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PE: Bankruptcy 'n Things 'R' Us
Our July/August issue included a feature article on private equity by Orlando Segura, who worked in PE firms for
How to Thaw Credit, Now and Forever
In The Great Crash of 2008, Mason Gaffney explained our current crisis as a manifestation of the roughly eighteen year
If You Could Use a Laugh About Now...
From today's Independent. It has nothing to do with economics or the crisis. Consider it D&S&
Trade Deterioration Continues
Just when you though things might--might--be staggering back to a point somewhat close to a vastly degraded normality, horrible news
Uncle Sam v. McWorld
The wonderful Yves Smith with yet another great post. Note that US Treasury bonds appear, ever so slightly, and in
Positive Drivers in Negative Environment
The Financial Times on US stocks' best weekly performance in 30 years. Note the followiing in particular: For the
Jumping Before They Could Be Pushed
From today's Financial Times. Mercifully, and for once recently, the biggest news story of the day is relatively
How the Other Half Recapitalizes
From today's International Herald Tribune: Barclays to raise 7.3 billion pounds in share sales, mostly to Mideast
Not Just an American Problem
From today's Guardian: Rescued bank to pay millions in bonuses RBS 'making monkeys' out of the
Protesters Disrupt Frankfurt Stock Exchange
Missed this earlier this week--hat-tip to Ben Collins. FRANKFURT, Oct 27 (Reuters) - Protesters from the anti-establishment Attac movement entered
Teamsters to Own Part of WonderBread?
Posted by Steven L. Robinson on lbo-talk: "In the Great Depression, the folk wisdom was that baking was a