While a huge number of shoppers gave up hours of sleep last Friday to hit the ground running (one report tells of an early-riser who was in such a hurry to get to the mall that he wiped out a fire hydrant and a tree in his very own driveway), the market turned what should [...]
What’s your devotion? Are you Catholic, Protestant, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu, Rastafarian, Republican, Democrat, Global-Warmocrat? Politics and religion – the two most discussed topics that supposedly nobody’s supposed to discuss. I honestly think that politics and religion in the same sentence presents a just association. I’d go so far as to say (based on the red-faced [...]
Step into my office any day of the workweek, look up and you’ll notice a strategically placed 27-inch flat-screen TV, channeled to CNBC, “the world leader in business television”. And while you’re watching for the Dow bug to display the trading day’s verdict, I’ll be watching your eyes, checking your body language and listening intently [...]
“Why Main Street Hates Wall Street” – this headline graced the cover of a recent issue of Time Magazine. The accompanying article begins with the query; “Are you furious?”, then admonishes; “If not, you should be.” Apparently the author shares the public’s (perceived) sentiment and aims to be certain the reader does as well. Now [...]
