I love this photo, and I love finally getting mileage out of the “loller euro” tag, considering how long the dollar’s been the laughingstock of currency exchange booths in Western European airports. But anyway. In the last few days the euro has set a 4-year low against the dollar, Germany got pissy with its short [...]
Entries from May 18th, 2010
Jim Sinclair: Volcker’s A Dollar Shill, Though Not Necessarily Wrong
May 18th, 2010 · 1 Comment · loller dollar, loller euro
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GMAC: From Ally To GM’s Foe
May 16th, 2010 · 3 Comments · subprime
Ally Bank – which I’d much rather have seen incorporated with a cryptic symbol or something, so that I could refer to it just as “The Bank Formerly Known As GMAC”, because that’s what it is – still has a loose affiliation with GM, cutting car loans for the automaker and, shockingly enough, apparently exacting [...]
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You Can’t Keep A Good Man Down
May 15th, 2010 · 2 Comments · lehman brothers
…and you can’t keep Dick Fuld down, either. He’s resurfaced, at least per BrokerCheck: Richard S. Fuld Jr. is currently employed by Legend Securities in New York and has been registered with the firm since May 6, according to FINRA’s BrokerCheck Web site. Fuld is not currently listed on Legend Securities’ management team on the [...]
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CEO Pay: Finally A Little Somethin’ For The Ladies
May 13th, 2010 · No Comments · win
So tonight, I will tip my scotch like a boss in the direction of Silicon Valley, in honor of the news that Yahoo’s Carol Bartz raked it in like whoa last year: Chief executive officers’ pay is shattering the glass ceiling. Boosted by a $47.2 million package for Carol Bartz of Yahoo! Inc. and $26.3 [...]
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When Doritos Are Outlawed…
May 11th, 2010 · 9 Comments · breaking news
…only outlaws will eat Doritos. I am an outlaw, LoLo, Esq., is an outlaw, and pretty sure Jason would be an outlaw, too. You’ll find us huddled behind a building somewhere next to an oil can, with orange fingers and corn chips stuck to our faces. I exaggerate, but these could be the first steps, [...]
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