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” [...]
Kick the Can Necktie – Happy Holidays from Van Eck Global!
December 22nd, 2011 · 5 Comments · Currencies, loller dollar, loller euro
Van Eck killed it last year with the “Helicopter Drop” Bernanke necktie, and this year, they’ve done it again. Reader Bart L. shared these photos with me of this holiday season’s must-have neckwear: from the Vineyard Vines custom collection, this year’s tie is a tribute to the euro crisis, in the form of kicking the [...]
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What’s a Bored Exec To Do?
December 11th, 2011 · 2 Comments · breaking news, fail
Two of Research In Motion’s execs found themselves in a dilly of a pickle recently – but not because the dog ate their BlackBerry. No, because they got a little too drunk on a flight to Beijing. You might infer they were a bit rowdy. The two were eventually charged with ‘mischief’, ordered to paid [...]
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Credit Card Companies Resort To Name-Calling
December 4th, 2011 · 8 Comments · all ur bankz, breaking news, fail
There’s an adage in marketing that you should surprise and delight your customers. I think this one qualifies as a “surprise” but not so much as a “delight”. NetSpend, a company in Austin, TX, shipped out a prepaid debit card offer to one “Asswipe Williams” in Sacramento, CA. Problem is, the dude is actually named [...]
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