Will the Costa Concordia disaster wake up regulators? Costa Concordia was supposed to be impregnable, but it capsized off the Italian coast. At least six people died. For background please see my prior article Will Titanic-Like Images From Italy Change Behavior? When the Titanic sank, it left an indelible
S&P today downgraded France and other European countries. Such a downgrade just before the long weekend should have caused about $70 of up move in gold. GLD and SLV not only did not respond, GLD and SLV are now down. Gold futures GCG2 are now down to $1633 and silver
Over years, subscribers to The Arora Report have made money by the boatload on both long and short side from AAPL suppliers. From our count, 97% of such trades have been profitable or a scratch. AAPL has always been very tight-lipped about its suppliers. All subscribers are required to
We will be upgrading our technology infrastructure this weekend. As a result you may not be able to access our sites from 1/13/12 4:00 pm to 1/17/12 morning.
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It is no secret that Google (GOOG) missed the boat on social networking when the time was ripe. Now Google is chasing Facebook with Google+. Google+ is well designed. Some experts consider Google+ to be a better design than Facebook. Google+ has met with some initial success.
For years, media have reported on a number of military options to bomb Iran’s nuclear facilities. Iran has learned from the 1981 bombing of Iraq’s nuclear facility. Nuclear facilities in Iran are widely distributed and most of them are built deep underground. Some of these facilities are believed
Some stock market gurus seem to have a fatal attraction to technology patents. While technology patents can certainly add to the performance of a stock, that attraction often fails to account for a number of factors affecting the value of the patents. Technology patents are very complex and understanding them
Best Buy has done an excellent job at becoming a showroom for Amazon.com. Now Best Buy is working hard at charging more than the competition, making poor service poorer and not stocking what customers want. As a shopper, I gave up on Best Buy a long time ago in
Symantec, maker of Norton Antivirus, has admitted to a major security breach by a group called the Lords of Dharmaraja, which in English means ‘˜Kings of Religion’. For background, please see my article from January 6th, ‘œLords Of Kings Hack Norton Antivirus, Are You Safe?‘ In the last piece, I