Back on Nov. 20, 2008 when the stock market was touching multi-year low points, Berkshire Hathaway (headed by the famed Warren Buffett) was touching its own low of $75,000/share. A number of notable sites/publications jumped to the defense of the stock, marveling at the opportunity of owning a share of this company at a bargain — Continue reading »
Darwin
📆 February 12, 2009
For all the flack Darwin gets from the creationist/intelligent design crowd, none has been able to put forth any credible evidence of a divine force running the show. Sure, they have their books and their myths and their Pascal wagers. They attack and vilify Darwin for having dared question his contemporary beliefs and engage in — Continue reading »
Microsoft Office on Google Adsense
📆 January 30, 2009
Hard to believe but sometimes even fierce adversaries use each other's services to promote their own products. I was a little incredulous when I saw the banner ad shown on the right on the homepage of this very site. It's from Microsoft advertising its Office 2007 suite on Google Adsense network. Who would have thought? — Continue reading »
The APY Game
📆 January 26, 2009
It has been only a few days since I posted about the 4% savings account at Dollar Savings Direct. I characterized the rate as "unheard-of". Apparently the folks over at the bank agreed and over the weekend they lopped off 0.5% from the APY bringing the interest rate down to 3.5%. You really can't blame — Continue reading »
High Interest Savings Account
📆 January 19, 2009
While the historic low interest rates are good news to consumers who need to borrow money (that is if they qualify in the tight credit market), they are bad news for those needing to hoard cash. You are lucky to find a CD, money market, or a savings account paying 2% interest these days.But there — Continue reading »
Lessons from Apple's Jobs
📆 January 15, 2009
The off again, on again, off again news about Steve Jobs has been sending the Apple stock on a roller-coaster ride for the past few months. Investors are nervous and that is clearly reflected in the volatility of the company shares. With tonight's news on Jobs' leave of absence, Apple has taken a dive in — Continue reading »
Lessons from Apple's Jobs
The off again, on again, off again news about Steve Jobs has been sending the Apple stock on a roller-coaster ride for the past few months. Investors are nervous and that is clearly reflected in the volatility of the company shares. With tonight's news on Jobs' leave of absence, Apple has taken a dive in — Continue reading »
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