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Entry: Hiring Watch '08: Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 23, 2008 3:11PM
@ 13 Corky was on Life goes on, not Family Ties.
What passes for disabled these days? If I write my resume in Crayon, will that get me a job at ML? Or would I be lost in the sea of resumes from Lehm also written in crayon?
Entry: 50 bps
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 29, 2008 3:45PM
Whats up with all of the amateurs here? Who says "beeps" and "drops like a prom dress" (@9). Did you get all of your material from some lame ass trading from dummies book?
Then check out #25 he is also on the 'beeps' train, Hogs get slaughtered? That's original.
Entry: Have Fun Storming The Citadel
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 30, 2008 2:53PM
@9... I saw the reference and laughed out loud.
Entry: Update On Gasparino v. Ratigan (Clip Included)
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 30, 2008 4:43PM
Was "No Comment" up on the teleprompter as well?
Entry: Morgan Stanley Cancels Christmas, Jobs
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 31, 2008 1:22PM
The govt didn't bail out wall street. It made an investment in the banks by buying some of their crappy assets. if the banks do well, those assets become worth more. They are similar to stock holders because they want the banks to do well. Stockholders have no problem paying bonuses, so the govt shouldn't either. The money that was used for the bail out is not just cash handed over. The govt expects the money back. so to think that the taxpayers paid for wall street bonuses is ridiculous. If you don't pay bonuses and the talent walks, which you say is ok, who will be there to revive the banking system so those assets you the taxpayer own don't become low quality toilet paper?
Entry: Damn The Markets, Full Speed Ahead
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 31, 2008 2:12PM
I have your market reaction:
Obama wins - Stocks tank
McCain wins - Stocks tank
Entry: Alternative Pitch: CNBC Reality Show About Don Gasparino
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 03, 2008 1:36PM
I just saw NINE seperate people boxes on CNBC... absolutely ridiculous
Entry: Alternative Pitch: CNBC Reality Show About Don Gasparino
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 03, 2008 1:51PM
I wish I saw the decabox... I especially liked how they gave 4 of the commentators their own box, and then cut back to them all sitting next to each other.
WSW was entertaining. I know I for one wanted to punch that canadian private equity dude. And that Sykes goon made me laugh when he got upset because he sold his 10 shares of at $0.32 instead of $0.33
Entry: Caxton Alpha Equity Fund
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 04, 2008 11:34AM
Unrealized losses are better than realized losses because unrealized losses can only turn into realized gains right?
Entry: A Historic Day
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 04, 2008 2:19PM
@2, because that would take the marking ability out of the hands of the trading desk, and I would suspect that there may be a few mismarked books out there due to the lack of liquidity. Kind of like the tobacco lobby, everyone knows it isn't right, but they keep people employed
Entry: Breaking Treasury News
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 05, 2008 11:54AM
There is nothing wrong with a little bit of taint
Entry: From The Front Lines
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 05, 2008 12:37PM
@76! hey... I'm wearing slippers, don't make assumptions
Entry: There's Gonna Be A Showdown
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 13, 2008 12:04PM
Soros plugs his book... simply astounding
Entry: There's Gonna Be A Showdown
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 13, 2008 12:20PM
Q: Why does CNBC keep cutting to commercials during the speeches?
A: because they suck, and think it's more important that I buy a worthless trading platform and some gold coins.
Entry: Vikram Pandit: "Rumor Mongering Is At The Heart Of Our Problems"
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 21, 2008 11:09AM
The price of the stock is due to the rumor mongering, not the shitty management or completely inefficient balance sheet... Good one
Entry: Obama Live Blog
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 24, 2008 1:57PM
@27, can you provide specific examples please? I'm not saying I disagree with you, I am just seeing if you were listening to talk radio this morning and are just repeating what they said to make yourself sound intelligent.
Thanks
Entry: Obama Live Blog
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 24, 2008 2:05PM
"Countless times we've been provided with historical evidence which shows that direct wealth transfers from the most productive to the least productive members of society provides no long-term benefit for anybody"
specific examples?
Entry: Opening Bell: 11.26.08
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Nov 26, 2008 9:34AM
@19... should be "too dude, where's my car; didn't read
If you are going to mock someone, do it right
NO AND THEN!
Entry: Write-Offs: 10.22.08
posted by whatelseisgoingon
Oct 22, 2008 5:53PM
@13
I stand corrected.