Category Archive: Economics

The Mortgage Crisis, Enron, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

The Mortgage Crisis, Enron, and Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX)

Cindy Kay Olson wrote “Enron Foretold Our Misfortune” for the Houston Chronicle‘s editorial section for the October 5, 2008 Sunday newspaper. The article appeared just …

 

Catapult Systems is Going to Denver!

Catapult Systems is Going to Denver!

Well, I just saw the official PR release, so I guess the cat’s out of the bag! My employer, Catapult Systems, is opening a new …

 

407-532-3791 Bugging You?

407-532-3791 Bugging You?

I have been receiving calls from 407-532-3791 for the last few weeks. I have usually received the call once a day, and I finally got …

 

Kiva and “loans that change lives”

Kiva and “loans that change lives”

I recently heard about an online organization that was enabling entrepreneurs in developing nations through loans from developed nations. That organization is Kiva, and while …

 

Wikinomics

Wikinomics

Today, I received what I thought was a strange package. Inside, I found a book called Wikinomics. I had attended a webinar a few weeks …

 

Books in the News

Books in the News

If you have listened to the news recently, you will probably have heard of In Mortal Danger by Tom Tancredo and Godless: The Church of …

 

Sobriety and Vigilence

Sobriety and Vigilence

8 aBe sober-minded; bbe watchful. Your cadversary the devil dprowls around elike a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour. 9 fResist him, gfirm in your …

 

Sarbanes for Politicians

Sarbanes for Politicians

I think that should be the title of the next XYZ for Dummies book. I’m not really against politicians, just the way most politicians behave. …