$$$ Sino-Forest Plunges as Short Seller Targets Stock That Paulson’s Fund Owns (Bloomberg)
$$$ BlackRock does not expect double-dip recession (CNBC via EasyStreet/Heidi Moore)
$$$ Schwarzman: some of my best friends are old people (FT Alphaville)
$$$ U.S. Fed balance sheet hits fresh record size (Reuters)
$$$ Moody’s, Citing End of U.S. Aid, Warns Bofa, Citi and Wells (WSJ)
$$$ Want to Work at Goldman? Try China or India (Deal Journal)
$$$ Pandora Increases Size of Its Planned I.P.O. (Dealbook)
$$$ Retail Sales Rose in May but Fell Short of Forecasts (NYT)
$$$ Trichet Calls for Single Euro Finance Ministry (Bloomberg)
$$$ Is Citi’s Bailout Exit Fueling Banker Expansion? (Deal Journal)
$$$ Berkshire Failed to Apply Sokol Standard at RV Unit, Ex-Manager Mart Says (Bloomberg)
$$$ US: Consultant fed ‘spot-on‘ tips to fund managers (Reuters)
$$$ Madoff Employee to Plead Guilty (WSJ)
$$$ A glimpse at failed central counterparties (FT Alphaville)
$$$ Jobs Market Picks Up for Graduates (WSJ)
$$$ ‘Naked Auditors’ Case Shows Wall Street Not Cured (Bloomberg)
$$$ E coli strain previously unseen and ‘resistant to antibiotics‘ (Guardian)
$$$ Army Tests Smartphones, Tablets for Combat Use (WSJ)
You’re
not in Kansas anymore. You’re on Pandora. Respect that fact every second
of every day. If there is a Hell, you might want to go there for some R
& R after a tour on Pandora. Out there beyond that fence
every living thing that crawls, flies, or squats in the mud wants to
kill you and eat your eyes for jujubes.
It’s good to know that our troops will be marching into battle with a squad of angry birds by their side.
$$$ Schwarzman: some of my best friends are old people (FT Alphaville)
It would be funny if he said “old farts”!
doesn’t he mean: all of