Detroit Gets a Lifeline
WSJ’s John McKinnon says automakers got at least a temporary lifeline from the White House with $17.4 billion in rescue funding....
White House & Housing Crisis, Organizational chart
Administration Organizational Chart: > courtesy of NYT > Source: White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire JO BECKER, SHERYL...
NYT: Blaming Bush for the Wrong Things
The Sunday New York Times has a front page article more or less blaming Bush for the housing and credit crisis. Its part of their...
Words from the (investment) wise 12.21.08
Words from the (investment) wise for the week that was (Dec 15 – 21, 2008) “Americans have always been able to handle austerity...
White House & Housing Crisis: Timeline
Timeline: > courtesy of NYT > Source: White House Philosophy Stoked Mortgage Bonfire JO BECKER, SHERYL GAY STOLBERG and STEPHEN...
Madoff Red Flags Were There All Along
In 2001, reporter Erin Arvedlund wrote an article for the financial weekly Barrons that was skeptical of Bernard Madoff’s strategy...
Audit Interview: Jack Dolan
Columbia Journalism Review interviews the Miami Herald reporter whose series we have highlighted here many times. JD: I expected there...
Buffett’s Easy Money
How did Warren Buffett make a billion without even trying? Deal Journal’s Heidi Moore talks with Adam Najberg about the...
I Meant to Do That
I Meant to Do That December 19, 2008 By John Mauldin The Fed has taken interest rates to zero. They have clearly started a program of...