wall street

The Yearning for a Malefactor (and other failures)

The churning of the press in the last few weeks has at least been good for something. If there were any doubt before, none now should remain. Our national conversation about our economic woes is shockingly devoid of an original voice. ...READ»

The "O"nknown: The Challenges Ahead for Obama

Congratulations, President-elect Obama.  You have defied the odds, rewritten history and inspired a nation.  But while we will always remember the pomp and circumstance of your arrival, you might well find that you prefer the ...READ»

The Financial Roundup: An October To Forget

Investor returns for the month of October have been frightening. The S&P 500 shed 15% this month and registered historic volatility. Of the 23 trading days in the month, only 7 closed positive. They were resoundingly positive, however.READ»

Investing Is A Marathon, Not A Sprint

Sound and Fury Markets continued their volatile ways last week. We began with a 400 point up day on Monday and ended with a 300 point down day on Friday. In between, we had a series of wild swings, exacerbated by large hedge ...READ»

The Worldly Investor, David S. Waddell

Friday, October 17, 2008 Purgatory This week, hope re-entered the picture. After the most punishing decline in stock prices since the Great Depression, the markets heeded the call in last Friday’s email and went up ...READ»

The Treasury, Mosquitoes, and Unintended Consequences

The moves of our Federal Reserve and Treasury in the last few weeks are gigantic in scope. Decades from now students will study 2008 when the financial markets changed, when the relationship between the government and the private ...READ»

Reflections on a Depression: I’ve Got All This Blame, Where do I Put it?

Wherever he is, Chicken Little is probably grinning. For many Americans these days, it feels like the sky is falling, and financially speaking, the evidence supports Mr. Little’s claim. The consensus around here is that we are ...READ»

The Worldly Investor, David S. Waddell

Weekly Strategic Insight Friday, October 10, 2008 Rubber Room It would be an understatement to call this market period unprecedented. All of the economic, fundamental and technical research cannot explain the ...READ»

Could Service Innovation Help Lead America Out of the Financial Crisis?

Let’s face it: in these violently turbulent times, we all want to know what’s next. Kaihan Krippendorff, who currently consults for Microsoft, Johnson & Johnson, and Wal-Mart, says service innovation will be an important ...READ»

Grading Top Biz Execs, One Story at a Time

As banks and financial services firms continue to fail, one has to ask who was heading the shop and how did they drop the ball. A lot of people agree that we need to pay closer attention to Wall Street from now on. ExecDex is a new ...READ»

Bail-out or Build-out?

As Washington and Wall Street dicker over a financial rescue plan, everyone is missing the real opportunity to fix the problem. Some see the variously proposed plans as bailouts of dumb borrowers and dumber lenders, while others ...READ»

Eight Tips for Doing Business in Dubai

Hot or not (the weather, not you) in Dubai, a suit and tie is de rigeur for anyone associated with a resort. Since the whole emirate is more or less a resort, that dress code applies to everyone else as well. Women in Dubai on ...READ»

Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

Why venture-backed tech hopefuls may be a haven amid the financial storm.READ»

• 10 Web 2.0 Failures
• What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech
• How Wall Street's Meltdown Will Affect Your Career
• From Wall Street to Dubai

How Wall Street's Meltdown Will Affect Your Career

Wall Street's woes could creep into every aspect of the job market, but some folks have more to fear than others. If you're a freshly hired middle-manager with a company that's about to be swallowed up in a merger, make sure your resume is up to date. But if you're an accountant who specializes in corporate risk reduction, now might be your time to make a power move.READ»

• From Wall Street to Dubai
• Eight Tips for Doing Business in Dubai
• Wall Street and the New Startup Economy
• What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech

Who Gets "It?" Not Political Admen

Where have you gone, Joe DiMaggio? Every four years, the country is over-run with political ads from presidential hopefuls, and for the most part, they are aggressive, in-your-face and pushing the limits of the truth....all ...READ»

Doing Business in Dubai: Dos and Don'ts

Eight tips for good etiquette and cultural propriety.READ»

• From Wall Street to Dubai

From Wall Street to Dubai

Diary of a tech entrepreneur's adventures in the hot zone.READ»

• Eight Tips for Doing Business in Dubai
• What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech
• How Wall Street's Meltdown Will Affect Your Career
• Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

The Current Situation

The current situation and reaction of the conservative administration convinces me that the conservative mind set, beliefs, philosophy and consequent action (it is a belief like any other religious doctrine) is irreconcilable with ...READ»

What the Wall Street Crisis Means for Big Tech

A slowdown, not a meltdown say analysts.READ»

• 10 Web 2.0 Failures
• From Wall Street to Dubai
• How Wall Street's Meltdown Will Affect Your Career
• Wall Street and the New Startup Economy

Will Corporate Social Responsibility Survive the Financial Market Implosion?

Financial Times columnist Adam Jones asks if CSR will wither and die in light of the current crisis on Wall Street. Read his blog column here. It's the perfect "legit" excuse to take a pencil through CSR initiatives ...READ»

Financial Women's Association Honors Exceptional Women in Business

At the annual dinner of the Financial Women's Association held at the Grand Hyatt in New York last week, two high achieving women were honored with the titles of private and public sector women of the year. Evelyn Lauder, ...READ»