Hurricane Irene

  • 31 Aug 2011 at 2:18 PM

Master Of The Universe Saves Family From Vermont Flooding, Takes Calls With Reporters Mid-Rescue To Make Sure They’re Getting This

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With the bridges out in Pittsfield, Vermont, and its 400 residents marooned, Wall Street trader Scott Redler took matters into his own hands: He hired a helicopter and was back home in New Jersey yesterday afternoon. Redler’s family were weekend wedding guests when Hurricane Irene’s heavy rains pushed the Tweed River over its banks, smashing at least 20 homes. With his 65-year-old mother running out of medicine, Redler, T3Live.com’s chief strategist, found a pilot charging $7,000 for the rescue. “I wasn’t going to wait for the state or federal government,” Redler, 38, said yesterday from his mobile phone as he waited for the chopper. “I can’t trust them, because I know I’m not a priority.” [Bloomberg]

  • 30 Aug 2011 at 5:38 PM

Harbinger-Backed LightSquared Has Apparently Been Helping The Irene Relief Efforts

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This comes as a bit of a surprise as we were under the impression LightSquared was still in the testing/trying to prove it’s not going to cause “devastating interference,” sink a battleship, kill some people/working out the kinks phase. Still, it’s wonderful to hear regardless, not just since it’s nice thing to do but because it suggests this thing might actually work, and Wilbur Falcone may not have to start asking for his old shift at Rick’s Cabaret just to put food on the table. Read more »

  • 29 Aug 2011 at 4:10 PM

Hey Hurricane Victims: Who Loves Ya?

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James S. Dimon. That’s who. Read more »

  • 26 Aug 2011 at 5:55 PM

Nouriel Roubini Offers Natural Disaster Tips

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  • 26 Aug 2011 at 5:47 PM

Irene Offers Opportunity To Weed Out Asshole Colleagues Who Expect You To Shoulder Their Workload

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Rates for borrowing and lending securities in the repurchase-agreement market rose and investors sought to extend maturities on concern power outages and closings of mass transit will keep traders home after Hurricane Irene strikes. “Traders want to fund some of their positions through Tuesday — expecting some co-workers might be out on Monday — to ease the funding burden in case they are short-staffed,” said Scott Skyrm, senior vice president and head of repo and money markets at NewEdge USA LLC in New York. [Bloomberg]

  • 26 Aug 2011 at 5:46 PM

Goldman Sachs Gives Employees Permission To Break Out The Tassels And Chaps

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The Firm has apparently told the staff they may “dress casually” on Monday, so long as they “exercise good judgment,” leaving things extremely open to interpretation. [via KevinRoose]

  • 26 Aug 2011 at 5:13 PM

Take Cover

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On any given day, we have a lot of fun fucking around these parts. Like to keep it light. Mess with you. This weekend though, is serious, and we want you to treat it as such. Take the appropriate measures. Prepare accordingly. If your home is located in a high risk area, leave. We mean it- do not try and be a hero. Promise us you’ll go somewhere safe to wait out the storm. Don’t have anywhere to go? That’s a bull shit. Of course you do. Read more »

  • 26 Aug 2011 at 2:42 PM

Smart People Planned For This Weekend’s Event Almost 20 Years Ago*

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As you may have heard, we might be getting a little rain this weekend. Some people are approaching the threat of Irene with an appropriate level of seriousness. Others, like the those who live and work in Connecticut, have not, according to Governor Malloy, who has apparently been telling his people to get their asses in gear, lest he be forced to say “told ya so” JUST LIKE LAST TIME.

Malloy urged residents to take the storm seriously and begin making preparations now. “I hope people are listening better to me than they did about removing snow from their roofs,” he said.

While there are some people who should very much take Malloy seriously, others can listen to him just as much as they did when he told them to remove snow from their roofs. If you happen to work for RBS, for instance, you might want to stay out of the lobby this weekend, seen in the green area below, which a Category 1 Hurricane will flood. Burning the midnight oil at UBS, seen in white just across the road? While it may come as a shock, you’re good! Read more »

  • 25 Aug 2011 at 2:25 PM

Think John Paulson And Mitt Romney Are Scared Of A Little Mist?

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Think again. Read more »