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Don't Call It A Comeback
May 12, 2009, 4:12pm
Posted by Equity Private
And you counted the Maestro out. You called him over. You said he was through. Blamed the bubble on him. Cursed under your breath when he appeared on CNBC. You got your Greenspan tattoo lasered off. (Bet you didn't know...
Greenspan Neither Green Nor Span. Discuss.
Feb 19, 2009, 1:36pm
Posted by Equity Private
Now Greenspan tells us that temporarily nationalizing broke US banks might be OK. If that doesn't stop you in your tracks, it should. The man often called the high priest of laissez-faire capitalism is saying that he can imagine briefly...
Long And Deep
Feb 18, 2009, 10:11am
Posted by Equity Private
As you may know, the Maestro spoke at the Economic Club of New York yesterday, predicting that the present recession would "surely be the longest and deepest" since the one that crafted The Greatest Generation. (I know, I know, they've...
Fed Indicates That Fed May Consider Ability To Act When Acting
Dec 01, 2008, 2:23pm
Posted by Equity Private
It almost feels like Greenspan is back. "Although conventional interest rate policy is constrained by the fact that nominal interest rates cannot fall below zero, the second arrow in the Federal Reserve's quiver -- the provision of liquidity -- remains...
Will The Maestro Take This Burn Sitting Down*?
Jul 15, 2008, 11:46am
Posted by Bess Levin
Some senator to the Beard of Reasoning: "You are refreshingly different from your predecessor." Related: Bernanke's Big Moment *A word of caution to those answering "Hell fuck no!"-- please realize that this would necessitate actually get out of the tub,...
Barbara Walters Does Not Want To Talk About The Sex She Had With Alan Greenspan, Ace Greenberg 40 Years Ago
Jun 23, 2008, 9:22am
Posted by Bess Levin
Here's a pretty hideous injustice, the broader economic implications of which are yet unknown, though they most certainly will be dire: Barbara Walters, whose autobiography Audition details, among other things, her sometimes simultaneous doing of Alan Greenspan and Ace Greenberg,...
Barbara Walters Has Done 80 Percent Of Wall Street's Living Dinosaurs
May 09, 2008, 10:30am
Posted by Bess Levin
Barbara Walters' book came out this week and it's not just for those of you interested in a behind the scenes look at the catty infighting over at The View, though rest assured, Julian Robertson, there is plenty of that...
Greenspan: No Regrets
Apr 08, 2008, 6:25pm
Posted by Bess Levin
As part of his Defending the ‘Span Tour ’08, Alan Greenspan appeared live via satellite today on CNBC, in a rare “not nude in the tub” post-retirement interview. We had the thing on mute, but this is how we imagine...
OJ: Let Me Just Say That I Am Extremely Offended By This Comparison
Apr 08, 2008, 11:54am
Posted by Bess Levin
I murdered two people—two! Whereas this guy's bloody glove hath sowed the seeds of today's financial crisis, which counts for at least ten kills. Try and remember that, next time you're running down the Juice. That's all I have...
