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Goldman Sachs loading up on guns
in Sox First, on December 2, 2009
...as if the financial crisis never happened. After paying back billions of dollars in taxpayer funded bailout money, it paid annual bonuses that rivaled the record payouts it made in 2007, at the height...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-12-01
...gs here
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Bankruptcies soar with no recovery in sight
in Sox First, on November 27, 2009
... this sort of data 25 years ago. Despite the banks receiving billions of dollars in taxpayer funded bailout money, they are not willing to repay the favor. But then, the banks aren't lending because t...
Students Take to Online Gambling to End Their Debts
in The Gambling Weblog, on November 19, 2009
...n the UK, although the University of London has “expressed concern” and given credence to the warnings put forward by Gamcare (along with Manchester Metropolitan University and the Salvation Army), it...
Why it's not easy being green
in Sox First, on November 19, 2009
...climate change because of what's been called Apocalypse Fatigue where people are so overloaded with warnings of terrible climate-induced disasters ahead that they just switch off. That might explain...
Taxpayers lose out on bank bailout
in Sox First, on November 13, 2009
...ctor general for the $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP), otherwise known as the bank bailout or banking welfare program, has conceded that the program will result in a loss to taxpa...
Seen that? - Big Sur Bonanza #2
in The Outdoor Weblog, on November 9, 2009
Big Sur Bonanza #2 at The Outdoor Weblog I was feeling my oats a little bit that fateful morning. A recent string of sessions at OB had me pumped and overly confident. When we walked down to the bluffs to check it, we knew it was going to be big b...
Big profits: How Goldman Sachs bet on the US housing crash
in Sox First, on November 5, 2009
...been named managing executive of the SEC's enforcement division and then of course, there was the bailout of the banks engineered by former Goldman Sachs manager Henry Paulson. The richest people in...
Seen that? - BIG SUR BONANZA #3
in The Outdoor Weblog, on October 31, 2009
BIG SUR BONANZA #3 at The Outdoor Weblog As far as I could see out to the horizon there were lined-up set waves. All those six to eight foot mush-burgers crumblers that were pushing us closer to the rocks were nothing but lull tasters. The real me...
Seen that? - Warning From a Student of Democracy's Collapse
in P2P File Sharing, on October 31, 2009
... Climate change flood warning at Sox First Dire warnings from Energy Secretary Steven Chu that some islands in the Caribbean will disappear and that...
Breaking up the banks
in Sox First, on October 28, 2009
...need to do." He was joined by Bank of England governor Mervyn King who said the government bailout of banks had "created possibly the biggest moral hazard in history". Expecting taxpayers to provid...
Bailed out banks continue to live it up
in Sox First, on October 21, 2009
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Like pigs at a trough, the US banks were wallowing in US government bailout but at the same time, they were handing out perks to their executives that had taken them to the brink of disaster. W...
The Goldman Sachs lie
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...in told The Wall Street Journal
that the investment house received no special treatment in the bailout, despite the presence of so many Goldmanites in the top echelons of the US Government. In ...
A system to let institutions fail
in Sox First, on October 11, 2009
...itution's failure will have on the overall economy. And finally, regulators should keep in mind the warnings of Lady Macbeth: "If t'were done, when 'tis done, then t'were well t'were done quickly". If...
Four ways to create jobs in the recession
in Sox First, on October 6, 2009
... out 4 steps to creating jobs in the recession. The first is to use the stimulus packages and TARP bailout funds to switch from banks to public services that people need. Like, for example, schools, ...
Security breaches up in 2009
in The CIO Weblog, on September 30, 2009
... that this lack of attention has resulted in serious damages in many firms that didn't heed the warnings....
US dollar to lose status
in Sox First, on September 28, 2009
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The greenback is in serious trouble with warnings that the US dollar will continue to slip following the G20 summit. It's not just the weakness of the US economy that's hurting the doll...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-09-23
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Obama flags bailout for newspapers
in Sox First, on September 21, 2009
President Obama has flagged his concerns about the direction of news and has dropped a big hint that the US Government could help prop up the declining newspaper industry. But will it do any good? In an interview with the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade, Obama said fact based reporting...
Richard Fuld: Lehman bag man still going strong
in Sox First, on September 8, 2009
... At the time, Fuld refused to acknowledge that Lehmans was in difficulty. That was despite frequent warnings from leading analysts. Had he acted sooner, he would have been able to avoid bankruptcy, or...
Warnings about Japan
in Sox First, on September 8, 2009
Interesting times now in Japan. Japan's new Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama has announced a big break with the past. He says Japan would aim to cut emissions of greenhouse gases by 25% from 1990 levels by 2020. This is enormous news. The world's second largest economy is finally moving...
3 Ways to Save on Toner Costs
in Business Computer Blog (UK), on September 3, 2009
...inting quality to low. Just like the color, use high quality only when necessary.
3. Who needs warnings? If your computer warns you that your ink is low, ignore it. Keep printing until you can v...
US taxpayer bailout for subprime firms
in Sox First, on August 31, 2009
...x lenders into modifying mortgages that might otherwise result in foreclosure. And unlike the bank bailouts, taxpayers won't get any return. At least not directly. And as the Center points out, ...
Banks bankrolling Congress
in Sox First, on August 27, 2009
.... According to the report, lobbyists and lobbying firms representing the biggest recipients of the bailout money, courtesy of the US taxpayer, scheduled at least 70 fundraisers for members of Congres...
Hog farmer horrors
in Sox First, on August 17, 2009
... pork industry has joined the line of sectors with snouts in the trough, asking for a US government bailout. As Forbes reports, it's asking the US government to spend $50 million buying up exces...
Citigroup and Norwegian greed
in Sox First, on August 11, 2009
... the risk were somehow omitted from the Norwegian version of the prospectus put out by Terra. These warnings were included in the original Citigroup prospectus. Furthermore, the municipalities betray...
Karoo vs. P2P
in P2P File Sharing, on July 27, 2009
... The Guardian's Alexandra Topping . "Karoo will now provide customers with three written warnings before temporarily suspending the Internet connections of illegal filesharers, after the com...
The bailouts stink: Bernanke
in Sox First, on July 27, 2009
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The US Government bailout of banks left a lot to be desired. In the final analysis, the US Government rewarded excessive and dangerous risk taking by bailing out banks that deserved to be put out ...
Banks misused TARP funds
in Sox First, on July 20, 2009
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Anyone who thinks the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailout money for the banks is being used by banks to write loans, should check out this Washington Post report . Taxpayers money is bei...
Bankers' pay soars despite crisis
in Sox First, on June 22, 2009
... us now that the bankers are working out ways of getting around crimping bonuses in response to the bailout rules of the Troubled Asset Relief Program. Instead of bonuses, you just boost the base sala...
Digital Britain on Filesharing
in P2P File Sharing, on June 21, 2009
...ctics for the UK's approach to filesharing.
" Ofcom will work with ISPs to send written warnings to those who are illegally sharing files with their peers," writes Telegraph.co.uk...
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Swine flu and crime
in Sox First, on June 10, 2009
...ents who are actually sick from the virus. As if that's not bad enough, there are reports of warnings from the Australian Crime Commission that organized crime syndicates could cash in on the p...
Banks fight to keep accounting tricks
in Sox First, on June 6, 2009
...rule change. They are also spending millions lobbying Congress. Not content with their $700 billion bailout, the banks want to keep investors in the dark. There's nothing US banks hate more than t...
Is manufacturing dead?
in Sox First, on June 4, 2009
...he observations in Robert Reich's blog on the future of manufacturing. Reich argues that the bailout of GM is just buying time. It won't create jobs and it won't save GM. Manufacturing ...
More on the Satyam-PWC scandal
in Sox First, on May 27, 2009
The implosion at Indian IT specialists Satyam raises many questions about corporate governance. As Madhukar Angur says in the Deccan Herald , the debacle suggests we have learned very little since Enron and WorldCom. And that's despite governments around the world tightening their corporat...
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in Wangtam, on 2009-05-19
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The problem with economists
in Sox First, on May 18, 2009
... society to provide as much insight as possible into the workings of the economy and in providing warnings about the tools it created." <>br />It's unlikely that economists didn'...
Bankroll blues
in Sox First, on May 7, 2009
...worth of assets that created the meltdown were owned and financed by investment banks now receiving bailout money. Investment banks owning and financing subprime lenders included Merrill Lynch, JPMorg...
Taiwan Approves Three-Strikes Law
in P2P File Sharing, on April 30, 2009
...d in a legal gray area," notes enigmax at TorrentFreak . "By requiring ISPs to pass on warnings from rights holders to P2P users, the bill is designed to encourage self-correction by users...
Swine flu hits business
in Sox First, on April 30, 2009
...the World Health Organization promoting swine flu to level five of its six-level pandemic alert and warnings in The Economist that there is little hope of having enough antiviral treatments for all ...
Big bonuses at imploding banks
in Sox First, on April 26, 2009
...heir bonuses are bigger than last year. That includes UBS which despite gettiong a Swiss government bailout is paying its "star" 15-20% more. Until the banks are sorted out, the financial c...
TARP fraud investigations
in Sox First, on April 21, 2009
...g entry looking at how the TARP cop Neil Barofsky bemoaning the lack of accountability for the bailout funds being put up by US taxpayers. Clearly, the system is open to fraud and now we have th...
Climate change flood warning
in Sox First, on April 20, 2009
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Dire warnings from Energy Secretary Steven Chu that some islands in the Caribbean will disappear and that Louisiana and even northern California could be overrun with rising water as a result of...
Here we go again
in The CIO Weblog, on April 6, 2009
...ISun? SunBM?) this actually seemed like a good deal for both parties on the face of it; Sun needs a bailout, IBM could use some fresh faces (as is ever the case at IBM). IBM, however, can go out and b...
Bailout funds sink without a trace
in Sox First, on April 6, 2009
... I did a blog entry bemoaning the lack of oversight into the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) bailouts. Some of the banks have not been able to say where the money has gone. Now, the US Public...
G20 and FASB: the banks win again
in Sox First, on April 4, 2009
...vestment community, and the regulators are worse off. The change in the accounting rules is another bailout for the bankers!" Is it any wonder, as ethicist Dov Seidman writes, that the real pr...
Bailouts total $3 trillion with no oversight
in Sox First, on April 2, 2009
...tor General for the Troubled Asset Relief Program Neil Barofsky there were $3 trillion worth of bailout programs, the equivalent of an entire agency or three just to stop the US financial system f...
G20 protest meltdown
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
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London is bracing itself for the G20 protests with warnings from one of the organizers that there could be "real bankers hanging from lamp posts". Regardless of the hyperbole, it's a...
Oil shock ahead
in Sox First, on March 28, 2009
...remain low. So far, there's been no sign of global co-ordination. Add to that the reports of warnings that oil prices have bottomed out and are likely to soar again. Investors are betting on a ...
Insomnia a Growing Problem for Many: Conventional Cures Are Not Always Enough
in Straightfromthedoc, on March 26, 2009
...gation to detail the reality of living as a writer with insomnia.
"We hear a lot of ominous warnings about the dangers of sleep deprivation. To address the problem experts tell us to follow a f...
Why Geithner's plan won't work
in Sox First, on March 23, 2009
So Timothy Geithner outlines his plan to save the US financial system this morning in The Wall Street Journal . in that piece, he unveils the Public Private Investment Program which will use US Treasury Capital and financing from the Federal Reserve, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, a...
Are Visa Rules a Form of Protectionism? India Thinks So...
in Global Mobility Report, on March 22, 2009
...lus money. It's protectionism, say Indian critics, that Congress has banned companies receiving bailout money from hiring foreigners on H-1B visas. The problem is not just the H-1B visa. Many U.S....
The politics of AIG
in Sox First, on March 16, 2009
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The political fallout from the AIG bailout will be massive. With $165 million in US taxpayers' money going to pay executive bonuses, the Obama administration is bailing itself for a backlash. ...
Climate change battle lost?
in Sox First, on March 9, 2009
...e placing too much emphasis on technological solutions that have yet to be invented or proven. The warnings coincide with findings from the supercomputer at the UK Met Office, reported here , that t...
Warnings from Buffett
in Sox First, on March 3, 2009
Some dire predictions from billionaire Warren Buffett. In his letter to shareholders , in Berkshire Hathaway's 2008 annual report Buffett says the economy will remain a shambles this year "and, for that matter, probably well beyond", although he does see better times down the tra...
Norman: Take A Pay Cut
in Eagle Par Birdie, on February 28, 2009
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And now we learn that Wells Fargo Bank , recipient of some 25 billion dollars in taxpayers' bailout money and the new owner of Wachovia Corporation is dropping the Wachovia name from the Cha...
Dubai bailout
in Sox First, on February 24, 2009
The meltdown from the credit crisis, combined with a 74% drop in oil prices, is hurting Dubai which has the world's tallest building, most expensive hotel suite and largest man made islands. Dubai borrowed $80 billion to turn itself into a regional financial and tourism hub and, according to...
Is Mexico still a viable near-shore location?
in Supplychainer, on February 19, 2009
...tance countries such as India and China (you still remember $100 oil prices, right?). However, such warnings usually have an eye-opening impact and some may wonder: "Is Mexico still a viable loca...
GM and Chrysler's begging bowl
in Sox First, on February 18, 2009
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And so the bailout continues. Last week, I did a blog entry looking at whether GM and Chrysler will go bust. Now the two companies are begging for more , with GM saying it could need as much as...
Will GM and Chrysler go bust?
in Sox First, on February 11, 2009
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Irony of ironies. Will the bailout of US automakers lead to them going out of business? Will it send GM and Chryler bankrupt? That's the question now being raised. As Forbes points out, the...
TARP shortchanged taxpayers $78 billion
in Sox First, on February 8, 2009
...n a post last week, I talked about the total lack of transparency in the US Government's bank bailout package. The upshot is that it's likely to mean taxpayers' money is going down the d...
Ford May Sell Volvo To China
in Exclusive from our news room , on February 5, 2009
It's lose-lose everywhere for the Ford Motor Company these days. Ford sales are at their lowest in 27 years and the company is trying desperately to avoid having to ask for government bail out money.
Trying to sell off Volvo, one of the company's many bad investments, to the Chinese, is For...
Bank bailout failure
in Sox First, on February 3, 2009
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If nothing else, the latest events are showing us that Bush's bank bailout strategy was a complete and absolute failure. First, we had the reports last week of four banks closing in January...
Bailout transparency problems continue
in Sox First, on January 31, 2009
The Financial Times reports that the Obama administration is expected to come out with a "big bang" announcement next week that will see a bank clean-up, measures to reduce home foreclosures and moves to to kick-start credit markets. The FT says the measures might include the purchas...
Wall Street bonus time, despite recession
in Sox First, on January 30, 2009
... bankers. Not one bit. The New York Times reports that despite all the losses and taxpayer-funded bailouts, financial companies in New York collected an estimated $18.4 billion in bonuses for the ye...
Gaps In the Schedule
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 28, 2009
...es, sports writer, Steve Elling lambastes Chrysler Corporation for wasting taxpayers' money - bailout money, if you prefer - on the Bob Hope Chrysler Classic.
Except it wasn't called that t...
A Wall Street Bailout?
in Eagle Par Birdie, on January 22, 2009
Frank Thomas has taken on the USGA again in his weekly Frankly Golf e-newsletter.
A reader writes to ask Frank about the square groove rule change announced by the USGA last August.
The reader is dead certain that the USGA is manufacturing rule changes on equipment simply to line the pock...
US economy, Pearl Harbor and Barack Obama
in Sox First, on January 21, 2009
...t be some danger signals. Last week, the US Senate released the second portion of the $700 billion bailout fund but a vote of 52 to 42 suggests there could be future resistance to more bailouts and ...
Charities Given a Helping Hand
in The Hedge Funds Weblog, on January 7, 2009
...s; Nonprofits that are struggling because their donors lost money with Bernard Madoff are getting a bailout - but not from the government. Richer foundations are stepping in to help.
Human Rights Wat...
