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Category Archives: The Market
The Feeling at the Top of the Drop
A few moments ago, I had a very tiny epiphany regarding my feelings about the current mood of the global economy; it reminded me of that feeling one has at the beginning of the ride on a roller coaster as one is about to crest the first, and generally highest, of all the drops. TheContinue reading “The Feeling at the Top of the Drop”
Andrew Lahde
So cool. Out of all this mess, the most successful of all the hedge funds was operating five blocks from my office, right here in Santa Monica. I probably walked right by the office on my way to lunch at Daily Grill. The guy who ran it wrapped things up and shut it down becauseContinue reading “Andrew Lahde”
blackstonerevealed.blogspot.com
http://blackstonerevealed.blogspot.com/ This guy is on to something. Oh, and the article on the Gilded Age is here: http://www.thenation.com/doc/20080630/henwood
Ever heard of Stephen A. Schwarzman?
Remember me telling you about the Seventh Regiment Armory located the Upper East Side? I finally looked it up. The guy who had his sixtieth birthday party there last year, Stephen Schwarzman, is the person one who took the Blackstone (not to be confused with Blackrock or Blackwater) company public – they were heavy intoContinue reading “Ever heard of Stephen A. Schwarzman?”
QuantumTom 