Professor and "Irrational Exuberance" author nevertheless says he’s a fan of Henry Paulson, just not of his proposal:
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WaMu is now toast, forced into the waiting arms of JPM. Here are the specifics from the Office of Thrift Supervision: Receivership...
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Last night, we looked at the first part of the special investigation from Bloomberg — and noted its a must read! Here is part II:...
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> Last night on Fast Money, there was a heated debate on who was to blame for the Housing boom and bust, and the credit crisis, and...
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The Congressional Bailout attitude:
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Here’s the video I did for the WSJ on Tuesday — it was the #2 video on the WSJ.com site yesterday: “Barry Ritholtz, the...
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All financial crisis have one of three issues: Liquidity, Solvency & Capital. The current crisis has all 3. Any plan to help resolve...
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This take on the bailout, from asset manager Jim Welsh, gets it just about right: > "We will be told that the Federal Reserve and...
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Brilliantly simple take on all of this, via Indexed: >
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Most people are unfamiliar with the evolution of financial management over the years. It began as a clubby old boys network, who you knew...
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