Satyam scandal threatens future foreign investment

BANGALORE - The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services resigned on Wednesday, ... in India,” said R.K. Gupta, managing director at Taurus Asset Management in New Delhi. Raju, who founded ... , a management graduate from Ohio University, said in his letter, adding he was prepared to face [more...]

Date: 2009-01-11 22:45:48

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Satyam Fraud: India’s Enron - The Fact’s

News courtesy-morungexpress.com BANGALORE : The head of Indian outsourcing firm Satyam Computer Services resigned on Wednesday, ... said R.K. Gupta, managing director at Taurus Asset Management in New Delhi. Raju, who founded ... to get off without being eaten,” Raju, a management graduate from Ohio University, said in his letter [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 19:02:46

13 Companies Hiring

2008 saw a loss of over 1.2 million jobs in the United States and forecasters are predicting a conservative 2 million job will disappear in 2009 ... and management but our greatest asset is our high-touch Wellness ... )Universal Health Care promised by the government is really Mandatory Health Insurance. So higher [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:03:00

Nortel faces the future

The following professors are available to talk about the latest developments at Nortel ... for Nortel as its revenues were falling quickly and asset sales were not happening. He teaches strategic management courses at Carleton University where strategic issues and questions such as those [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:59:30

“Swap” Inventor Blames Regulators for Financial Crisis

David Swensen, of Yale University Endowment investment management fame discusses the current state of the market and derivatives trading ... to the financial system should be regulated. “I don’t think it is the tool that is the problem,” he says ... value is derived from an underlying asset or income stream. As a part of this trend, musician David [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 22:12:51

Will investors support Pandit's new plan for Citi?

Citigroup Inc.'s board is supposedly standing behind CEO Vikram Pandit as he pulls apart Sanford Weill's trumpeted financial ... that the banks reached a definitive agreement to combine Morgan Stanley's Global Wealth Management Group ... ? This restructuring is sounding similar to American International Group Inc.'s asset sell-off, and [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 21:22:38

U.S. IFRS Move Makes USA Today

U.S. considers costly switch to international accounting rulesIn a regulatory sea change that could cost billions of dollars, thousands of U.S. companies — plus foreign corporations that do business here — will adopt global financial reporting rules within five years if regulators have their way [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 19:02:00

The Citigroup Empire Dismantles

One year ago, I wrote: "In the end, I expect Citigroup will be broken into pieces and eventually be a shell of its former self ... may also dump the CitiFinancial consumer-lending unit, tag Tokyo-based Nikko Asset Management Co ... of Citigroup shareholder Smith Asset Management Inc. in New York, who has repeatedly called [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 15:23:32

Curriculum Vitae Sheri L. Clary

Learn more on the power of coordinated brainwaves. Vijay Eswaran practices this while running the conglomerate QI Group, a company less than 10 years old that is approaching $1 billion in annual sales. A Hindu Indian born in Malaysia, he starts each day monk-like with an hour of silence, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 01:40:29

Crazy English

Letter from ChinaCrazy EnglishThe national scramble to learn a new language before the Olympics.by Evan OsnosCopy&paste from http://www.newyorker.com/Accompanied by his photographer and his personal assistant, Li Yang stepped into a Beijing classroom and shouted, “Hello, everyone!” The students applauded [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:39:00

State of the State Address 2009 David A. Paterson, Governor

“Our Time to Lead” To my colleagues and partners in government, Attorney General Cuomo, Comptroller DiNapoli, Speaker Silver, Leader Smith, Leader Skelos, Leader Tedisco, distinguished members of the legislature and members of the Court of Appeals - it is an honor to stand before you today to deliver my first annual message [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 20:26:59

DrumBeat: January 12, 2009

A novel plan for economic stimulus What's different now? In the 1930s, even though the U.S. economy collapsed, we still had a surplus of natural resources -- we were then the world's No. 1 producer of oil and coal. Fast forward 80 years. Despite the recent temporary dip in the price of gas and heating oil, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 14:02:56

AIG to sell AIG Life Insurance Company of Canada to BMO Financial Group

posted by Steven Wevodau NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–American International Group, Inc. (AIG) ... of insurance and wealth products, including universal life and term life insurance plans, critical ... by the appropriate regulatory authorities. “Our management team is excited about becoming an integral [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:02:31

Stock Market Dictionary - G

GLThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for GREENLAND.GNPSee: Gross National ProductGMThe two-character ISO 3166 country code for GAMBIA ... " securityholder who owns stock in various companies, attends annual meetings and asks senior management ... ratio of a change in the option delta to a small change in the price of the asset on which the option [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:38:00

Obama Administration: Senate Charges of "Mumbo Jumbo"

Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL) is quoted in The Hill as saying Obama's incoming OMB (Office of Management and Budget) ... spend the second half of the $700 billion financial rescue package, known as the Troubled Asset ... of the charge. I'm thinking that Bush will continue to bear the brunt of our country's abuse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 19:01:00

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope for a Change - Yes we can -130 Million Americans, more than in any other election since 1960, voted for a change and choose Obama, [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 00:09:08

The Economy, Democracy and the American Presidential Elections by Noam Chomsky

The Economy, Democracy and the American Presidential ElectionsNoam Chomsky interviewed by Assaf Kfouryas-Safir (translated for ZNet), November 27, 2008 AK: The economic crisis is felt acutely in the US, but has now spread to the entire world, even to countries (in South America, for example) that initially thought they would be spared [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 02:51:00

A new start for Zimbabwe?

Ian Scoones, Challenges the myths about Zimbabwean agriculture and land reform 15 September 2008 lalr.org.za/ (Livelihoods after land reform) The long-awaited political agreement in Zimbabwe is to be welcomed. After years of political impasse and economic instability, there is a potential for a new start [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 07:18:40

Stock Market Dictionary - E

EFifth letter of a Nasdaq stock symbol specifying that an issue has not met the reporting date for the company's SEC regulatory filing requirements ... into a universal ASCII format, a process known as EDGAR-izing the document. The filings can then be accessed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 16:36:00

Citigroup - Somebody Please Say “Game Over”

From the Wall Street Journal Online: Until recently, Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit had repeatedly backed the company’s “universal bank” model ... won’t be quick or easy. The company is assigning management teams to handle the gradual disposal [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:42:42

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... Council and Peter R. Orszog as Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and downsize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 00:58:08

THE WORLD today!

———————————————————————————1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... Council and Peter R. Orszog as Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and downsize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 00:54:08

It's 10 PM At Night - Do You Know Where Your Leverage Is?

It's 10 PM At Night - Do You Know Where Your Leverage Is? ... economic impact of its use. Ask ten asset managers how they measure the use of other people's money ... a disproportionate exposure to a particular asset or liability class. Leverage can vary by strategy [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:21:26

2009 Currency Market Outlook

How Did the Dollar Trade in 2008? It has been an exceptionally active year in the foreign exchange market as currency volatilities hit record highs. In the first half of the year, everyone was worried about how much further the dollar would fall but in the second half of the year the concern became how much further the dollar would rise [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 10:55:32

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 19:06:10

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 19:06:09

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics. These stock selections include a recent Caprock Analytics Strength metric and a brief description of the company. Note that stocks with negative strength ratings indicate a degree of weakness that has been detected [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 14:05:52

THE WORLD today!

——————————————————————————— 1. Barack Obama wins Presidential Election and becomes the 44th President of the United States starting January 20 - Hope ... and Peter R. Orszog as Director of the Office of Management and Budget to review and downsize [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 00:09:08

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics ... , providing human capital and financial management consulting services. The Company focuses on delivering ... opportunities in human capital management. It also provides independent financial advice regarding [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:02:52

Japanese Asset Bubble: Lessons from the Economic Asset Bubble of Japan, The Heisei Boom. What parallels exist between the Japanese asset bubble and our current financial environment?

It is hard to believe that we have learned so little from previous asset bubbles ... where this failed.  Primarily, with the asset bubble of Japan that occurred from 1987 to 1990 ... we are in regarding our current asset bubble: Case Shiller Index For over a decade not only did asset prices [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 08:12:59

We'll See How This Works Out

This may be an exercise in hubris, because according to two thermometers, I have a temperature of over 104 ... careful about all those promises, such as universal health care, etc. In the comments on the previous [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 23:49:00

Baseball Like It Mighta Been

The following is excerpted from The 2024 Field Guide to Major League Ballparks with full permission of Alternate Reality Publishing, ... flourishes to which baseball fans from coast to coast have become accustomed. The designation [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 13:51:00

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics ... , L.P. (PVR), which is engaged in the coal and natural resource management and natural gas midstream ... operates in three primary business segments: oil and gas, coal and natural resource management [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 19:06:15

Two Excellent Michael Lewis and David Einhorn Articles

I’ve posted a bunch of stuff from these guys over the years: Here’s an especially good David Einhorn speech from October 2007: ... . Mr. Markopolos is the former investment officer with Rampart Investment Management in Boston [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 05:13:25

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings for Selected Stocks

Caprock Analytics highlights selected stocks from the over 4,000 stocks tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics ... protection and storage services. The Company offers records management and data protection solutions ... continents, employed over 20,000 people and operated over 1,000 records management facilities [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 14:06:12

Caprock Analytics Stock Ratings

Stock-Net presents custom stock ratings, powered by Caprock Analytics. These stocks, which represent a small portion of all rated stocks, highlight a sample of the strongest rated stocks from over 4,000 stocks that are actively tracked and analyzed by Caprock Analytics [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 15:07:35

Citigroup - Somebody Please Say "Game Over"

From the Wall Street Journal Online: Until recently, Citigroup Chief Executive Vikram Pandit had repeatedly backed the company's "universal bank" ... Citigroup won't be quick or easy. The company is assigning management teams to handle the gradual [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 16:07:45

The End of the Financial World?

A friend of mine shared this with me, so I am passing this forward and sharing with you ... Investment Management in Boston who, for nine years, tried to explain to the Securities and Exchange [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 17:38:01

Leo Gerard on the Toyota Republicans

Leo Gerard is the International President of the United Steelworkers Union, the largest union in North America ... . Everything that you put in from the management or excuse me from the government, all the training [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 05:18:22

Is Bush Tanking Stocks to Grab the Remaining $350 Billion TARP? ... (as defined by incumbent senior management who are wedded to hanging on to turf) is in the best [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:43:00

THE TWO KINDS OF SEATS AT OBAMA’S TABLE…the cheap ones, and the $ 75,000 ones

from MRZINE:Two Kinds of Seats at Obama’s Tableby Charles AndrewsThere are two kinds of seats at President-elect Obama’s table: one for the rich, ... , Fletcher Asset Management, Stephen Spielberg’s DreamWorks, Coca Cola, the Royal Bank of Canada [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 02:38:32

Last Call: EuroITV2009 -

From: “Nabil Sahli” <nabil.sahli at telin.nl> ... interaction, media studies, computer science, telecommunications, audiovisual design and management [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 05:13:18

The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially: Peter Camejo

The SRI Advantage: Why Socially Responsible Investing Has Outperformed Financially: Peter Camejo Socially responsible investing (SRI) is investing that is mindful of the impact on society of that investment [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 14:05:19

Privacy and Data Protection In EU and UK.... assignment kedua utk E-Commerce Law and Policy

salam, setelah 7 hari 'membakar minyak malam',menyiapkan tugasan yg 'semakin di tepi lorong', hehehe, akhirnya tugasan kedua saya utk subjek e-commerce law and policy telah selesai. alhamdulillah. hampir setiap hari saya tidur pukul 9pm bangun pukul 3 am dan berterusan stay up sehingga ke malam seterusnya utk menyiapkan keje ni [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 12:37:00

KB Home Reports 2008 Fourth Quarter and Full Year Financial Results

KB Home (NYSE: KBH), one of America's largest homebuilders, ... charges for asset impairments and abandonments [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 19:30:00

Latin American mining congress

Latin America’s mining meets money annual meeting place – THE place for inspiration, deals and business ... metals as an asset class with investors from the George Washington University, the IFC, Sprott Asset Management, TD Asset Management, US Global Investors & more. Ministers from Mexico, Colombia [more...]

Date: 2008-06-07 18:24:10

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