Investing in a Post-Fact Society (a/k/a, Were the Good Times a...
One of the concerns we have expressed here over the years is that there was much more — and less — to the post 2001 recession...
History of Panic Buying
Nice bit of chart porn via Forbes, which writes: "JPMorgan’s Jamie Dimon may prove to be the latest in a line of investors to...
Who is to Blame for Bear Stearn’s Demise?
From our Things that make you go Hmmmm department: There is a meme going around about the death of Bear Stearns (BSC). According to some...
Dick Bove: Buy Banks, Avoid Brokers
Bove Says Bear Holder Lewis Won’t Find Alternative Deal: Video Interesting interview with Dick Bove, the Punk Ziegel analysts who...
Why Australia is Insulated From US Sub-Prime Woes
Since its the last day of the trading week, how about a little humor from down under? > Clarke and Dawe: the comic duo you can bank...
Esquire Interview on Bear Stearns
> So George Clooney and I are having a few beers, and we start talking Wall Street, Bear Stearns and all the rest . . . The next...
Bear Stearns Paraphernalia on eBay
More gallows humor from the usual crowd — this time, with a motherlode of Bear Stearn’s mementos on eBay. >click for more...
S&P Report on Subprime Write-downs
While there is plenty of blame to go around in the entire banking debacle, let’s not forget who the key enablers were: The rating...
Off to Bloomberg TV
I will be out of pocket for awhile this morning, as I am off to Bloomberg for a quick tv hit at 9:40. Meanwhile, have a look at these...