Buffett Sells Moodys, Buys Burlington Santa Fe
Dump the dog, buy the thoroughbred: • Berkshire Buys Burlington Northern in Buffett’s Biggest Takeover (Bloomberg) •...
Stiglitz: U.S. Paying for Not Nationalizing Banks
“We have this very strange situation today in America where we have given banks hundreds of billions of dollars and the president has...
Incentive Compensation, Risk Management, and Safety and Soundness
Governor Daniel K. Tarullo At the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith School of Business Roundtable: Executive Compensation:...
Why Keep Geithner?
Dylan Ratigan hosts the show Morning Meeting with Dylan Ratigan, which airs weekday mornings from 9 to 11 A.M. ET. Ratigan was most...
Afternoon Reads
Most linkfests involve me discussing what I have read. Today, I am posting a list of what I would be reading, if I was doing my normal...
What Backs the Buck?
JP Koning, who did the, The Visual History of the Federal Reserve, has a new chart out: >
Money Managers Are Still Bullish
The bull is still very much in charge, but it pays to be cautious, as bargains are getting harder to find, says Barron’s Lauren...
Apart From the Crowd
David L. Singer – 10-30-09 Apart From the Crowd – 10-30-09 ~~~ Apart From the Crowd – 11-2-09
Economic data
In likely a result of a rush to buy a home in order to qualify for the possible expiration of the home buying tax credit, Sept Pending...
Uh-Oh: Economists Say Recovery, Market Gains Solid
No worries! The same people who missed the worst oncoming recession in 80 years, the credit collapse (worst in US), and the market crash...