Entries from July 12th, 2010

For Lloyd Blankfein, I Think This Place Is Restricted

July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · goldman sachs

A tale of Goldman Sachs and Caddyshacks… Goldman Sachs Group Inc. lost management control of bankrupt Nanso Country Club outside Tokyo after a court accepted a petition by members to remove executives appointed by the Wall Street firm. The Tokyo District Court on July 6 appointed attorney Yuzo Miyama to take over management of Nanso [...]

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Rio: Olympics, Jesus And Hedgies

July 12th, 2010 · No Comments · win

Happy Monday! It’s 1AM Eastern, the Asian market is up, and all I see is rosy news about the strengthening euro, receding Chinese inflation and the bond market rallying, so I’ll stick with Pollyanna mode and take you on a mental vacation to Rio. The name is probably merely synonymous with beaches and Carnival for [...]

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Sunday Night Link Fest

July 11th, 2010 · 1 Comment · links

- YUM Brands + user generated content = Fail. (Or win, depending on how you look at it.) h/t WallStreetFighter – Wondering what’s on Ben Bernanke’s desktop? – Chart of the day: where are the world’s biggest banks? Hint: Not the USA. And you thought WE were too big to fail. h/t TakeAReport – TRB [...]

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What Has Eight Arms And Outsmarted The I-Banks?

July 9th, 2010 · No Comments · breaking news

Happy Friday… here’s some breaking news for you. UBS and JPM pwned by a cephalopod: Paul the Octopus on Friday predicted Spain to win the World Cup Final. That’s something the math modelers at investment banks just didn’t see coming. Paul is flawless in his picks to far, contrasting sharply with predictions made by banks [...]

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Nouriel Roubini on the Daily Show

July 7th, 2010 · No Comments · links

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c America’s Got Nothing www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Tea Party Nouriel Roubini appeared on the Daily Show with Jon Stewart last night to talk about unemployment in a skit called “America’s Got Nothing”, as I’d mentioned on Twitter yesterday. He doesn’t [...]

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