Elsewhere on Wednesday,
- “We are not running out of food or natural resources; this is an entirely man-made disaster caused by the Fed opening wide the monetary floodgates.”
- Is the lack of an uptick rule to blame?
- Private equity ranking – Carlyle come top
- “I’m skeptical. On top of conquering Wall Street, does Mr. Dimon also feel the need to make people believe he is a hero? Can’t he just admit he got a good deal off of Bear Stearns and move on?”
- The committee “decided that there was no practical way to ‘unresign’ Brauchli and start the process over…”
- World not flat shock
- Lots of US housing charts.
- Exhibit 1: Wheat volatility, volume and supply vs demand
- “Hotelling’s rule tells us that the least worst assumption to make about future oil prices is that they’ll rise in line with current interest rates.”
- A list of business videos
- Are Patrick Bateman wannabes right to choose 70-hour weeks in the hope of grabbing incredible bonuses, or should we encourage young people to try their luck in other sectors instead?
- The British Tradition Of Principles Based Regulation (Like The Principle Of “You’ll Keep Your Mouth Shut If You Know What’s Good For You”)
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