My new favorite person is . . . a banker . . . from Texas! Richard W. Fisher, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas since 2005, spoke to a gathering in Washington D. C. about the problem of the still too-big-to-fail megabanks and how we can avoid further taxpayer-funded bailouts. New York Times …
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Attention individual payers — starting on April 1st many of you will have more disposable income. Blue Cross Blue Shield of Rhode Island is requesting an increase in premium rates for the Direct Pay Class (natch) and many of you will be forced to drop out completely. In a way, this means more money in …
“We have a good deal of comfort about the capital cushions at these firms at the moment.” — Christopher Cox, chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, March 11, 2008. You would think that a man as careless as George Bush would have appointed at least one competent or honest person in eight years, if …
This email landed in our inbox this morning, and since I am facing an indefinite stint of unemployment beginning tomorrow, this seems like a very lucrative opportunity to make some money while securing some valuable contacts within the European banking community. Who’s with me? “Hello, It gives me a great deal of pleasure to write …
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