Might John Thain End Up At Citigroup? Written By: David Neubert 2007-03-06 11:01:15 Joe Capone of SMaRT Financial Partners LLC, a hedge fund specializing in financial stocks, throws out a zany prediction. "When John Thain steps down from NYSE,
Mouseland: A Tribute to Tommy Douglas and Social Consciousness Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-09-15 16:54:27 Few people are aware of the Clare Gillis political allegory, Mouseland, first disseminated in 1944 by Tommy Douglas, a Scots-born Canadian social democrat who introduced public healthcare as part of a greater package of social reforms aimed at enhancing the quality of life for Canadian citizens.
New York Women on Wall Street Written By: Erin Arvedlund 2007-02-27 15:51:42 Women on Wall Street for the first time are raising serious money in the millions of dollars and emerging as a fundraising force in the same way they blazed a career trail among their male peers in finance.
Three groups in particular-- 100 Women in Hedge Funds, High Water Women and 85 Broads are gathering Wall Street women and their wallets together to carve out a niche at raising money for hands-on philanthropy, as well as mentoring, networking and empowering lower and middle-class women.
On Smoking Cannabis, Cavemen, Giants and Predicting Stock Markets Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-01-30 20:48:51
Once upon a time, in a land far far away, lived a hairy caveman. After a long hard day of hunting mammoths and avoiding saber-tooth tigers, he scratched his nose and it started raining. He didn't think much of it at first and ran back to his cave into the arms of his loving cavewoman. The next day he scratched his nose again and voila! It rained again. The caveman came to an important conclusion: "if" he scratches his nose, "then" it rains. Sometimes it worked, sometimes it didn't, but at least he had a way to cope with the randomness of nature and had assurance that he had some control over the arbitrary events of his life. He spent the rest of his days devising an intricate system to optimize the results of his nose-scratching activity. It was the birth of the "science" of prediction.
Post-Vacation Blues and the Current Market Written By: Eben Esterhuizen 2008-07-15 02:42:23 Photo: Petrick2008, Creative Commons, Flickr
Since coming back from my holiday last week I've made a point of walking past the New York Stock Exchange on my way to work. I sat on a bench and looked at the traders as they exited the building after the close, and every now and again I eavesdropped on their conversations.
Something is wrong.
I keep telling myself that it's all going to be OK, I keep telling myself that things are never as bad as the fear mongers proclaim, but I can't shake off the feeling that the situation is about to take a turn for the worse...
