Category: Wall Street

A new study by National Bureau of Economic Research confirms that the aggressive expansion of the "Community Reinvestment Act" did indeed result in the high risk loans which precipitated …

Two weeks ago, JP Morgan Chase announced a $2 billion writedown of its investment balance sheets due to risky derivatives trades gone wrong. And last Friday, the most eagerly …

Somehow I doubt the LSM will have much to say about former Democratic Senator Jon Corzine's titanic fraud and perjury before Congress.

… yup, none other that ‘Ms. Social Contract’ herself, Elizabeth Warren: … Warren raised nearly 50 percent more than Brown, a jaw-droppng $5.7 million in the 4th quarter. What’s …

If you follow investment and financial news, you are no doubt aware of the bankruptcy of MF Global, a powerful futures brokerage.   Before its bankruptcy, MF Global was …

Awfully selective in his outrage is the SCoaMF.

These petulant children at the OWS protests are free to protest only because of the exertions of better men and women than themselves.

From the “We Are the 99%” website: “We are the 99 percent. We are getting kicked out of our homes. We are forced to choose between groceries and rent. …

The Occupy Wall Street crowd, I mean. I’ll bash them every chance I get, but when they have a valid case to make, I’ll support them. Here’s such a …

From Finding Nemo: Via American Digest who adds keenly: Please note that there’s a reason “Envy” is one of the Seven Deadly Sins. Also note that these rules are still in …