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Wednesday Night #1419
May 13, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1419

T H E   R E P O R T (photos and videos) It was an evening rich in market and economic matters, enlivened by assorted lu ...

Wednesday Night #1418
May 6, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1418

The market and the economy The TSX has broken through the ten thousand barrier first achieved in 2000 and there is some ...

Enough With the 100 Days Already
May 3, 2009, Comments Off on Enough With the 100 Days Already

By Frank Rich (NYT Op-Ed) BELIEVE it or not, there are Americans who have a “very negative” opinion of Barack Obama ...

Wednesday Night #1417
April 29, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1417

T H E  R E P O R T A video tape of President Obama’s Press Conference set the tone for the early part of the even ...

George W. Bush: Report card
April 24, 2009, Comments Off on George W. Bush: Report card

We promise to take another look at these in a year’s time – or maybe more. Lest we forget! George W. Bush an ...

Wednesday Night #1416
April 22, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1416

An unexpected visit from Maureen Farrow stimulated a lively exchange about the role of banks and financial institutions ...

Wednesday Night #1415
April 14, 2009, Comments Off on Wednesday Night #1415

Markets, the economy and banks Hypotheses abound explaining the cause, effect and future of stock market indices, hence ...

Darfur – A plan
March 22, 2009, 2 Comments

Human Rights Watch: Crisis in Darfur This was in the works for a long time. They had been waiting for a chance to strike ...

West Wing of Wednesday Night #12
March 11, 2009, Comments Off on West Wing of Wednesday Night #12

Judging by the flowers in our garden, spring has sprung (hopefully!) and once again it will soon be time for another gat ...

India, Pakistan and the Mumbai massacre
February 23, 2009, 2 Comments

India’s Terror Stance Vexes Obama Amid Voter Ire at Pakistan Feb. 23 (Bloomberg) — India’s 670 million voters ...