WSJ: Wall Street Companies Dial Up India for Research Assistance
Another interesting article about the outsourcing/offshoring of white collar jobs: Wall Street Companies Dial Up India for Research...
Good Quarter; Mild Month; Then What?
For the first time in 3 years, the market has put together back-to-back winning quarters. In the third quarter, the Dow gained 3.2%, the...
GMSV: Magnatune (& follow up)
The San Jose Mercury News picked up last night’s discussion of Magnatune . . . (Good Morning Silicon Valley: “The real winner...
Analyst Activism, Anyone?
Merrill lynch’s Steven Milunovich seen dabbling in hubris this morning, as he puts out a scathing “open letter” to...
Take the EU quiz
The BBC has a quiz about the EU: The Brussels brainbuster I got 5 out of 10 right — not bad for a Yank.
Magnatune: Music as Open Source Shareware (Music Business Model...
Last time we checked in on our Music Business Models, we were looking at Weedshare, a MLM/DRM/P2P method of promotion and distribution of...
No Job Creation this time around
Important front page article in the NY Times today: “Slowing Stream of New Jobs Helps to Explain Slump.” While job losses...
Day Trading Makes a Comeback (whoopee!)
They’re back. The Wall Street Journal notes that the day traders have returned. Not in the same size and scope as during the bubble...
Seasonal Weakness Arrives at Last
After a nearly uninterrupted six month run, the markets’ momentum finally faded last week. The combination of the dollar weakening,...