The stock market plunged 390 points yesterday. Are you surprised? I’m not, especially in light of the sentiment I’ve been sharing in my recent posts. Our stock market is a gut reaction to what’s happening out there, and right now, that’s in Europe. The market is only as smart as the last person it talked [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Italy’
Stay Occupied, My Friends
Posted in In the News, tagged Dos Equis, Europe, Greece, Italy, stock market on November 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How Greece and the Stock Market are Conspiring Against You
Posted in In the News, tagged business, CEO, CNN, economics, economy, Euro, Europe, Greece, Italy, Spain, stock market on November 2, 2011 | 1 Comment »
If you’re a news person or you follow finance then you’re no doubt already aware of the situation in Greece. That country is a mess. It’s debt is astronomical; it has no capacity to repay; the political situation is volatile at best; there are mass protests, and nobody has any idea what to do. That’s [...]
The Old Dog May Not Learn New Tricks, But He Can Always Learn New Lessons
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Business Lessons, Italian, Italy, turnaround professional on October 17, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
As I vacation in Italy, I find myself learning an important lesson – not one that I didn’t tacitly understand before, but one that became more pronounced in my mind over the last few days. I’ve always said that in the business of turnaround you want to go with the gray-hair or no-hair guy. That [...]
