D&S BLOG
These posts are from the D&S Blog, which we mostly stopped posting to a few years ago. Visit our new blog Left Hook Economics (https://www.dollarsandsense.org/tag/left-hook-economics/).
The Other Financial Crisis
From the BBC: Nature loss 'dwarfs bank crisis' By Richard Black Environment correspondent, BBC News website, Barcelona The
It's Going To Be A Fateful Weekend
This posting is from D&S collective member and frequent blogger Larry Peterson. To see more of his posts,
General Motors In a Ditch
GM shares plunged to their lowest price since 1949 before recovering slightly, reports the Washington Post. Analysts are concerned that
Dow Drops 680--Under 8600
From the Wall Street Journal online: By PETER A. MCKAY | OCTOBER 9, 2008, 5:10 P.M. ET The stock
Hard New Look at Greenspan Legacy (NYT)
From today's New York Times, an interesting piece about Alan Greenspan's attitude toward derivatives. By PETER
October Surprise
This posting is from D&S collective member and frequent blogger Larry Peterson. To see more of his posts,
It feels good to be an insurance exec too!
Executives at insurance behemoth AIG must have been really stressed after getting an $85 billion bailout from the government. That
Damn It Feels Good to Be a Banksta!
Hat-tip to Jordan Hayes on lbo-talk for this gem. See the whole cartoon.
Why Fed Policy is Failing (Tom Palley)
The Federal Reserve and U.S. Treasury continue to fail in their attempts to stabilize the U.S. financial system.
Perdition Postponed
This posting is from D&S collective member and frequent blogger Larry Peterson. To see more of his posts,
Lehman Execs' Golden Parachutes
In Congressional testimony today, former Lehman Brothers CEO Richard S. Fuld Jr. defended the massive salaries and last-minute payouts