Category Archives: News and Events

In yet another example of how corporate boards cannot move decisively, after over a year of shoes dropping because of two crashes of the 737MAX, Boeing’s CEO has departed to spend more time with his family or whatever cover story … Continue reading →

Harvey Weinstein in an interview with the New York Post. Mr. Weinstein added, “I made more movies directed by women and about women than any filmmaker, and I’m talking about 30 years ago, I’m not talking about now when it’s … Continue reading →

Bernie Ebbers, the man at the helm when WorldCom, once the largest company in America (market cap) which turned out to be an $11-billion fraud. Mr. Ebbers was sentenced to 25 years, and had served about 13 years when a … Continue reading →

Spygate was in 2007 and involved allegations that the Patriots were stealing signs of rival teams. Then came Deflatgate in 2015 — an, as yet, unsolved mystery in the minds of Goddess, et al.,with the inflation levels of footballs used … Continue reading →

Headline from today’s Wall Street Journal.” Could we have a current value comparison? And check back in a few years to see what has happened to the IPOs driving the numbers.

There is a diabolical side to some of the contestants in beauty pageants. For example, Andrea Piecuch, the Miss Universe of the U.S. Virgin Islands, was booed when she won that title. The locals said that Ms. Piecuch is a … Continue reading →

Well, what with cameras and technology, the Astros were apparently able to see and decode the signs of their opponents. MLB has come down hard on this stuff. Cameras out of the dugouts now. At least this time the wrongdoing … Continue reading →

Those reviews placed by bots can be detected, and Fakespot, Inc. is the company that offers the service. Fakespot concludes that more than 1/3 of online reviews are fraudulent, meaning that bots placed them or they were made by folks … Continue reading →

As if the ongoing troubles with the 737MAX are not enough of a challenge, Boeing now has a new plane – the 777X – the first new plane design since the 737MAX fatal crashes. And, there is intense regulatory scrutiny … Continue reading →

Now that’s not a headline one expects to read. Nonetheless, Pope Francis had a chat with the press on his jet and conceded that finances in the Vatican involve “things that do not seem clean,” and added, “What happened, happened: … Continue reading →

The Barometer wrote too quickly — here is another texting tragedy. A former Boston College student who broker up with her boyfriend sent him 47,000 texts in a two-month period. Her boyfriend, who apparently tried to respond, bringing the total … Continue reading →

Three events over as many weeks have put the Barometer over the edge on the texting epidemic. Whilst traveling with family down from Arizona’s Rim Country to the magnificent Phoenix Valley of the Sun, all travelers in the car noticed … Continue reading →

In June, the Barometer expressed concern about then-Baltimore-mayor Catherine Pugh because of her book sales. “Her former Honor has a series of books, known as the Healthy Holly series (children’s books), that help children learn about healthy living. The books … Continue reading →

Professor Bruce Bagley was charged with money laundering as part of a network used to get money from bribery and corruption in Venezuela laundered and all fresh for use in the USA. The total amount laundered was $2.5 million and … Continue reading →