Archive for March 12th, 2008

Charting The Banking Crisis – A Boomerang Demo

Charting The Banking Crisis – A Boomerang Demo

| March 12, 2008 | 1 Reply

Anyone who has been following the financial news knows that banks and other large financial institutions are under a growing amount of strain given the misguided investments in speculative ventures over the past 5 years, including mortgages and exotic credit / investment packages. While chasing down what state a company like Merrill-Lynch might be tough, […]

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The real Spitzer problem

The real Spitzer problem

| March 12, 2008 | Reply

[UPDATED 03/14/08: In fairness to Gov. Spitzer, I’ll note that this article in the New York Times today says that Spitzer has claimed to his aides this week that he used prostitutes “only in the past eight months”, which directly contradicts the press reports citing sources that claim that Spitzer had been using prostitutes either […]

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