Lordy, the Treasury Secretary has spoken and in a nutshell “you the taxpayers are going to bailout the big boys.” … More
Author: mrjain
Lloyd Banks vs Lloyds Bank
Amid all the market chaos occurring over the past 48 hours, one news item stuck with me – Lloyds Bank … More
Uncle Sam the newest PE shop in town
The US Government over the past several months has turned into a formidable distressed investing Private Equity shop. The General … More
Lehman has left the building
Actually Lehman has sold the building. Lehman’s US broker/dealer operations were sold to Barclays for USD 1.75 billion, which seems … More
Financial Implosion
If you are a fan of watching financial markets as a sport then the past 4 days have been action … More
Auto router reboot script
For some retarded reason my new internet service provider (MTNL) requires me to reboot my router at midnight and 8am to … More
The BRIC's are falling like…bricks
Back in October 2003 a report from Goldman Sachs highlighted the four countries of Brazil, Russia, India and China termed … More
Back on the Grid!
After having switched ISP’s, I’m finally back on the grid and it feels damn good!! I went from a 512k … More
Rethinking Retail
When it takes a foreign newspaper to highlight an Indian issue, that’s a clear indication that things are not going … More