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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 […]






By-elections : Part I

Some call it dedication to Telangana. Others, including me, call it irresponsible and foolish. No matter what you call the resignations, they have paved a path for by-elections. This means a chance for the political parties to strengthen themselves in the assembly. Even before the election commission came out with the notification, PCC Chief D.Srinivas, […]




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 […]