Tag: wall street

  • The Top 50 Stories Since the Invasion of Iraq

    The Top 50 Stories Since the Invasion of Iraq

    War is over, if you want it. ~John Lennon This is a time of year, as we draw 2011 to a close and embark on 2012, to reminisce about the events of the last year. It’s a tradition followed by journalists, bloggers, and opinionistas alike. But since today marks the day where the War in…

  • Why are Tech Jobs Declining in a Recovery?

    Why are Tech Jobs Declining in a Recovery?

    This question, posed and somewhat answered by Kevin Kelleher of GigaOm. In the article, Kevin suggests that with M&A (Mergers and Acquisition) activity up, among other things, some 17,000 jobs in the past month have been lost. From an investment standpoint, founders and venture capitalists have good reasons to cash out now. Market caps of…

  • Not Everything is Quite as Important as You're Making it Out to Be

    If our lives only involved this world of technology, then life would be a much better place. If life was as simple as simply going to Google and clicking “I feel lucky”, then we might not have the heartache that is in the world and the social media space could just get along by whispering…

  • Stocks Surge on Red Sox Victory

    Stability has returned to Wall Street after Friday’s 300 point drop. Many industry experts credited unrest in Northern Iraq, surging Oil prices and uncertainty surrounding the 20th anniversary of the Black Monday October 1987 crash where the market lost over 22% of its value in a single day. Others, however speculated that the sudden downturn…