Wall Street Kicks Off New PR Campaign by Referring to Public Outrage As an ‘Overreaction’
The cleverness of these guys astounds us.
Posted 06/25/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke Regrets Rien
The Fed chairman maintains his cool in front of a feisty Congress.
Posted 06/24/09 in Daily Intel
Dirty Words of Wisdom
Warren Buffett: ‘You Can’t Produce a Baby in One Month by Getting Nine Women Pregnant’
More dirty words of wisdom from the Oracle of Omaha.
Posted 06/24/09 in Daily Intel
The Bonus Buster
Andrew Cuomo Has a Money-Management Problem
Some of his money seems to have rubbed against some other money, improperly.
Posted 06/24/09 in Daily Intel
Neighborhood News
Barclays Is Paying $4 Million to Have Its Brand Associated With One of the Foulest Stops on the New York Subway System
The British bank is planning on splashing their name all over the Atlantic Avenue–Pacific Street and Flatbush Avenue subway station. Yay!
Posted 06/24/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
The Plight of the Unemployed CEO: Underqualified for Management; Overqualified for Starbucks
Some CEOs of failed financial institutions, having been expelled from their jobs, are looking for work — with little success.
Posted 06/23/09 in Daily Intel
Air Travel
Steve Brill’s Clear Airport Fast-Lane Company Shut Down
Air travel just got a little bit more democratic, painful.
Posted 06/23/09 in Daily Intel
Made-off
Bernie Madoff’s Lawyers Would Like Him to Celebrate His Last Birthday Out of Prison
They've calculated how long it will be before he dies and are proposing a sentence just shy of that.
Posted 06/23/09 in Daily Intel
Liberal Farts
Generation Smug
"There’s a generational shift toward increasing interest and concern into how to help make the world a better place,” says one college president. Really.
Posted 06/23/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Goldman Sachs: Reports of Huge Bonuses Have Been Exaggerated
They could be more like "ginormous" or merely "sizable."
Posted 06/22/09 in The Cut
Revolving Doors
Alessandro Dell’Acqua’s Not-So-Subtle Sandbagging of Alessandro Dell’Acqua
The designer makes a break with his own brand in a letter to press.
Posted 06/18/09 in Daily Intel
The New Tim
Tim Geithner Talks Back
"You don’t convene a committee to put out a fire," the exasperated Treasury Secretary told lawmakers on the Hill today.
Posted 06/17/09 in Daily Intel
Old Men With Money
Hank Greenberg Was ‘Exaggerating’ About Keeping AIG Employees’ Retirement Funds in Trust
It was just a little white lie! To make them feel better.
Posted 06/17/09 in Daily Intel
Made-off
Trader Who Punched Andrew Madoff Still Having Trouble Letting It Go
Since "You taka my money I breaka your face" failed to work, he's filed suit against him.
Posted 06/17/09 in Daily Intel
Weapons of Ass Destruction
Ivanka Trump Will Distract You With Her Bosoms and Then Take All Your Money
This is her business "technique," apparently.
Posted 06/17/09 in Daily Intel
The Greatest Depression
Financial-Revamp Plan Flummoxes Punditocracy
"YHTMAAAIYP" was Paul Krugman's initial reaction to the five-point plan to regulate the system.
Posted 06/17/09 in Daily Intel
White Men With Money
Lloyd Blankfein Sends Nice Thank-you Note to Congress
The Goldman Sachs CEO apologizes for that time he got drunk and excited and helped to bust up the economy.
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