A Conversation About Payroll Data That You Never Saw On CNBC
Posted on September 8, 2009 in Finance
Robert E. Bronson, III of Bronson Capital Markets Research put together this hilarious parody dialogue about the latest US payroll data and posted on The Big Picture: A Conversation About Payroll Data That You Never Saw On CNBC by Robert E. Bronson, III Bronson Capital Markets Research ~~~~ Joereal at CNBC: We’re very pleased today to introduce Constant...
Read MoreHow I caused the Credit Crunch
Posted on August 22, 2009 in Books, Finance
I recently used my flight to Iceland for a three week visit to read Tetsuya Ishikawa’s book, How I Caused The Credit Crunch. Unlike Michel Lewis’ much acclaimed Liar’s Poker which I also read recently, Ishikawa chooses to portray his story through a fictitious character by the name of Andrew Dover. Dover is based on Ishikawa himself but he...
Read MoreFinancial Humor – July 2009
Posted on July 16, 2009 in Blog, Finance
‘Nigel, I have got to say that I think you have been rather less than even-handed in the way that you handled our small disagreement last week about how employees should conduct themselves in (and out of) the workplace. And being placed on suspension by that sycophantic loser in HR was just too much; if he was just a bit taller, I would have...
Read MoreArticle of the week (28/2009): Goldman Trading-Code Investment Put at Risk by Theft
Posted on July 14, 2009 in Finance
This week is a mix of news articles, blog posts and a magazine articles as the biggest shock this week has been the admission from an Assistant US Attorney about the theft of Goldman’s proprietary trading codes, that anyone with the codes could manipulate markets. As a follow up it seems that Goldman makes up to $100 million with the trades. The reading is a...
Read MoreArticle of the week (27/2009): Goldman Sachs: The Great American Bubble Machine
Posted on July 3, 2009 in Finance
This week’s article is Goldman Sachs: The Great American Bubble Machine by Matt Taibbi in Rolling Stones magazine (Grab PDF HERE). Following is a small excerpt: The first thing you need to know about Goldman Sachs is that it’s everywhere. The world’s most powerful investment bank is a great vampire squid wrapped around the face of humanity,...
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