Why Are Banks Paying Signing Bonus So Early?
I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for 12 hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We...
Bullish Today, Marc Faber Is “Highly Confident” the...
Source Bullish Today, Marc Faber Is “Highly Confident” the Future Will Be Very Bleak Aaron Task Yahoo Tech Ticker, Sep 22,...
Giuliani: Clueless about Economics, Crisis, Bailouts
I’ve always been grateful that Rudy Giuliani was NYC mayor during the 9/11 attack. He was reassuring during a moment of crisis,...
Will Banks Fund FDIC ?
The FDIC is currently funded by a small fee charged to every bank FDIC insured account in the country. The enormous amount of bank...
Will the US$ be an FOMC topic of discussion?
As the FOMC begins their two day meeting today not only will they have to juggle the current stabilization in the US economy with their...
Ultra Low Cost Space Photography
> 2 MIT students put together Project Icarus — an ultra low cost rig which they lofted a digital camera via weather balloon to...
Barney Frank on Jay Leno Show
September 21, 2009 — Tonight (September 21), Barney Frank — Chairman of the House Financial Committee and Massachusetts...
B of A Pays $425M to End Fed Guarantee
I was going to say that $425 million seemed like a lot of cash, but then I remembered the $30 billion they took in taxpayer monies....
FT’s Wolf: Regulators Learned Wrong Lessons of...
A year after the failure of Lehman Brothers, global regulators are still dealing with the aftermath and struggling to learn the lessons...
Afternoon Readings
Some quick links for your afternoon pleasure: • $30 billion home loan time bomb set for 2010 (SF Chronicle) • Ready…Aim…Chase!?!?...