This is a good article from the NewYorker highlighting the problems with agriculture that I’m worried about. Agriculture Efficiency article
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After months of internal debate at Goldman, the seven top executives at the firm, including Chief Executive Officer Lloyd Blankfein, asked the board’s compensation committee to grant them no bonuses. The board approved the request on Sunday. The executives will only be eligible for their base salaries, $600,000 for each. A firm spokesman said the […]
READ MOREAdversity and Underprivilege
There is a fascinating article in the New Yorker by Malcolm Gladwell on how outsiders and the underprivileged sometimes have an an advantage. He profiles Sidney Weinberg, the guy who transformed Goldman Sachs into a powerhouse, and how he came from a very poor upbringing. Its a really good read. Malcolm Gladwell on adversity
READ MOREThe End of Wall Street?
A very good article by Michael Lewis, asking that very question: Michael Lewis and the End of Wall Street
READ MOREDriving Habits Revert Back to Normal
This New York Times article has broad implications for oil and gas prices and companies. Drivers are going right back to driving as normal and not permanently altering their habits. New York Times article on gasoline and driving Tom Kloza, chief oil analyst at the Oil Price Information Service, said: “Demand is trickling back among […]
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I’m a Georgia Bulldog. On Saturdays I bleed red and black. I cannot tell you how proud I am that Mark Richt is our head coach. I actually have had the opportunity to meet with him when I threw a charity flag football event for the Athens, GA Boys and Girls Club. And I can […]
READ MOREBuffett addresses the market
This is an absolute must read to everyone scurrying for cash right now: Buffett speaks
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Friday, I got a gift and ironically it came from the fact that I volunteer as a mentor to two kids, Anthony and Elvis. I was pretty down and feeling miserable on Friday. And do you know what made their day on Friday? I let them get a 12 inch sub at subway instead of […]
READ MOREThe United States of Pakistan
The actions of the SEC of banning short selling and forcing short sellers to publicly report their short positions are a disaster waiting to happen. The new rules will cause liquidity in the stock market to fall even more than it already has and will result in uncertainty at a time when we desperately need […]
READ MOREInspiring Pictures
Run to this link of inspiring pictures. I won’t tell you what those pictures show. You’ll see what I’m talking about. Pictures
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