Apparently they’re not cool with negative press under a domain name like goldmansachs666.com/. I don’t agree with a lot of what this guy is saying. In fact, some of it seems pretty nutty. Which is all the more reason to watch GS initiate the Streisand effect on this guy. He’s already got 90,000 some hitsContinue reading “Goldman Sachs trying to silence critical blogger”
Category Archives: The Market
Fatburger bankrupt?!?
Now that I think about it, I haven’t been patronizing them as much lately. Maybe it’s due to overexpansion in Nevada, but Eater.com is reporting that two Fatburger holding companies are filing for bankruptcy protection. What’s the world coming to?!?
The “too big to fail” problem
I’m so glad a real writer is thinking about this stuff. Earlier today Techdirt ran an article by Mike Masnick titled, “Why Aren’t We Trying To Solve The Too Big To Fail Problem?” He’s absolutely right in bringing this to the table. Maybe there’s no solution – but we need to do our best toContinue reading “The “too big to fail” problem”
“Après moi, le déluge”
From DOW JONES NEWSWIRES Standard & Poor’s said delinquencies of home-related loans climbed in January, with the rate surging in particular from December for home-equity lines of credit and prime-rated jumbo mortgages. The agency released that month’s results for residential mortgage-backed securities created in 2005 through 2007 from the home-equity lines and jumbo mortgages asContinue reading ““Après moi, le déluge””
Don’t Panic
This from the Consumerist: At the end of 2008, the FDIC’s insurance fund ratio was 0.40% of all insured deposits, far below the minimum 1.15% mandated by Congress. But, don’t panic. The Chinese still want to lend us money. I’m sorry – what? They’re starting to buy fewer treasuries and more oil futures. Well, that’sContinue reading “Don’t Panic”
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