Thu, 14/05/09 – 10:33 | No Comment

CA posted some impressive numbers last night after the market closed.  They beat the consensus estimate for earnings per share, revenue, and cash flow.  Quite impressive given the current economic challenges that are facing the …

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The Touch Table
Sun, 28/06/09 – 21:14 | No Comment

This is a really cool table that combines the functionality of the iPhone with several different data sources, including satellite imagery.  Take a look at this video from Wired.  I would love to have one of these, but at $59,000 a piece, I may be waiting some time.

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Ironically, CDS’s may Precipitate a GM Bankruptcy
Thu, 14/05/09 – 10:11 | No Comment

Anyone who reads this blog knows that from time to time, I write about happenings in the financial world.  I have touched on mortgage backed securities as well as some of the complexities of AIG …

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Second Level Statistics as a Distance Ed Student
Fri, 10/04/09 – 21:38 | One Comment

I just completed exam 2 in my second level statistics course today.  The exam was actually pretty straight forward, to my surprise, but I also prepared a lot for the exam.  For those of you …

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The Imminent Cloud Services Wave
Fri, 3/04/09 – 11:23 | One Comment

Information Week’s Plug into the Cloud blog featured an article by Editor John Foley. In the article, John mentions that Gartner predicts that the cloud services market will jump to $56 billion this year. In …

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Will Obama’s Stimulus Plan Work? I Am Not So Sure…
Thu, 29/01/09 – 14:53 | No Comment

There has been a lot of discussion lately about the effectiveness of President Obama’s Economic Stimulus plan. Depending on whom you listen to and what day it is, the total cost fluctuates. Let’s just say …

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