It appears that many of us have had quite a bit of a weekend these past days. Sitting here in Barcelona’s airport I can look back at some very nice dinners and conversations in the company of friends and colleagues as well as the odd stroll down La Rambla. I can also look back at some nice cul...

Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Feb 23 – Mar 1, 2009) Battle-weary investors remained skeptical of a banking quick fix and endured more grim economic fodder during the past week, causing US stocks to hit their lowest level since 1997. After the worst January (-8.8%) on reco...

"Red" Forman: Eric, what have I told you about calling your sister the devil? Eric Forman: That it's offensive to the devil? --That 70s Show, "Baby Fever" (11/28/00) --------------------------- This year has been a period where the two days per......

... is getting increasingly difficult at the moment. Take Hungary for example. I take it that most economic commentators and analyst know that it is bad in Hungary and together with Ukraine I would submit that these two face the largest risk of sporting the next global macro blowout (assuming that R...

There are two reasons that I'm glad I kept putting off my treatise on the very unfortunate Bob Dylan vs. will.i.am smackdown in honor of Pepsi: First, MTV News' James Montgomery pretty much summed up my thoughts on the overall "the present is kinda crappy, let's just OD on sugar" feel of the ad; and...

Lil Wayne doesn't hate Rochester; he just wants to give the people upstate the best show possible, according to his manager. “It would have been too difficult to travel with the entire band, then turn around and head to Calgary the next day. We didn’t want the Rochester fans to get any less of a...

The ink on the post below suggesting that I would wind down for Christmas (and exam preparation) has hardly dried before I am forced back into action (more or less that is). And the occasion?  Well, I am not going into too much background here, but one event important to remember (out of so man...

Once again, I am flattering an entry with a picture taking here in Switzerland where I am currently entertaining courses at HEC Lausance. As you can see, it is a beautiful place and also, as it were, very interesting with respect to tail fume patterns from the enormous amount of airplanes moving bac...

Mandy Hampton: Leo, please tell Josh that I can play a role in issues and that it's not going to be an end to this administration. Josh Lyman: I don't think it's going to be an end to this administration, Leo, I think it's going to be an end of this republic. --The West Wing, "The State Dinner" (11/...

Glory: I look around at this world you're so eager to be a part of, and all I see is six billion lunatics looking for the fastest ride out. Who's not crazy? Look around. Everyone's drinking, smoking, shooting up, shooting each other, or just plain screwing their brains out 'cause they don't want 'em...