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Entries from June 2008

Financial Comedy

June 29th, 2008 · 2 Comments

Watching the Indian financial networks lately is better then watching the latest comedy flick.  The talking heads are just trying to say something positive but the reality is there is nothing to say. My favorite was on Friday when an HSBC analyst said “inflation could hit 15% but growth should not be impacted much.”
Are you kidding [...]

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Tags: Investing

My New Yoga Instructor

June 25th, 2008 · No Comments

After my recent vacation I’m now pushing maximum density (borrowed from the Breakfast Club) and decided to try something new. Even before the trip I’d been looking to start yoga classes and have been dragging my feet. Then I heard about the Wii Fit and thought it might be cool. After actually seeing the launch of the Wii [...]

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Tags: General

Carriers love the iPhone

June 22nd, 2008 · 3 Comments

A couple days ago I was called an iHole - someone who can’t stop talking about their iPhone.  Well it continues…By now I’m sure you’ve been slammed with iPhone coverage and heard the latest version is being released on July 11. People love the iPhone because the interface is so natural, it doesn’t ship with [...]

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Tags: Business · Technology

Indflation

June 20th, 2008 · 1 Comment

The Sensex was down over 515 points today to hit a low for the year - 14571.29.  The reason for the bearish performance was inflation, the gov’t announced inflation was 11.05% a 13 year high mainly on the back of increased gas prices.
But the fun doesn’t stop there, several people I’ve spoken to are putting their [...]

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Tags: Business · India · Investing

Bummed Out? US Senator Seeks Comments

June 17th, 2008 · No Comments

The Senator from Vermont, Bernie Sanders, decided to ask his constituents “how are things going” in light of the high price of oil.  He didn’t expect much of a response but soon received over 600 emails that talked about their plight.  Several of the response are below:
“By February we ran out of wood and I burned [...]

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Tags: General

Back to Reality

June 15th, 2008 · 1 Comment

After a long vacation I’m finally back in Bombay and back to my regular blogging schedule. Over the next few weeks I’ll be dropping in a couple posts from my travels to Italy and the US, the highs and the lows.  It was a great time and got to see many friends and relatives.  Got [...]

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Tags: General