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What 07 Headlines Say About 08 Job Market Charles you sage. This article confirms your beliefs. 3rd to last paragraph says "What's hot: To avoid repeating history, lending institutions, hedge funds and investment banks are likely to invest more in departments aimed at offsetting such...

Given current market headlines, is demand for quants increasing, decreasing, or remaining the same? Are certain quantitative skill sets becoming more valuable?

Op-Ed piece from NYT Innovating Our Way to Financial Crisis By PAUL KRUGMAN Published: December 3, 2007 The financial crisis that began late last summer, then took a brief vacation in September and October, is back with a vengeance. Paul Krugman. How bad is it? Well, I've never seen...

Free Preview - WSJ.com The part I found interesting was: " Some industry analysts say that Porsche itself is behaving like a hedge fund. In its most recent financial statement, Porsche disclosed that it made more money in its latest fiscal year from trading derivatives than it did from...

How London Created a Snarl In Global Markets - WSJ.com

Philips should have gone for it. New England has had many 4th quarter drives to kill the clock this season and Dallas needed 2 touchdowns. Plus they have TO. I was very surprised when they kicked the FG. They still needed 2 scores.

Andy, your use of loathe reminds me of something my grandmother once said. She was a very kind and demure woman who emigrate from Ireland in the early 1900's. She never had a bad word to say about anyone. And she was a huge Red Sox fan. We used to go to her house in Newton, MA, just a short...

Once the Red Sox clinched a playoff spot, they are working towards their next goal - finishing second. Beckett is much better on the road. Its all part of the master plan.

Last night was a great night. The Red Sox didn't lose and the Yankees didn't win.

Well Larry Craig is good with hand signals. And his wide stance may help when he is in the pocket.

Yuriy, I like your answer, but it seems to violate the requirement that all drink at the same time.

Hello QN I'm a new MFE student looking forward to starting next week. I've been working in the software industry for 13 yrs so I'm naive enough not to know what I got myself into. Andy, thanks for a great site. (Is Andy really one person or is there a team called "Andy" running this thing?!)