The golden period of economic growth in the US economy. During that time, the financial sector played its rightful role. What is the role of the financial sector in the economy? It is to support the real economy (manufacture of goods, sales and service): by mobilizing savings by allocating those saving to help the economy […]
In the next election I think a majority of the incumbent politicians will be thrown out by the electorate. Until then, people have to settle scores with the elite that caused economic ruin in this country – the Wall Street 9of course, only a symbol). the revolt started, albeit at a miniscule level. Last weekend, a group of peaceful protestors staged “Occupy Wall Street” rally in lower Manhattan. They got more than what they bargained for – a police force which brutalized the peaceful protestors. I’ll let this quote and the videos to explain the rest of the story.
Ladies and gentlemen, I used to be a fairly savvy investor and trader, navigating the ups and downs of the market with varying degrees of success. I found ways to make money, but I also experienced significant losses, mainly due to my high-risk tolerance. It’s worth mentioning that my approach involves a considerable amount of […]
Follow-up to Alessio Rastani’s BBC Interview. Just a few mins after Alessio Rastani’s interview was posted on ZeroHedge, I linked it on Telugbole and said this: I believe that in the ensuing weeks and months, this short interview on BBC will be much talked about. In a very candid manner and in simple language, trader […]
UPDATED: with a link to third party comparison It looks like Amazon is going to upstage Apple at it’s own game here. They came up with this hand-held entertainment system. It is not for games and some other apps like iPad but I guess for someone who likes to read and watch media and listen […]
Any video with “English” yakscent is worth viewing :). Enjoy the clip.
I think some uber-bulls on Netflix, the stock, don’t know what hit them. Before they could say down, the stock came down crashing from $305 to now $130, which is a $175 haircut in 6 weeks. After a long lull where all stocks went up regardless of the fundamentals, I am encouraged by the signs […]
UPDATE: I just discovered that he has a blog: Leading Trader I believe that in the ensuing weeks and months, this short interview on BBC will be much talked about. In a very candid manner and in simple language, trader Alessio Rastani tells the shocked BBC hosts what is going to happen in financial markets, […]
What is education? Does getting a degree means one got education? How do we acquire knowledge? Through curriculum? Professors? Learning environment? Our own motivation? What makes some institutions great? Why do students from certain institutions come out as the best? What is the virtual cycle of education (per my definition)? Take a listen. విద్య అంటే […]
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Marc Faber is a well known investor. To the best of my knowledge, he is the only one who has bee consistently correct in foreseeing every major turn in every major economy in the world. His timing is also very good. He spoke to Reuters on Sept 22. Watch the video here, or if doesn’t […]
[This post is for mature readers only.] Some 12 years ago when tech stock bubble was in full swing, Luc, a regular poster on the Silicon Investor boards used to end his comments/posts with a tag line, “All Clowns Must be destroyed.” I used to get appalled at the meteoric rise of stocks some of […]
I am excited. The Big Man and a living legend is going to be on heard on TORi this Sunday – on the 3rd Anniversary show of Durga’s Patala Pallaki program. The show is on TORi Classic channels – at channels’ local time 12 noon. Please tune in. Durga’s message: Hi Everyone, Finally I have […]
When President Obama recently proposed Jon always manages to surprise me with his ability to tame the beast with well thought out arguments and great comebacks like the one in this interview with Mitch Daniels, Indiana Governor: “obsession, bashing and confiscating. I understand the language of unity, but I am not sure.. (if this choice […]
The central bank chairman with God complex, who arrogantly proclaimed that he could have saved the Great Depression may have been leading us in the same path. His latest ‘twist’ is here – Operation Twist, to be exact. The Twist may be a bit too much to handle for the banking system he and his […]
