The Dallas Observer has investigated the DISD credit card scandal and has some interesting observations.  Have you read the observer?  This is an unofficial investigative watchdog on all things Dallas, take a look.

Airbus has only had 165 orders for hte new giant A 380, it takes 420 to break even, whoops. MSFT spends six times what GOOG does in advertising.  Plus GOOG has not made me mad with a new release I have to learn.  This makes GOOG cool and the most valuable brand on teh planet,.…

Apple just posted a record year.   The stock jumped 7% in after hours trading yesterday afternoon when profits were announced.  Can you see why there are so many rules on the cumputationof EPS when such results can push a stock price in this maner?  Again this underscores my interest  in Design, something where Apple…

While I usually don’t agree with Paul Krugman, this article succintly sums up the mortgage problem. He notes the latest idea promoted by Tsy Sec Paulson is more of the same, buy more mortgages in SIV Special Investment Vehicles.  Will this work, Greenspan who has yet to admit the error of lowering rates too far…

Grant Thornton has just named a female partner to head their Women’s Intiatives and Programs group.  The number of female partners at GT is up 138% since 2004. IN another interesting note, CFOs want more accounting choices.   This survey suggests what many of we instructors have suggested in class, that there are not enough…

As you may have heard, Comedy Central’s Stephen Colbert is running for President.  Click for the unofficial site.  Interestingly in fairness to all he wants to run in both the Rep and Dem primaries in South Carolina.  While this will no doubt provide a much needed relief from what has been an entirely scripted, boring…

Did you see this in the UNT paper?  Apparently Bearfire  is serious about building an artificial ski slope outside Forth Worth, TX.  The trick will be a astro snow type invention.Only problem is raising the $700 M, well gee, call Arlington, they like these projects, at least you can ski more often than the Dallas…

Fox Business News launched this week against CNBC. Is there room for another business channel?  Murdoch thinks there is a room on the world stage as more emerging markets hit the ground running.  But first we have to as tey say play in Peoria. I can’t find this on my new DISH tv, has anyone…

You Tube has gone from the kid’s room to the boardroom. More and more companies are using employee videos to enliven and communicate their objectives.  One company specializes in re editing such digital media into a broadcast for the company. Should we be doing this at UNT Dallas Campus?  Wanna be the next Speilberg of…

Your tax dollars are not working .  This article describes how lobbying buys govt earmarks for products that agencies never wanted anyway.  Gee, I could stand a lot less of this kind of government, and to think I had to justify everything I did as a bankruptcy trustee.