Freddie Mac (FRE) trumpeted its return to timely financial reporting with some mumbo jumbo that makes you wonder what lessons, if any, have been absorbed. Freddie Mac has been conflicted regarding ...

The term "mumbo jumbo" dates back centuries and traces its roots to West Africa. It is widely believed to come from the Mandinka people who make... EDITOR'S NOTE: Here at Code Switch, we take a look ...

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In my book, "Car guys Vs. Bean Counters," I devote an entire chapter to the deliberate and largely useless intellectualizing of business, foisted on America by the nation's famous business schools.

Tuesday evening I was in CNET's HQ in downtown San Francisco for my first Social Media Club experience. Social Media Club is a creation of my friends Chris Heuer and Kristie Wells, and it consists of ...

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Scottish explorer Mungo Park was among the first Europeans to view the Mandinka tribe's masked dancers who were known as Maamajomboo. He translated the word as "mumbo jumbo.' This 1797 illustration ...