I am wondering its not a film shooting which is going there on so that the police remained a mute spectator, politics is showing its ugly head head in everything, yes there is some super power which prevented/prohibited police from taking action and such powers should be crushed. Watch here…
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, […]
If you are watching the economic developments around the world through the tainted glasses provided by CNBS, you would think that everything in the world is just fine. Economic utopia is around the corner, yada yada yada. What else do you expect from a TV network that panders to the financial shills, a la, mutual […]
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 […]
Till date, congress and TDP have not taken a clear stand on the T-issue. Instead, they have let their leaders in both the regions take a stand according to the region. Naturally, all members from Telangana region have taken a pro-Telangana stand and all members from Seemandhra region have taken a pro-samaikyandhra stand. V.K. Duggal, […]
How does Sachin Tendulkar do it? How does Sachin Tendulkar do it? How does a 36-year-old cricketer stay at the top of the game for 20 years? How does he retain this incredible hunger for achievement after scoring more than 30,000 runs in the long (Test) and shorter (50 over) versions of the game? Cricket […]
The purpose of this post is two-fold. To give some background on my earlier blogging (or its predecessor: bulletin board life) on the subject of economy and financial markets; and To lead you into a phenomenal video produced by PBS Frontline on this subject as a sequel to this post. I have been educating myself […]
[Via – NY Times] In the first of many Congressional hearings into Toyota’s extensive recalls, a senior company executive told the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday that the repairs prescribed by the company might “not totally” solve the problem of unintended sudden acceleration in its vehicles. Since last fall, Toyota has recalled more […]
JP needs no introduction. On Feb 22, IBN live organized a chat session with JP with the public. The following are few questions and answers that caught my attention from this chat. Click here for the full chat script. gottimukkala raju:when do we think, we would find telangana a reality? what do u think are […]
There is a valid place for the financial sector in the economy. But it should be the cart pulled by a horse called manufacturing economy. Not the other way round as it has been in the last 7 to 10 years. In other words, the economic activity has to be based on production and sale […]
Ignore Expiration Dates “Best by,” “Sell by,” and all those other labels mean very little. There’s a filet mignon in my fridge that expired four days ago, but it seems OK to me. I take a hesitant whiff and detect no putrid odor of rotting flesh, no oozing, fetid cow juice—just the full-bodied aroma of […]
[Via – ConsumerReports] Today the bulk of the consumer protections of the Credit Card Act of 2009 go into effect. They usher in some strong protections, but also leave some things undone. Some benefits: an end to overlimit fees, more advanced notice of changes to your account with the right to opt out, no fees […]
[Via – Indian Express] His wedding over, Pankaj Kishore Karotia, 24, was all set to leave his in-laws’ house in Noida’s Sector-10 on Thursday morning. His newlywed wife was waiting for him in the car, and Karotia, a resident of Amritpur village in Aligarh district, came for one last blessing from his father-in-law, Vijay Singh. […]
The legend has it, “Those who fail to learn from history are doomed to repeat it.” [Something like that.] Bill On financial matters, Bill Black is one of the guys always worth listening to. He was a successful bank regulators who handled the Savings and Loan debacle in late 80s and early 90s. In this […]
Konijeti Rosaiah. He is the senior most congress leader and is considered a legend within the party. Known for his vast political experience, non-controversial nature and quick wit, his handling of the opposition parties during the assembly sessions was amazing. He has introduced budget 15 times in the state assembly when working in the capacity […]
