hf-implode.com - 7/26/2009
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"In sum, while a growing number of investors seem to believe that Main Street is on the mend, many of corporate America's senior executives -- who are normally not prone towards pessimistic outlooks -- are maintaining that they see no real evidence of a revival where it counts -- on the ground."
Where the streets have no signs
tvhe.co.nz 3/17/2009 — Eric Crampton points to an example of offsetting behaviour in driving reported by Popular Mechanics:
…modifying roads and intersections so drivers are less comfortable—by making driving, in some ways, more dangerous—forces people to slow down and pay attention, producing a change in ...
Anger in the streets
link.brightcove.com 2/7/2009 — Recent protests and riots are a sign of things to come, as Europeans express outrage at the economic meltdown.
Unfinished Business for Wall Street's 'Death Panel'
online.wsj.com 8/13/2009 — Wall Street is dead. Long live Wall Street. In the next few weeks the media will begin recounting the great implosion of a year ago. We will watch, read and hear again how an economic "death panel" led by Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson denied aid to ...
The End of Wall Street's Boom - National Business News
portfolio.com 11/12/2008 — o this day, the willingness of a Wall Street investment bank to pay me hundreds of thousands of dollars to dispense investment advice to grownups remains a mystery to me. I was 24 years old, with no experience of, or particular interest in, guessing ...
Why Wall Street's Hiring Binge Is Bad News
minyanville.com 8/13/2009 — There are signs of life in employment at the battered Wall Street sector. And that's a bit troubling. US banks, such as Goldman Sachs ( GS ), Bank of America ( BAC ) and JPMorgan ( JPM ), are on a hiring binge, according to Reuters . They laid off ...
Inside Wall Street's Culture Of Risk
businessweek.com 11/5/2008 — JUNE 12, 2006 COVER STORY Inside Wall Street's Culture Of Risk Investment banks are placing bigger bets than ever and beating the odds -- at least for now On the 31st floor of a skyscraper overlooking Times Square one recent spring day, a dozen or ...
Wall Street's Highest Earners
forbes.com 4/9/2009 — You'd be hard pressed to find anyone but limousine drivers and beaten-down investors shedding tears for the end of the hedge funds' golden age. The average hedge fund lost 18% last year, and one in seven shut its doors, according to Chicago's Hedge ...
The End of Wall Street's Boom - National Business News
portfolio.com 1/14/2009 — Lewis quotes short-seller Steve Eisman, who asserts that in rating residential mortgage-backed securities, Standard & Poor's assumed that "home prices would keep going up" and that our models "had no ability to accept a negative number." Both ...
Wall Street's B-List Firms Trade on Bigger Rivals' Woes
online.wsj.com 8/11/2009 — Steven Schonfeld has nothing to worry about from the new U.S. executive-pay czar. The 50-year-old owner of trading firm Schonfeld Group Holdings LLC is living it up like the financial crisis never happened. He says he made $200 million last year and ...
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