• 02 Oct 2009 at 5:11 PM

Write-Offs: 10.02.09

By Greg Michaels

$$$ Australia tries to keep its win streak intact. [WSJ]
$$$ CIT bondholders pass the hat and $6 billion may appear by next week. [Bloomberg]
$$$ Accounting and securities violations at Icelandic banks? Can it be? [Telegraph.go.uk]
$$$ Senior citizen was quite active fleecing people of $200 million. [Bloomberg]
$$$ Job of the Week: Macquarie needs an Equity Research Associate. You. [DBCC]

Comments (11)

  1. 1
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 5:28 PM

    Question, ballers: can research get you into IB? Money? Prestige?
    - Curious in Connecticut

  2. 2
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 5:42 PM

    Greg -
    Are you Scottish by any chance? I think you are related to this guy:
    http://grammar.about.com/b/2008/01/07/advice-from-the-worlds-worst-writer.htm

  3. 3
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 6:13 PM

    Greg,
    I get more pleasure from plucking my nose hairs.
    Moo Herrera

  4. 4
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 6:22 PM

    Greg -
    You have taken more balls to the chin than Yogi Berra.
    Ashley Dupre

  5. 5
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 7:48 PM

    atrocious

  6. 6
    Posted by guest | October 2, 2009 at 8:07 PM

    @1 Yeah man. Keep toiling away in the nerdery. Next thing you know you’ll be snorting blow off of chicks’ tits and eating hundred dollar bills for fun.

  7. 7
    Posted by guest | October 3, 2009 at 12:06 AM

    6,
    Being sincere here. Is it common for opportunities to arise down the road to switch into IBD?
    -Uno

  8. 8
    Posted by jamie dimon | October 3, 2009 at 1:05 AM

    @6, no.

  9. 9
    Posted by Fresbee | October 4, 2009 at 2:19 AM

    Guys some important posts at Investing contrarian
    1. Fed is going Bankrupt. Unknown computer glitch?
    2. 1800 banks set to fail
    3. Portfolio update at GA Alpha Fund

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  10. 10
    Posted by guest | October 4, 2009 at 7:10 PM

    Drier on 60 mins RIGHT NOW

  11. 11
    Posted by guest | October 5, 2009 at 8:08 AM

    @1
    Why would you WANT to go into IBD?

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