The home of the Loller Dollar is probably used to taking a little bit of guff these days. China, Russia, Venezuela… well, they’re known for being mouthy. But now our neighbors to the north are flaunting their duck money like it MEANS something, and no, I’m not talking about the Tim Horton’s they put next [...]
Entries from December 23rd, 2009
Sith Lords At The NYSE! Alert Patrick Byrne!
December 22nd, 2009 · No Comments · win
Looks like Darth Vader was clangin’ the opening bell at the NYSE with an entourage of stormtroopers as reinforcements. And all I can think about is Byrne’s rant about Sith Lords and naked shorts. Video via the AP:
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New Jersey, What’s The Situation?
December 22nd, 2009 · 4 Comments · fail
So I guess NJ is taking it on the chin as hard as Snooki did in the last episode of Jersey Shore. Yes, I’ve started watching that show. I don’t have cable, so blame LoLo. Anyway, across the state of New Jersey, they’re firing state workers and raising property taxes as state aid falls and [...]
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Bandit, Get A Shovel
December 21st, 2009 · 1 Comment · fail
So, Citigroup. Our favorite zombie bank. We’ve given you tons of funds. You acted like you were paying some of it back, when in reality it was just cash from our coffers being shuffled around, since you got a handy $38 billion dollar tax break at the same time. $C, are we really supposed to [...]
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Monday Links
December 21st, 2009 · No Comments · links
2009 has been a bad year for companies whose name starts with “Cit” – Citi continued to suck, CIT failed hard, and now Citadel Broadcasting has filed Chapter 11. When I heard the news I went out to my car and high-fived my XM radio. From The Reformed Broker: Say what you will about Wall [...]
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