Monthly Archives: September 2008

Big Black Monday in the US markets !

Posted on September 30, 2008 by

The Bailout Plan Fell in Congress  205 : 228 Image from Paul Kedorsky Stocks cliff dived on Wall Street. The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed down 777 points its biggest-ever one-day point decline breaking the 9/11 low of 684 points, … Continue reading →

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Walk in the rains: Sion Fort

Posted on September 28, 2008 by

I was itching for a trek to avoid all the Ganpati noise in and around my area but due to all the tamasha and security, thanks to the Delhi blasts, i settled on seeing some Ganpatis in the matunga east … Continue reading →

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Is Food Inflation hitting ur Wallet?

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

The prices of agro commodities especially fruits and vegetables are skyrocketing so much so that a measly bunch of Palak (spinach ) and Dhania (coriander) is costing 12 to 15 bucks a bunch (up from Rs3/5 that too bad quality) … Continue reading →

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MF services Karvy Compushare

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

This is for the record – an info post Due to their cheap outsourcing and ability to outbid the competition karvy services a whole lot of mfs.. so for any regular services u can access them directly instead of the … Continue reading →

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Humor and the US Financial Meltdown

Posted on September 25, 2008 by

Jon Stewart is at his witty best in this one – gotta see it Chk it out here Boston Globe has a whole bunch of print  Editorial cartoons The Ink Tank: a daily roundup of editorial cartoons Socofan1 is at … Continue reading →

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Do India’s Metro Cities need SWAT Teams ?

Posted on September 22, 2008 by

As the news of the martyrdom of Delhi Police Inspector Mohan Chand Sharma slowly fades out of the Papers, why do I get this lingering feeling – that this was an unnecessary death !  I beg to question, do India’s … Continue reading →

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State of the Markets, Sept18,08

Posted on September 18, 2008 by

Markets are tanking worldwide and investors are definitely having a roller coaster ride. In fact  the big financials with a 100+ years of history are Cliff diving and taking the Dow and the World markets down along with them! Greenspan … Continue reading →

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Secure Your Wi-Fi Router

Posted on September 17, 2008 by

The recent terror attacks and the use of unsecured Wi-Fi networks by the people calling themselves the Indian mujaheddin, has put both the Police and the Security Agencies in a tizzy with no way of tracking down the culprits that … Continue reading →

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Tremors in Mumbai !

Posted on September 17, 2008 by

Its not just the stock and commodity markets that are experiencing tremors. Right now its 3.21Am and as i type, the crows have woken up and are loudly croaking. My mom who is a light sleeper is up and sounding … Continue reading →

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Property Markets to correct bigtime ?

Posted on September 14, 2008 by

Are we heading for a US style correction ? Maybe not but there will be a big correction nonetheless. Looks like there is a recession coming in the property mkts, after the initial spike up in rents the rents have … Continue reading →

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