Wed April 5 2017 Big retail is becomign smaller retail as more closing are planned. Clearly on line shopping is the new mantra.

Weekend April 2 2017 Tensions Rise in Venezuela Resistance to Pipelines Broadens Wider War Waged in Gorsuch Fight Ouster of Finance Chief Spurs South Africa Revolt Few Wins for Trump So Far India, Pakistan Escalate Nuclear Arms Race China Digs in on Trade This is a sample of headlines from Friday's WSJ. Mood is trending…

Wed March 8, 2017 Jon Corzine  testified he had no idea where the missing investor funds were. This from a former Goldman Partner and New Jersey Governor and Senator. Now bankrupt IMF Global is suing its auditor PwC claiming of course it was all the fault of the external auditor. The article details the treatment…

Tuesday Feb 21 2017 First it was the investigation of  the President of South Korea. Now the defacto head of Samsung has been arrested. this scandal will likely not conclude quick enough for a research project this year, but might be one for the 2018 SRS. This continues the pattern of world leaders falling to…

Tuesday Feb 21, 2017 Given the use of drones in the military, further robotization is taking place. Everything from legal documents to fighting ships is coming in for scrutiny. A new destroyer uses half the crew of a previous ship. Unmanned ship s and drones are seen patrolling dangerous areas. And here is another ad…

February 6, 2017 Who's the Worst for Spring 2017 Who's the Worst 2016 July 10, 2016 Each Fall I begin a Who's the Worst list of fradusters.This is preparation for the Accounting Ethics 5308 class taught in the spring. One particular case has already caught my eye so let's get underway.  August 1, 2015  …

Monday Feb 6, 2017 Tom officially retired but on the topic of education, he is in good form as always

Weekend January 2, 2017 I introduced the topic of social mood in class this week. And this weekend I have an interesting post about The New Civil War comparing the map with the Right to Work Map, guess what they are the same. So here is the post from http://www.themarketperspective.com this weekend. Weekend January 22,…

Who's the Worst 2016 July 10, 2016 Each Fall I begin a Who's the Worst list of fradusters.This is preparation for the Accounting Ethics 5308 class taught in the spring. One particular case has already caught my eye so let's get underway.  August 1, 2015   August 4, 2013 October 30, 2012 December 9, 2011…

Weekend January  15, 2017   The Way We Are The United States Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has defined 382 Metropolitan Statistical Areas (MSAs) for the United States and seven for Puerto Rico.[1] The OMB defines a Metropolitan Statistical Area as one or more adjacent counties or county equivalents that have at least one…