Dealbreaker

Entry: Opening Bell: 11.24.08

posted by William Richards

Nov 24, 2008 8:38AM

@5

Yeah, I don't know that I have much faith in the $200MM target.

@3

LEH didn't have the consumer assets via banking that Citi does. For Citi to fail at this point (now that the government is actively intervening) would destroy confidence in the banking sector.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.02.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 02, 2008 9:34AM

@1

I'm not Bess: she looks much better in a skirt than I do.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.02.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 02, 2008 9:43AM

I'm going to leave Bess' skirts to Bess, for fear of the XX Chromosome.

Autobiographies are phenomenally awkward -- If you have any questions I'll do what I can to answer them though.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.02.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 02, 2008 9:55AM

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Vodka Soda/Tonic, generally.
Both are great people
WSJ
Trick question -- both are dudes.
midtown
SPODE
Seriously? You couldn't do any better than Soulja Boy and GNR?

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.02.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 02, 2008 10:11AM

@17

I'm in Finance: that's just my graceful way of saying where I went to school, where I have (or have not) worked, and what specific industry I'm in is out of bounds.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.02.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 02, 2008 11:18AM

@cy

It is -- a "pen name". The thought being that my U4 would give everyone entirely too much information.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.05.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 05, 2008 9:12AM

@12 Chill. Actual numbers have only only met or exceeded Consensus on the positive side three times in the past year: months 05, 06, 08.

The consensus numbers are pure Academic BS, traders/analysts should have actual numbers marked into prices.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.15.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 15, 2008 9:26AM

@9

That's a great question. When oil was at $147 we were looking Demand pull inflation (well, and greed) -- but it was a market driven move. There's too much going on right now, with too many people pissed off -- and if OPEC cuts production it's going to be seen as spite, and the politicos will be more likely to act.

I'm not saying they will, but I wouldn't rule it out in this climate.

Entry: Opening Bell: 12.19.08

posted by William Richards

Dec 19, 2008 9:11AM

@5/@6 article intimates that the money was due in January - I didn't look up the issue for details.

@6 It was a joke.

Entry: Opening Bell: 01.19.09

posted by William Richards

Jan 19, 2009 9:01AM

"@william r - why didn't you include the article from the post re the latest revelations about the junior money honey at cnbc and her betrothed (who also happens to be her boss)?"

I'm in denial.

Entry: Opening Bell: 02.13.09

posted by William Richards

Feb 13, 2009 8:41AM

"sorry, not triskaidekaphobic but paraskavedekatriaphobic."

Are you trying to cast a spell on me?

Entry: Opening Bell: 02.13.09

posted by William Richards

Feb 13, 2009 9:07AM

"Yes! And those silly froggies missed the chance to have their financial industry destroy 20+ years of accumulated profit in the last couple years... "

You just straw-manned that argument.

There's also the fact that your counter can be expanded to include any country that didn't participate in the market: it's not unique to France. They didn't compete, therefore they didn't contribute to the declination; is that really a plausible position? I think not.

Entry: Opening Bell: 03.03.09

posted by William Richards

Mar 03, 2009 9:05AM

@8

Post hoc ergo propter hoc?

After therefore because of it?

Entry: Opening Bell: 06.02.09

posted by William Richards

Jun 02, 2009 8:58AM

@2

No, I haven't been beheaded. I needed the week (Saturday and all) and Anal_yst was gracious enough to offer to write.

Entry: Let's Get Together And Have A Good Cry, Courtesy Of The CFA Institute

posted by William Richards

Jun 03, 2009 4:13PM

@27/EZ2517

"Work for a wealthy English eccentric, valuing exotic assets?"

It depends on what she looks like and what your definition of exotic is.

Entry: Opening Bell: 08.04.2009

posted by William Richards

Aug 04, 2009 9:03AM

@Cluzo, @17 - Fixed, thanks.

Entry: Count Your Blessings Allen Stanford

posted by William Richards

Aug 06, 2009 3:29PM

@Cluzo/@Tax Chick

Should we arrange a meet and greet?

Entry: Opening Bell: 08.11.2009

posted by William Richards

Aug 11, 2009 11:28AM

@20/Tax Chick

I fall in and out of love all the time. When I was your age, I always did it for half an hour a day. Why, sometimes I've fallen in love as many as six times before breakfast.