"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
"A republic, if you can keep it." Vegas, taxes.
Just when I’m ready to do a perky, upbeat post, more financial zombies come shambling through the door. Photo from SFist, who ask, What’s going on here, WaMu? NY Times on Bernanke and Paulson meeting with Congress last night. As…
PARK(ing) Day is a one-day, global event centered in San Francisco where artists, activists, and citizens collaborate to temporarily transform metered parking spots into “PARK(ing)” spaces: temporary public parks. Check the Parking Day site and Curbed SF (where this photo…
Some are saying it is no coincidence that a day where pirates (AKA the federal government) have seized control of the financial markets is also Talk Like a Pirate Day. While shorts certainly got it in the shorts today, some…
Barry Ritholz of the Big Picture talking with hedgie Joe Besecker None of the many hedgies he knew were pressing their bets recently. The bear raids on the banks and brokers were NOT a case of piling on by US…
That’s because all the open Starbucks in the Houston area have water, power, and as an added bonus until things get back to normal, free wi-fi. (Lots of areas of Houston are still without power.) Thus, they are comfortable places…