Disclosure : This blogger is hopping mad and this post is written in a state of fury . Readers beware !
Why is it so difficult for the United States to understand a simple principle - the laws of the United States apply to the geographical boundaries of the country. It does not apply globally. It certainly does not apply to me.
The trigger for this rant is the case between the US government...
Tuesday, 27 February 2018
Monday, 19 February 2018
The poor state of business journalism
If you clicked on Business News from the US on Google, here's a sample of the news items that are featured
Woman seen berating flight attendant on viral video now placed on leave
Most KFCs in UK remain closed because of chicken shortage
Fight over man's flatulence forces flight to make emergency landing
McDonald's customer left "devastated" after £1.59 mozzarella stick 'was hollow with no cheese...
Saturday, 17 February 2018
Sack all Fund Managers !
Here is uncontestable proof that all Fund Managers are a waste of time. They are (mostly) lavishly paid for nothing. If that sounds a radical statement, read on.
Its a well known saying in financial circles that you cannot beat the market in the long run. The sage of Omaha, Warren Buffett has been saying this for a long time. In 2007, he publicly laid a bet that the S&P 500 index would outperform...
Tuesday, 13 February 2018
Thus spake Gates
Regular leaders of the blog know that this blogger is an unabashed admirer of Bill & Melinda Gates. He is of the opinion that they must be sainted - for they have have done more good in the world than many, if not most, religious leaders.
They publish an annual letter which is like a "State of the Union address" in their field. This time they have answered in their letter, the ten toughest...
Sunday, 11 February 2018
Immigration and Agriculture
There are some basic facts about agriculture. One ; you cannot do away with agriculture; you have to eat after all. Two; However much you mechanise agriculture, there are large portions of it that have to be done by hand and you need manual labour. Three; agricultural labour is hard hard work. You...
Friday, 9 February 2018
Indra Nooyi is not an idiot !
No No. PepsiCo is not foolish enough to launch Doritos for women. For Gods sake, PepsiCo is one of the greatest consumer marketing companies on earth. Sure, even the finest companies can lay a goose egg once in a while. But not such an obvious bloomer like Doritos for women.
The brouhaha started with an interview Indra Nooyi, the Chairperson of Pepsico gave to Freakonomics. As reported in...
Tuesday, 6 February 2018
CEOs sacked for conduct don't deserve severance pay
This blogger has been fascinated with lululemon for some time. The Vancouver based company has been peddling fashion wear for yoga and been successful at it. Firstly this blogger is amazed that you have fashion wear for yoga. Secondly, can a company really be named lululemon ? And spelt without a capital...
Thursday, 1 February 2018
Reading this post may make you blind
We've all made fun of Americans and their crazy law of torts. That's why you have such gems such as "Contents Hot" on a coffee cup or a "Remove baby before folding" sticker on a pram. In that same vein is the recent move in California that may soon have the warning "Coffee Causes Cancer" in coffee shops ! Granted that the land of the free scores somewhere mid tier in the international rankings...
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