The Prisoners Dilemma: John Thain vs Ken Lewis
“Regulators are supposed to tell you to obey the law, not to disobey the law. If you’re the CEO, your first obligation is not...
New Contributor in the Think Tank: Bill King
I am pleased to direct your attention to the Think Tank this morning, where you can find Wall Street veteran Bill King’s missive....
The King Report
> Today – SPMs are down 14.60 in Sunday night trading because Obama’s chief economic adviser, Larry Summers, asserted while...
Wall Street Pay Bounces Back
To be filed under “Are you shitting me?”: “Workers at the largest financial institutions are on track to earn as much...
Week Ahead in US, Asia and Europe
Obama Hits 100 Days: (April 24) President Obama will mark 100 days in office with a news conference to answer critics who say he is...
After the Storm…Where Are We Now?
> My fishing buddy David Kotok is hosting a conference in Philly this week where I wll be presenting: The Financial System, Banks...
Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora on Bill Moyers
Bill Moyers speaks with economist Simon Johnson and Ferdinand Pecora biographer and legal scholar Michael Perino. Johnson is a former...
Worst Slide Story: A Recession Sing-A-Long!
From “West Side Story” to the modern remix, “Worst Slide Story.” > click for animation Walt Handelsman via...
Time To Buy A Private Plane?
Barron’s in collaboration with Business Jet Traveler magazine examines how the corporate-jet market is faring in the recession.
Words from the (investment) wise 4.26.09
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (April 20 – 26, 2009) “Words from the Wise” this week comes to you...