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SuperBowl 50!

Welcome to Bay Area for Super Bowl 50. This much awaited yearly show is in town and just 3 miles from where I work (@Cisco). In fact it is so near of Cisco's campus that Cisco's parking lots could be used to park cars and walk. It's great to have such a major event in heart of Silicon Valley. Last week we went to SFO to enjoy the excitement. Tomorrow we would enjoy the show at one of our friends place (tickets are not available and affordable with lowest ticket price of $3000 if you could get it). By some estimates, Super Bowl would boost Bay Area economy by nearly $800 Million. Nice sum of change when tech industry seems to be losing some ground (especially when high-fliers like LNKD and DATA crash by over 45% in one day).
Given it's February and longest political show on earth is about to get into high-hear,  it's time for some predictions

  • Carolina Panthers would win Super Bowl 50 (even thoughjwin by Denver Broncos would capstone Peyton Manning's illustratious  career)
  • Next week's New Hampshire Presidential Primary could give clear direction to Republican nominee process and seal Mrs. Clinton as Democratic nominee. So here is my specific prediction
    • Rubio would emerge as winner (and close 2nd) in NH primary - this double definably decelerate Mr Trump's momentum and could even de-rail his presidential aspirations completely. I am still behind my original prediction that Mr. Rubio would become Republican nominee against Mrs. Clinton as Democratic nominee. All of this would be sure decided on Super Tuesday (Mar 1)
  • Markets would continue to be volatile (DOW going up or down by 100+ points) for next few weeks and may settle down in March. Once Fed gives clear indication that it is on hold for some time may give markets some breather and possible have a leg up in Spring/Summer
March is also critical for our family with Yash's college admission results coming in. Yash had worked really hard all throughout his school years and college applications. We are hoping that he gets into one of his dream colleges. Best of luck Yash!
/Shyam

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