Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Money Matters, Opinion
Monday, April 27th, 2009

In a matter of days, the Swine flu grew from isolated cases in Mexico to a public health emergency in the United States.
Our Health and Human Services Department as well as our Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano are doing their best to contain the spread of this flu by disseminating precautions that we all [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Monday, April 27th, 2009
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Rarely do I like the manner in which Jim Cramer delivers his message. But his rants on Former Merrill CEO John Thain, Paul Krugman and Nouriel Roubini on Morning Joe today captured my growing exasperation with those guys.
Bravo Mr. Cranky Pants.
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Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Sunday, April 26th, 2009

One of the more bizarre characteristics about me is that I love taking exams.
Not only is it a thrill to jog farther or lift more weight after weeks of training, it’s also exhilarating to knock an exam out of the park after weeks of studying. The brain is a muscle too and needs love, [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Opinion
Monday, April 13th, 2009

Goldman Sachs announced much higher than expected profits today.
What does that mean? It’s like expecting your child to get a C+ on an exam, but her getting an A+ instead, and with a gold star!
But in a period in our economy where the Dow is still down 45% year to date, how did Goldman [...]
Posted by The Wall Street Geek
Jobs, Money Matters, Opinion
Sunday, April 12th, 2009

The title is not just a classic Simple Minds song from one of my favorite 80′s movies “The Breakfast Club”.
It’s also the rallying cry of several industries in crisis today–in other words, they’ve cried a collective “help!” to consumers and the government.
These industries include:
Automobile
Insurance
Newspaper and Magazine
Banking
…and this is just the short list.
This makes me wonder, [...]