November 2009

This morning I gave a speech at Pfizer's New York headquarters for the Contingency Planning Exchange. It is a great group that I addressed last year, and I was struck by how different things were just one year ago when I first gave their keynote.  We were in the middle of a financial crisis, the election was upon us, and investment banks were dropping one after the other.  This group tries to ... read more

Much of the show today was focused on the stunning insider trading charges surrounding Raj Rajaratnam and Galleon Group.  What was believed to be $20 million in profits is now $40 million.  It is actually easy for me to believe that this took place, but of course the courts will have to decide if the charges are true.  What I said today on the show is that rumors are rampant all the time on ... read more

Update to this post......my best guess already proven wrong!  AP is calling Chris Christie the winner in New Jersey. It is Election Day for a few states and counties, and especially here in New York and New Jersey, it's shaping up to be a good dogfight!  Especially in New Jersey, it is too tough to say at this moment who will win, but we took our Best Guess on a little politics, a bit of ... read more