courtesy of NYT > Quite an instructive chart — Its pretty obvious that late 2006 early 2007 was when something unusual began in...
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Remember this idiocy? Top US analyst hits back after death threats over Citigroup downgrade It was exactly 9 months ago. What has that...
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Nouriel Roubini: Barron’s: Unfortunately for the rest of us, you have a pretty good track record. How much more misery lies ahead?...
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While I am off fishing, y’all can enjoy this article: If President Richard Whitney of the New York Stock Exchange was surprised at...
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Via Portfolio, comes this list of great CEOs quotes: 1. John Thain, Merrill Lynch "We’re very confident that we have the...
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My last Merrill post until the next big writedown (or investigation / indictment): The Merrill sale involved "U.S. super senior ABS...
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An active trader pointed us to this very familiar looking off-balance sheet shenanigan found in the following paragraph regarding...
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I’m on an earlier than usual train home today, to take the missus out to dinner (she just flew back into NY today). Change at...
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Fascinating analysis from Vladimir Klyuev analysts at the IMF, titled What Goes Up Must Come Down? House Price Dynamics in the United...
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