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Derivatives: An Early Warning Ignored

Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Frontline explores the story of Brooksley Born, the lone regulatory voice in the ’90s who warned about the lack of transparency in the derivatives market. At the time, the powers-that-be in the regulatory world dismissed her as a busy-body who needed a re-education in how markets work. Ten years later, a financial crisis so severe, [...]

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We blame you, Mr. Monopoly Man!

Friday, November 13, 2009

Slate’s The Big Money points out that the board games we played as children didn’t exactly teach us good money handling skills. I agree. I’m about to go broke ’cause every time I visit my friends, I insist on paying “rent” for landing on their property. Oh, and then there was time I was evicted [...]

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Even rappers can’t afford new bling…

Friday, October 9, 2009

The harsh realities of the economy for the rap world… Some of the Daily Show’s best work. After watching that, watch the music video they made.

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A pirate’s worst nightmare

Thursday, October 8, 2009

Attacking a ship and finding it 1. heavily armed 2. manned by a crew whose specialty is killing you. oops.

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