The US Government over the past several months has turned into a formidable distressed investing Private Equity shop. The General…
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…
Financial Implosion
If you are a fan of watching financial markets as a sport then the past 4 days have been action…
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…
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…
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…
Rethinking Retail
When it takes a foreign newspaper to highlight an Indian issue, that’s a clear indication that things are not going…
Telecom Daze
The past week was filled with iPhone related news in the Indian press as the launch neared. The actual launch…
Mumbai Murcielago Mystery
Spotting a Lamborghini LP640 in India is about as common as seeing Halley’s Comet. The LP640 is the big bull…