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  1. 1
    Posted 2011-06-30 18:16:00 on Important Reminder: Crumbs Has Gone Public

    investors are fighting over crumbs.. again

  2. 2
    Posted 2010-11-05 19:25:00 on Ex-Duquesne Staff Launching $5 Billion Fund In January

    that conversation was not illustrative of a neg. other than that, I have no concerns.

  3. 3
    Posted 2010-11-04 03:09:00 on Write-Offs: 11.03.10

    thanks and yes. jesus.

  4. 4
    Posted 2010-11-02 16:36:00 on Bridgewater Associates Is Ready To Talk About The Awesomeness Of Its Halloween Parties

    I had forgotten about that picture/post/the ensuing comments until just now. one of my all-time favorites.

  5. 5
    Posted 2010-10-29 20:28:00 on Meredith Whitney Dressed Up As Paris Hilton For The Company Halloween Party This Afternoon

    your "buddy over at Centaurus" should get his own material.

  6. 6
    Posted 2010-10-21 13:40:00 on Write-Offs: 10.20.10

    you should always consult a doctor before going off your meds.

  7. 7
    Posted 2010-10-20 14:29:00 on Opening Bell: 10.20.10

    your comment, and not OB, was posted an hour after the markets open. glad you finally got around to it, you lazy bitch.

  8. 8
    Posted 2010-07-22 00:23:03 on Prop Cuts Going Down Circa Now At JPMorgan?

    How's the newly-arrived Sempra crew performed so far?

  9. 9
    Posted 2010-04-23 21:47:59 on Caption Contest Friday

    All jokes aside, good to see Paul Calello looking well. He's the slightly blurry gentleman on the right of Bob Diamond.

  10. 10
    Posted 2010-04-15 21:59:23 on Bonus Watch ’10: Macquarie

    I hate these pirates from downunder.

  11. 11
    Posted 2010-04-08 22:37:08 on Did Bruce Wasserstein Ever Have Any Real Friends?

    Wasserstein probably thought he deserved the big pay cheque because he took out Michel David-Weill and IPO'ed Lazard and made all the Lazard partners rich. He probably complained he didn't get the cheque sooner because of Lazard's weak financial position immediately after the IPO. No one else could have shift David-Weill without destroying the firm. So in that sense, yes, I think "Bid'em Up Bruce" deserved the big pay cheque. The pre-Wasserstein era partners probably thought their shareholdings and profit share got diluted significantly since his arrival because Bruce brought in his old gang from Wasseralla and Dresdner. If you asked me, this was the killer move that toppled David-Weill. But what I found most interesting at the time was many purported David-Weill Paris Loyalist partners supported Wasserstein when the vote for IPO was called. Bruce also had most of the directors in his pocket anyway. He appointed most of them. So call it a corporate governance conflict if you like.

  12. 12
    Posted 2009-04-27 10:20:54 on Totally Confident

    10 minutes of a smiling Rick Santelli is really creepy.

  13. 13
    Posted 2009-04-08 08:58:17 on Opening Bell: 04.08.09

    @WRichards I love how you pretend to be a hard-core capitalist, but the second somebody suggests a capitalist solution (e.g. bankruptcy for insolvent banks) you ridicule them.

  14. 14
    Posted 2009-03-26 08:48:28 on Opening Bell: 03.26.09

    @4 Would assume a default would cause us to fork over much *MORE* billions. Not sure why you think defaulting would improve our position...

  15. 15
    Posted 2009-01-08 11:05:50 on Layoffs Watch ’09: BAC

    @12 "ubiquitous"?

  16. 16
    Posted 2009-01-02 10:23:25 on Opening Bell: 01.02.09

    @anal_yst "beautiful day"?? you can't be talking about nyc today...

  17. 17
    Posted 2008-12-19 10:38:51 on Blaggo Breeding Ground?

    Umm...what exactly does this have to do with Blago? Because he's from Chicago? And the city has internships???!!! What a pointless post.

  18. 18
    Posted 2008-12-10 09:03:00 on Opening Bell: 12.10.08

    "I'm sure I'm not the first to say it, but I'm the one saying it right now: Unfortunately, it's time to wind AIG down." Wasn't this the plan from the beginning?

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    Posted 2008-12-09 10:48:01 on Blagojevich In Fed Custody, Still Presumably Planning To Stick It To Bank Of America

    real question: can IL complete the three-peat of governors in jail on corruption? let the nominations begin. i start with tony rezko for gov.

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    Posted 2008-11-17 08:35:45 on Opening Bell: 11.17.08

    "If we no longer do that, we're at the will of foreign importers in whole, who can set their price points without regard (well, kind of)." Right. Just like toys and clothes, where those damn Chinese and Vietnamese have us at their mercy. Its tough to find a cheap pair of socks these days.