thereformedbroker.com - 2/24/2009
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Last night, I was working late in my office in the Helmsley Building, blocks away from the old JP Morgan Library on Madison Ave. A stiff wind blew through the window and before I knew it, I was face to face with the Ghost of J. Pierpont Morgan!
Below is our conversation:
The Reformed Broker: ...
macro-man.blogspot.com - 3/3/2009
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macro-man.blogspot.com —
Another day, another dump in equities. Hard as
it is to believe, the sense that the (financial)...
world is coming to an end is becoming almost commonplace. While such resignation is perhaps the stuff of which bottoms may eventually be born, Macro Man ...
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Fraying
ftalphaville.ft.com - 3/3/2009
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ftalphaville.ft.com —
This is an interesting way to announce that
the Treasury's given authorisation for the Bank of England...
to begin quantitative easing... ... via an interview with The Telegraph: [UK Chancellor] Alistair Darling is this week expected to give the Bank of England formal approval to effectively ...
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Allocating, multiplying, QE
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Daily Market Madness - Round 02.24
MadeMan.com —
Photo.) via "i'm in your house" [Flickr]
1.) A chat with the ghost of J.P. Morgan. [ReformedBroker]
2.) Fosters drinkers defeat the grocery shrink ray, get back their gigantic cans of beer. [Consumerist]
3.) Can't get enough of these wonderful Hall of Shame slideshows. More blame! [BusinessInsider]
4.) The 7 Best Part ...
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FT Alphaville —
Elsewhere on Wednesday, - Five ways for us chumps to fight back. - “What moron negotiated this deal … and why does “liquidity” matter?” - Interview with the ghost of JP Morgan . - The beginners’ guide to tangible common equity . - “ Mr Gross , is this a recession or a depression?” - Dilbert, Dow and gold theory. - Another day, another junket outrage . - The vultures’ newest tool. - Behind the Berkshire arbitrage . - Four hours without Gmail . - Farewell to the San Francisco Chronicle? - More ...
Week In Review
Dinosaur Trader —
... is because they all worship Satan. See below. Slightly Possessed Demon Dog - Watch more Funny Videos I'm so happy that "the Fly" finally released his PPT to (roughly) coincide with Obama taking office. Whenever he complains that the market is tanking because of something Obama did, I'll just blame the PPT. Gonna be a fun 8 years. DT Wins Again!!! The Reformed Broker sits down with none other than JP Morgan to discuss the financial mess we're in. ...
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