Raj Rajaratnam Charged.

Raj Rajaratnam and Cheiesi have been indicted .
They have made illegal profits of about $21 billion.
The insider trading information has reaped a bonanza to these two.
They have made good of the confidential leakage of tips.
They traded on materials , non public information pertaining to upcoming forecasts , mergers ,acquisitions and other business combinations.


The enterprising spirit was appreciated by all as a knack to earn money.
The tact has turned venomous.
The intricate manipulation has destroyed the integrity.
The business ethics has been thawarted by greed and deceit.


The overnight rich present an appealing and an appaling comfiture.
Many a straight forward businessman wonders at the vast accumulation of wealth of his colleague.
His slog and his hard work do not take him to the portals of abnormal wealth.
He does earn , but makes money moderately.
His profits are in proportion to his diligence.

The Rajaratnams and men like him spin wealth with a magic wand.
Their work culture is extremely contagious.
They burn the midnight lamp.
They make mental calculations.
They live up a hurried life style. The money falls in a down pour.
They excel in trading.They achieve sky reaching profits.
They wallow in wealth.
They dream of not tomorrow, but of the day, day, day after tomorrow.
They position themselves in such a way, that their brand rises up much to the awe of their counterparts.

We hear a sigh. We see an amazement. We experience a shrivelling mystical aura of sheer illumination ,which get radiated by these dazzling activists.
We curse ourselves of being non performers.
We degrade ourselves and cast a scorn , contemptuous look at our ignorance and lack of direction to make money.

Forecast -Be it Weather or Stocks

An amusing remark runs around ,which interprets the predictions of the analysts as something unpredictable and not vouchsafed for.
Yes ,predictions by the foretellers are irrevocably baseless.
A few decades back, I used to follow the weather forecasts over the radio, as Televison was in its nascent stage.
The message broadcast, once informed that there would be heavy rain and strong winds for a week, as a depression had set in the pacific, and was moving at a great speed towards north.
The relay was so obviously certain that we were all expecting surplus rain , as the general condition was dry ,very much deviating from the usual tempo.
The rains did come but was in a drizzle and lay scattered over the districts. There was no sign of strong winds.
The weather forecasts are absolutely incorrect and it would be safer to count on the opposite connotations, that is, if they announce the climate would be hot and moist, then it would turn out to be cold and dry.

The stock markets als receive such kind of treatment rfom the market researchers.
If a broking firm calls for a surge of a particular stock, then we can be rest assured that the particular stock would tumble.
If the analysts give a buy significance to a specific share , then it would indicate a sell assumption.
The deep study of P/E ratio, the laborious research of technical analysis ,have proved an abject error in calculating the indices.
The valuation of the stock depends on the fund flow, profit earned ,and allocation of funds, that are reflected in the papers of the concerned company.
Well, how much can we rely on the papers, as most of them have been altered, forged and cooked up.
The regulations imposed by the government are only scratch proof. The loopholes are too many and it is a child's play to negotiate through the folds and emerge champion of the stock market.
Of late , we have the instance of the dismal hedge fund activity led by Raj Rajratnam, who minted billions , by deducing into the insider information.

As nature plays a truant in the traditional weather forecasts , the stocks jump start and startle the ongoing trade transactions.
It is beteer we go by our instincts than follow the measured study of the so called analysts .

Rewinding 2009. Economy

December is only left to complete this year.
The year covered up many disasters, many fiascos and many cataclysms.
The natural affectation was terrific, causing heavy casualities.
Floods, quakes, drought , land slips were the outcome of nature's fury.
Accidents, riots, bomblasts , war caasualities were man made.


The financial scenario is no better.
There is an extraction of rebounding value.
The ups and downs are truly ghastly.
The suffering is unwarranted.
The recovery is pleading mercy.
A slight jack up is evident , but the push forward is limited by unforeseen disasters.
The recent default of the Dubai world is making the head reel.
Why do such unconventional approach is established?
The ostentation of the oil country is been ripped out by its indulgenmce in high rise buildings.
The not so necessity of such snobbish activity has destroyed the spirit.
It is akin to a golden cup filled with sand.

Analysts felt that 2010 would turn the table.
But it will not be so.
There is an uneasy break down.
The countries like China and India, which are not badly afgfected by the recession, have to think twice before they take any major decicison.
Deliberation leads to procrastination , which in turn takes to a deformed manglement.

Economy is like a mirage.
It seems to be confined once, but apparently becomes rampant most times.
The world is encircled by gloom.
A thorough progression is not to be found.
The mystery remains unsolved.

Adequacy Package.

Adeaquacy is the vitality behind recovery.
Any possible equipment requires sufficient funding.
Reforming the stumbling economy, rebuilding the jerky finance, restoring the normal stature reaffirms a lot of patience and a high level funding.


The stimulus package in vogue recalls an insufficiency that has not evolved fruitful yieldings.
The bail out which had been in circulation demands in trillions, but the Obama government has extended only $787 billions, which has not rounded off the deficit.
It is neither this way nor that way.
It is neither progress nor detioraration.
It is stuck in between , which is highly risky and damaging.

The government all over are scary of the eventuality that they shirk from letting a free despatch of funds.
If an unrestricted or unbridled flow is allowed another chaotic turmoil would reappear, is the feeling of the administration.
But a strict regulation in the outflow would also rewind the confused scenario.
The econmists should set up a panel , study the efficacies, analyse the flaws, research on the prime avenues, and work out an exact preview to the input .
A configuration of the required input would evince a keen disbursement of the output ,which would focus on the revival.
A dishevelled approach is to be stopped.
An unkempt diligence is to be arrested.

The economy awaits a solid promotion.
It is not interested in haphazard planning.

Japan's Gesture.

Japan will give $5billion dollar to Afghanistan,
This aid will spread out through five years.
The amount would be deployed to develop infrastructure, to create jobs, to set up educational institutions.
The first release would be utilised to bring peace to the much battered country.
This disbursement will include salaries to Police oficers,training for former Taliban fighters,and funds to agricultural experts to restore farmlands.

JICA -Japan International cooperation Agency., will undetake the distribution
Japan has refused to refuel U.S. naval in the Indian Ocean ,once the term gets expired in January.
Japan intends to restore peace through civilian source, not through fight.
Arms and ammunition predict disaster.They bring forth blood shed. Animosity breeds vengeance.. Terrorism lurks embitterment There pervades absolute horror and disenchantment.

Japan's move is an expression of noble thought, an exposition of human relevance, an evolution of tenderly love.

Shoplifting - A Popular Vice.

Recession has prompted many unforeseen repercussions.
It has led to suicide, impoverishment, and shoplifting.
Five countries are worst hit by the derogatory quality- stealing.

U.S-26.4 billion pounds.
Japan-6.031 billion pounds.
U.K-4.886 billion pounds.
Germany-4.444 billion pounds.
france 4.203 billion pounds

Most popular goods that are shoplifted are,
Clothing and fashion accessories.
Vehicle parts and accessories.
Luxury foods.

Shoplifting ia done by middle class people. They do such theft ,to maintain the standard of living.

A notorious concept is gaining momentum.
Theft organised by gang and opportunistic shoplifters are in the increase. But there is also an upsurge of this disorientation by employees.
To monitor such thets, retailers have to spend an extra 926 million pounds.The retailers revive this expenditure by taxing the customers
Every U.K household spends 227 pounds more per month , because of this supervision .


The economical dwindle has affected the financial part of life, and demolished th e principle of uprightness.

Economy Playing Truant.

Economy has become the most interesting subject.
Science is a study of future.
Economy is a study of the past.
Science carries with it new inventions.
It is an innovative technology.
Economy deals with money market.
It is a real time study.
It finds nothing new.
Discoveries and inventions bring cheer.
Graphs and curves associated with economy usher growth.


Economy, the analysis of how money plays, how the currency reacts, how the financials rise or fall, is the most necessiated discipline.
Without money, nothing will move.

The recession experienced all these two years, looks very different from established fundamentals.
During down turn , usually. spending gets affected.
But there is a presence of high liquidity at this season.
Nowhere it is felt strongly than in commodities.
Gold has risen, Oil has gone up, consumer goods have sky rocketed.
This illustrates that there is excess liquidity.


On the other side of the fence there is double digit unemployment.
From where does the money come?
No one knows.

Economy is in no mood to listen to our grouses and grieveances.
It is marching ahead .
It is leaping in an horrible , profane gait.

The Three Bears.

Reading the various articles about economy, about inflation, about recovery, about unemployment and about health reforms,make everyone of us prosaic and disenchanted.
To revive my enthusiasm , I settled to go through the children's tale Goldilocks And Three Bears
It was a pleasant sojourn.



Goldilocks experience in the house of the Three Bears,has relevance to the economy.
She after a walk in the forest , knocks at the door of the house.
As she gets no response,enters .
She tries the various chairs, that of the father, mother and the baby.
She inds the little chair comfortable.
She , then starts tasting the porridge in the three bowls.
Again the analysis takes place, the father's is too hot, mother's is too cold, and the baby's is just right.
She ate it all up.
After the meals , she wants to sleep.
Once again the test of resistance is carried out.
The first bed is too hard, the second one is too soft, the third one is just right.
She sleeps peacefully, until the family of bears come in.


The world is in a state to chose the right direction, that which befits the necessity, that which focuses on the requirement,that which is appropriate at the present context.
As Goldilocks lost her way in the forest and became hungry, so the world economy has been led astray by infinite forces and has been pushed to a stage of despair.
As the young girl chose the right chair.
The economy has to select the right policy.
As the little one found the best meal.
The analyst have to identify the exact solution.
As Goldilocks decided on the proper bed, which is neither too hard or too soft.
The government has to chart out a revival plan that is neither rigorous, nor mild

Krugman recommends a liberalised stimulus. He wants more injection of funds to sustain the economy , which has turned to a path of recovery.
Other economists feel, further advancing will splatter the economy.


A reference to this ordinary child's story gives valid disclosures.

Uneasy Calm

Is it an uneasy calm before a storm?
Uncertainity prevails.
Governance all over is perturbed.
Injection of funds have brought in a congenial diaspora.
What will happen , if the stimulus is withdrawn?
The Economy is k3ept alive by implementing no interst?
What will be the out come , if the rate is hiked?



A delicate , delinquent crisis is boggling the world in general and U.S.in particular.
The consumers , are awry.
Spending has fallen drastically.
Banks are facing closure.
Unemployment looms large.
The Finance secretariat is tricked by scams and scandals.

Madoff scandal gives out voluminous accounts of inaccuracy .
Galleon hedge fund trading has incorporated in its memorandum irregular , illegal ,unthinkable , articles in his
We get scoops , which are mind blowing.



Madoffs operations had shown doubltul practices, suspicious mode of business.
The exposition was not immediate . The unruliness was not addressed/
The Fed had information of the detention.
But kept quiet.
This purposeful negligency forces a mistrust in the administration.


The passive spectatoral role of the government does not augur well.
Those in authority are silenced by the reward they get from the misdoers.
Rewards are the pay out for actions accomplished, not a remuneration to endorse illegsl course of transactions.


The hard earned money of the investor is knowingly dragged and emptied into the ocean of vile, cheat and perfidy.

A thorough vigilant supervisory regulation is mandatory.
We have to go back to the days of strict licensing.
Liberties and freedom should be monitored , as an excess will direct to a chaotic promiscuous leverage.

Strategy Of Money Making.

Ethics ,Moral, Justice do not have any significance in today's business.

Business ethics is a bygone concept.
Profits account for a succesful venture.
The way to accrue revenue is the prime concern.
This motivation of reaping gain has been misconstrued in the modern world.

Let us take a commodity- gold.
Gold price is approximately $1043 per ounce.
This includes various charges, like procurement, brokerage,etc.
The fluctuating market drives one to buy.
As gold is a tempting investment , investors flock to buy the metal.
The seller , guaging the interst, holds back.
The buyer , apprehending a rise in price , tries his best to compel the jeweller to sell.
The latter, after much persuasion, accepts to sell it $1050 per ounce.
The transaction shows a profit margin of $7.
But this apparent margin is not the real profit.
There are innumerable intricaies which have latent value.
The seller would have accumulated gold for cheap price, when the markets were down for a day.
The next day the price rises in no realistic terms .
The dealer got the news from the insider, who according to t restrictions, should not have revealed the details.
But money plays the truant.
Not everyone can access this insider tip of.
It is those, who have high range alliances, who have the buying power, ,who can kill their conscience,can accomplish. This proactive performance is praised as a stellar one.


The stock markets go up and down by such manipulations.
Merging detail of a company X with a company Y , shoots up the stock value of X and Y., which is ranging between $2-$3.
MR Dogood, knows in advance,with the insider MR. DOmuch confiding the details.
Mr Dogood covers say 100,000 of the stocks of X and Y .
Once the amalgamation is announced , stocks rise.. It goes up to$6. Mr DOgood sells his stock.
He makes a neat profit
C.P of 100,000 shares =100,000 x2.5= $250,000.
S.P of 100,000 shares =100,000x6 = $600,000.
Gross profit = $350,000.
Deducting 10% (expenses) = $35,000
Nett profit (includes2% brokerage) = $315,000

Amazing ,is it not?
Mr. Dogood gives 2% as brokerage to Mr Domuch, for hs tips.

But where is the ethic, moral and justice?
This illicit , illegality can be termed as prostitution.
A woman sells her body to earn her livlihood.
It harms her alone.
The anecdote of Dogood and Domuch is absolute cheating. .The two have traded body, mind and thought. It is a dirty prostitution.
The world hails such prolific squanderes as billionaires, as tycoons, as business magnates , but scorns at the poor woman who ekes out a sordid living.


This powerful investor has deprived the rights of the small time counterpart, who has less money, less contacts, and above all who has a conscience.


The righteous lie low.
The just make little money.
The contented are beckoned as imprudent, lazy, and idiots.
well, these great souls depart from the world, unlamented, unsung.
In validity, they have lived an exemplary life inflicting none, harassing none.


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Health Care.

I recall a popular saying
"When wealth is lost nothing is lost.
When health is lost something is lost,
When character is lost everything is lost"

Governance is focused on creating wealth.
Building the economy is a prime concern,
But caring for the people is still more essential.
The governments world over, the civic authorities in each and every city, should pay attention to health hazards that plague the country,
A few months back, there was a rapid epidemic of Swine Flu, or H1 N1 virus.
This unknown virus took many lives and created trembling fear.
The scare was so dominant, that one could see people walking with masks around.
The production of vaccine for this specific virus is still not sufficient to meet the world's demand.


Apart from this special infection, there are others like Malaria ,Dengue, Chickenkuniya, which are rampant in the tropical countries, most likely in India.
Certain other fevers, with symptoms of acute body pai, and swollen knees pose a great threat to the people

Health department which should come to the rescue, is lying dormant .The indiffernt attitude is much more critical than the disease .
The cause for such violent spread should be checked .
A swift move to eradicate the virus should be promoted.
Expenditure on health is most essential.
Expenses on war front is a spillover.

A Fly In The Ointment.

Economy is recovering.
The recession which was in existence all throughout 2008 and part of 2009, is resolving into a finality .
The stimulus, the bail out and other fiscal allowances have tried to turn the table.
As the finances are looking up, there is a presence of cheer and happiness everywhere.
The unemployment is still looming large. But it is predicted to get settled by next year.
The rosiness is cherubic.

But as all good things have a bad patch, this surge has its own wrong steps.
The abyssmal footings have led to a much undesirable quantum of grief.
The indulgence of U.S.in Afghan , is a mismatched entry.
Afghanistan and Taliban had shooed of Russia.
Now U.S. is facing the music.
A quick decision by Obama , as to call off his troops from the troubled country, would be pragmatic and much awaited outcome.
I can hear the sound Of Americans heaving a sigh of relief, while they read my post.
Obama ,will you do it?

A Shot In The Arm

The mayhem in the economy,is both depressing and invigorating.
The stimulus package has smothered th ruffles present in the financial system to a certain extent.
The ironing out has not been performed to the fullest satisfaction.
The job market is pining with large scale dysfunctions.
There is surplus debasement and abundant displacement.
The down scale salary is accepted by few , but discarded by many.
The unemployment is beyond reconcilliation.
At this precarious stand out, the bail out package is really working a recovery.
The turn around , though not prominent , is still a sweetener to the soured economy.
To make things stagger to the right diretion,severe steps and exact regulations should be followed.
A garnish like a promotional stmulus is essential.
A peppered prologue similar to the regulatory appraisals is vital .

An Overtake.

Overtaking can happen at any time.
Connotations on this concept vary in degree.

A simple incident of overtaking a car, while hurrying to catch the train ,was made a big issue by none other than my own sister. My driver, after dropping me in the station ,was summoned to her house,note my usage of the word summon, for this trivial issue. He was bombarded for overtaking the car, while her husband was on the wheels.
My poor driver,bold in nature, did not talk back , as she happened to be my sister.
So much for the ordinary trackback


Coming to important portfolios,in business and politics , the same attitude of intolerance persists
.
A slight surge of a politician ,is vied with anger and discontent.
In a context of framed enemity,a natural rise is viewed with envy. A climb up on the basis of capacity ,is scorned. A promotion on necessity is discarded. The unholy contempt expressed illustrates the demeaning mentality of politicians.


Business is also not away from such derogratory principles.A competitor is not accepted as a healthy counterpart. The sight of him brews hostility, and infuses antagonism. A profitable venture stirs suspicion.A fall back in revenue bring cheer.

The overtake is out of need. It is an endorsement of ability. It is a fine quality, that should be admired and appreciated.

Indo china Relations.

India is making careful progress in the economical front.
China has made a remarkable growth in the financial world.
The advancement of these countries is watched with attention and envy by the west.
These two ancient countries rich in heritage, great in skill, and superior in mental capacity, were prosperous two centuries back.
The depromotion of India and China , to the status of almost a negative pronouncement, was due to the outcome of quarrelling syndrome, divisive forces,weak management, population rise,and last but not the least was to the damage inficted by the West, who came as traders but ended up as rulers.
The British, Dutch, Portuguese and French robbed these nations, not only of their abundance but also of their spirit.
It has taken sixty long years for these countries to re equip and surface as strong economic powers.
As they have become cynosure of all eyes, there appears a small skrimish faction that may knock down their unity. If the differences find their way ,there would be a setback to the handsome growth.
India and China should bear this in mind and make a determined effort to lead the world to a path of glory and prosperity.

The Marathon Race.

The world is witnessing a competition.
The Asian countries have entered into the economic race with a bang.
China and India are a emerging as a reckoning force.
Their growth is amazing.
The resplendent glory of these nations is so overwhelming ,that the Western countries are looking up to them with awe and respect.
As dollar is losing its sheen, a new currency has to be evolved.This neccesiated outcome would be organised by India and China.
The Indo china relationship, is getting soured by trivial issues, most undesirable at the present juncture. The countries should exclude their differences and join together in producing a superior economy.
The Westeren stalwarts should admit their shortcomings,and learn to accept the Supremacy of the emerging economic powers
Let the marathon race be competitive, effective and robust.

Under The Grip Of Mosquitoes.

Mosquitoes ,small in size but massive in menace, are a troublesome breed.
Many dreadful disease spread through mosquito bites.
The tropical countries nestle and rear mosquitoes so affably, that the tiny insects shower the people with amorous kisses .
The civic authorities ,pay no attention to this rampancy, that there is a violence of infection .
The viral ,thus transmitted , plays mayhem over its prey.
The infected complain of high temperature, muscle pain, dizziness and nausea.
The strain is alive for a week or even more.
Hospitals authorities are at a loss to handle the cases.
Each one has different symptoms.
The doctors prescribe a pain killer, an antibiotic and advise the patients to take lot of liquids, unsure of what to do. .
If only the municipalities have taken cautious steps well ahead of the havoc, thespread of illness could have been averted.

Quick Money Is Akin To Quick Sand.

The stories Of Ramalinga raju, of satyam, Raj rajaratnam of Galleon, stop us or awhile.
The halt makes us wonder.
Wonder we did , when they were making huge money.
Wonder we do, when we see them behind the bars .


How did they amass wealth in such a short time?
If we question or analyse their movements, we will findmillions of illegal connivance.
These tracking would have been shooed of by critics, when the protagonists were i their hey days.
Once their system collapses, many controversial theorems, conspicous conspiracies come into the fore.
The world , in large, is aghast.


The Raju and the Raj, unwittingly the names also tally,were hailed as successul business men with keen acumen and enlightening foresight.
They created charities and oundations to help the needy.
They were looked up as demi gods.
But their default has denounced them.
They have been deprived of their wealth (ill gotten), reputation, and peace.

Smokes And Mirrors.

Smokes and mirrors ,is a metaphor, that holds my attention.
A mirror reflecting a smoke, is a vague transmission of reality.
It portrays the visual perception,undermining the apparent proposition.

How many action that we witness bear a tinge of sincerity?
How many transactions that boast of genuinity , are really so?
How much talk that overwhelm in eloquence are orations of truth?
How many overtures of affection are exactly so?
Behind every deal, every move, every speech, every caressing touch ther is a hidden shadowy data.
The veiled advances may mislead, may misquote,may misguide the receiver.

Obama has talked inanger about the insurance companies procedures. He has precisely criticised their proposals of extending insurance claim as an eyewash.

Help and aid ,charity and philanthrophy are a disguised proclamations that enable Man to seek benefits and profits in a dignified manner.
They may also reflect a cover up of the sense of wrong, or guilt that Man has committed.

Smoke and mirror illustrate the state of society ,we are in.
The economy is under pressure.
Employment is under suppression.
The rich expose extravaganza.
The poor reel in poverty.
The governments of nations speak out that there is enormous growth in GDP.Inflation is contained is another common call of the rulers.How do they conclude?How do they calculate?

Three words give us a vast interpretation."Smokes And Mirrors"


An environment of uneasy calm persists.
GDP rise does not mitigate the suferring of the poor.

Return Of The Native,

A year exactly has rolled on.My atmashruti was left with no care. I am back with a bang.
Many experiences have been left out.
Many happenings have not been recorded.
Many feelings have not been expressed.
An obsession ,which is unexplainable, had set inm
A preocuupation overtook the writing spirit.

The year that was, saw many ups and downs.
The economy has made a smart recovery,
Employment is still a taboo.
Nature made its presence known by its terrific violence.
Political stability is yet to be established in many nations.
Environment is at risk,with increasing carbon emissons.
"Going Green", is the epithet, profusely used to target people.

The internal combustion in Man is still very pronounced.
There is a general feeling of fear and discontent.
Greed and deceit still persists.
Riot and turbulence still exists.
Joy and peace, charm and cheer, beauty and divinity, appear to be remote abstractions.