- If you like your bankfail in chart form rather than boat form, this is the right place for you. (h/t TakeAReport) – China: “Google? Never heard of it!” Davos: “Nope, never heard of it either.” – The Richard Branson success model: Do what you love, listen to the customer and it’s never a bad [...]
Entries from January 31st, 2010
Nouriel Roubini Over The Whole “Doom” Thing
January 30th, 2010 · 5 Comments · win
As far as nicknames go, we’ve always thought Nouriel Roubini’s “Dr. Doom” nickname sounded pretty darn cool, even if he has to sometimes share it with Marc Faber. As his Facebook friend, I can tell you I have seen substantial evidence the name has never stopped him from getting into the best parties in far-away [...]
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It Has To Be Ben!
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · bernanke
Some of our more esteemed Senators are convinced that Bernanke will actually be confirmed to keep being Fed chairman – so convinced, apparently, that they’re having to work around the Senate’s zany cloture rules just to make sure he gets his vote, but other Senators get to sleep easy at night not having actually voted [...]
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Who Knew John Maynard Keynes Could Party?
January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · links
Lunchtime laugh (and learn), anyone? Keynes and Hayek rap about cyclical economies – In Fear the Boom and Bust, John Maynard Keynes and F. A. Hayek, two of the great economists of the 20th century, come back to life to attend an economics conference on the economic crisis. Before the conference begins, and at the [...]
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