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In the latest edition of BusinessWeek (April 28, 2006) they provide the first-ever ranking of undergraduate programs, Indiana University’s Kelley School of Business was ranked #10 overall and #4 among public schools in the US. Finally some recognition for the school, you think Opal Mehta had it bad because her parents were all about her [...]

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An Indian Harvard University sophomore promised to change her debut novel in future editions after acknowledging that she had unintentionally borrowed material from an author she deeply admired. Kaavya Viswanathan’s “How Opal Mehta Got Kissed, Got Wild, and Got a Life,” published in March by Little, Brown and Company, was the first of a two-book [...]

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Disclaimer: For you Ferrari fans this tale ends very badly where both Ferrari’s get f’d up. As many of you know several months ago there was an Enzo that was wrecked in Southern California and it opened up a pandora’s box for Stefan Eriksson. Just yesterday one of his buddies, Carl Freer, was arrested. Could [...]

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Sanjay Kumar, the co-owner of the New York Islanders and former CEO of Computer Associates International Inc., pleaded guilty Monday to obstruction of justice and securities fraud charges in a massive accounting scandal at the Long Island-based software company. He is definitely guilty of not shaving his moustache for his arraignment. According to a [...]

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Trader Monthly magazine recently did a piece on the potential opportunity of the Indian financial markets. And yes, they have a profile of Martin Capital Management, one of my quotes from the article: “…Indian people are very open to new ideas and financial vehicles — such as Martin Capital launching India’s first managed commodity fund [...]

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Marc Ecko of the clothing company, Ecko, created this internet video for his clothing company. The video got a good amount of press by TV stations and the Air Force. Ecko declined to say how much the stunt cost. “It’s not cheap,” he said. “You have to be rich.”

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Finally, the Indian stock market index the Sensex passed through the 12,000 point barrier. On a rolling 12 month period the index is up an astonishing 96.1%, no I didn’t fat finger the number it really was 96.1%. The Sensex is an index similiar to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) in that it [...]

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During the early 1900’s hundreds of car companies existed. Although, it seems there are many choices and many nameplates they are controlled by a handful of car conglomorates. I decided to put together a list of brands and their owners. The list is focused on the US market and does not include companies such as [...]

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