One of the more common refrains we keep hearing is that the worst of the credit crisis is behind us. Not only that, but banks have...
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The sub-prime problem is Kryptonite to GE. I’ll get to that in a minute, but before I do, a brief review. Last week, I questioned...
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Hedge fund manager Scott Frew is a friend and occasional fishing partner. He had a few words to say about this morning’s discussion...
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Interesting chart via a recent IMF report: The chart above comes from Gary E., who also sends along this commentary: Angel...
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Paul A. Volcker on the credit crisis, Greenspan, Bernanke, etc. The rest of the speech touches on Bear Stearns, the Fed’s Mandate,...
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Moody’s (MCO) is one of the key enablers in the housing crisis and the sub-prime debacle. Considering the massive damage they are...
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There is an elephant in the room that I haven’t yet seen discussed: The UnTradeables. In our discussion last week on SFAS...
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Former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker speaks in New York about practices leading to the current financial market crisis, the...
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Alan Greenspan seems to be hellbent on destroying what little reputation he has left. Over the past few years, the man formerly known as...
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If it wasn’t so sad, it would be terribly amusing: Tom Toles Thanks, Kitty.
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