- On the EUD/USD, the octopus remains moot. – Take a look at the Beveridge curve and the unemploment rate, and then have a stiff drink. – Punxsutawney Fed sees six more months of economic winter. – JDA looks at some of the subtleties involved in regulating the series of tubes. – In the great [...]
Entries from August 10th, 2010
ShoreBank Is Finally Dry Docked
August 10th, 2010 · 2 Comments · all ur bankz, fail
Bailout opponents alike can toast to this one — Chicago’s politically well-connected ShoreBank should start packing its bags, as it’s about to take a one-way trip on the failboat, per Charlie Gasparino: FOX Business Network has learned that banking regulators have informed officials at ShoreBank that the company is heading for the Federal Deposit Insurance [...]
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Foreclosed On By The Fed
August 4th, 2010 · No Comments · bear stearns, bernanke
For some homeowners, that wolf at the door is actually the Federal Reserve: James Currell is struggling to prevent his Minnesota home from being foreclosed. But his lender isn’t a bank. It is the U.S. government. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is facing the prospect of foreclosing on a number of properties in [...]
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LOLBirthday
August 2nd, 2010 · 1 Comment · win
Give or take a few years. Happy birthday, Alyx! ETA: It has come to my attention that I’m a couple of days early, due to a series of failures involving Facebook and not involving a calendar. But I’m leaving it up anyway, because.
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