Business, the stock market, and the autumnal equinox. Briefly define the equinox and describe why it is scary for the stock market. Give 3 examples of things that have happened at this time.
[First off, I just want the record to show that I am confused as hell about what the above means. So I'm taking it as a literal sense and I hope that I am not missing some sort of secret meaning of the fall equinox.]
The equinox is the point in time where the day is as equal as the night. At 4 times a year, at about the season changes, the center of the sun is directly above a set point on the Earth. And the only thing I found scientifically that would come close to disrupting the stock market was the fact that because of this "alignment", some satellites gain interference and malfunction for a few seconds, so I'm sure someone sitting on Wall St. would want up to date second by second information to make the correct transaction.
History would show that around this time frame, the October "massacres" of 1978 and 1979 (8 straight days of heavy negative volume), the Mini Crash of 1989 (UAL almost being bought out), and the 1997 Asian Collapse (which didn't seem as interesting as the rest). History repeats itself, but I say its just a conspiracy.
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Journay Entry 1 (14SEP10)
1. Write a one paragraph summary of the article you brought to class.
Microsoft has made alot of poor choices lately. Including deciding to "give up" on making more phones, computer software, and hardware. “Except for gaming, it is ‘game over’ for Microsoft in the consumer market.” Mark Anderson of the New York Times Buisness claimed in one interview. The core revenue for Microsoft is their Game Studios, making $1.5 billion last year, is the only thing holding Microsoft alive. And with poor choices, Microsoft is loosing Gamers left-right-and center.
2. Write a one paragraph responce to the article.
Growing up I as a gamer I was loyal to Nintendo. It took years for me to transfer over to Sony and their Playstation. But with a increased amount of great games for the Playstation, the transition was alot less painful then expected. Then came Microsoft's XBox. With a powerful compant like Microsoft backing the research and development of thier own console, it blew the rest out of the water. It was like taking a Fiarri back to cavemen times. The quality of the games and the ability to fit longer better games on a CD and have a small machine strong enough to run graphics that the most advanced Desktop computer can handle. And with alot of smaller companies leaving Microsoft Gaming Studios on grounds that Microsoft is more involved with making thier own money and not supporting smaller companies, Microsoft is going downhill...quickly.
Microsoft has made alot of poor choices lately. Including deciding to "give up" on making more phones, computer software, and hardware. “Except for gaming, it is ‘game over’ for Microsoft in the consumer market.” Mark Anderson of the New York Times Buisness claimed in one interview. The core revenue for Microsoft is their Game Studios, making $1.5 billion last year, is the only thing holding Microsoft alive. And with poor choices, Microsoft is loosing Gamers left-right-and center.
2. Write a one paragraph responce to the article.
Growing up I as a gamer I was loyal to Nintendo. It took years for me to transfer over to Sony and their Playstation. But with a increased amount of great games for the Playstation, the transition was alot less painful then expected. Then came Microsoft's XBox. With a powerful compant like Microsoft backing the research and development of thier own console, it blew the rest out of the water. It was like taking a Fiarri back to cavemen times. The quality of the games and the ability to fit longer better games on a CD and have a small machine strong enough to run graphics that the most advanced Desktop computer can handle. And with alot of smaller companies leaving Microsoft Gaming Studios on grounds that Microsoft is more involved with making thier own money and not supporting smaller companies, Microsoft is going downhill...quickly.
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