New York State of Mind
On Tuesday evening, Major League Baseball staged its annual All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx. Once again the American League All-Stars beat their National League counterparts, winning 4-3 in 15 innings and securing home field for the American League’s representative in the Fall Classic. The pre-game show with All Stars from the past brought back many memories. (More)
Stars Fall to Earth
As the Bear Market continues and forecasts begin to come down for fiscal year ‘08, we will start to see some stars fall to earth. Yesterday, EMC CEO and VMware (VMW) chairman Joe Tucci moved to oust VMware’s cofounder and CEO Diane Greene. (More)
A Bear Market
As stock markets around the globe continued their slump last week, the headlines proclaiming that we are in a bear market were omnipresent. The markets were all down very significantly from their October ‘07 highs. With oil and gold heading in the opposite direction and setting new daily highs, there was no denying that the bears were now in charge. (More)
Summer
I am sitting at my desk in my home office in Blackhawk. It is clear that spring has given way to summer across the United States, and today’s high temperature is forecast to reach 105 degrees. Outdoor activities such as golf will give way to air conditioning today. The summer of ‘08 should prove to be a memorable one, with premium gasoline touching $4.75 per gallon on the west coast and with the airlines canceling flights to deal with the surging fuel costs. (More)
Rivals
On Thursday evening the NBA finals open in Boston, with the Celtics facing the Lakers. These fabled franchises have met eleven times in the NBA finals, but this is the first time since 1987. Back in the '80s when they met three times in the finals, Larry Bird led the Celtics and Magic Johnson led the Lakers. Their personal rivalry started in the 1979 NCAA championship game, which was won by Magic and Michigan State. These two champions gave us the most intense rivalry of the '80s. (More)
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