Jason and I haven’t posted in a while, and I’d like to blame this, largely, on those reports that there was going to be a bacon shortage. That’s some end-of-days type ish right there, and you can likely picture us hunkering down in our respective shelters, stocking up on pork bellies and ammo. Then, today, [...]
Bots Gone Wild (Again)
August 1st, 2012 · No Comments · fail, markets
Not the first time, and I doubt it’ll be the last, but the market had another ‘lil glitch this morning. This one fell on the doorstep of Knight Capital Group – in the form of a disruption that affected a wide variety of stocks. NYSE is canceling a multitude of trades in affected shares: Only [...]
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Moodiness and Negativity In the Eurozone
July 24th, 2012 · No Comments · loller euro
… well, Moody-ness and negativity basically everywhere except in Finland. Fearing fallout from Spain and Italy, Moody’s put Germany, the Netherlands and Luxembourg on negative outlook, but reaffirmed Finland’s Aaa rating, citing strong Koskenkorva sales and an increase in rare exports. Kidding. The legit reasoning was more like this: Although Finland would not be expected [...]
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@NatWest Can’t Help You With Your Account
June 25th, 2012 · No Comments · fail
Dunno about you guys, but I woke up to a tropical storm today and I thought that was pretty horrible. But this poor girl apparently awoke a couple days ago to find that an angry mob thought she was a bank, and not just any bank but NatWest – whose massive IT glitch that has [...]
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Oh, Jamie
May 15th, 2012 · 5 Comments · jamie dimon
Sorry, we’ve been quiet, but two bil is finally enough to interrupt Jason’s and my days. Sigh. Poor Jamie – we’ve not lampooned him much around here, and now they’re calling for his head. Not that I think he’ll resign, or that I can ever see the words “What I did wasn’t good for America” [...]
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