A Bottom-Up Bailout Rather Than Trickle-Down
Hank Paulson has just about burned through $300 billion, and it’s not clear what the public has got out of it. Perhaps things would be worse without the... >>>
Limit Company Size and Encourage Short Selling
Dylan Ratigan has established himself as a top financial anchor and reporter through his work on CNBC shows such as “On the Money” and “Closing... >>>
Economic Turmoil Begets Geopolitical Risks
The economic turmoil roiling world markets right now brings with it plenty of pain. Jobs are being lost, people’s savings decimated, retirement plans/goals thrown... >>>
Global Economy: Facing Reality
The financial ills that began in August 2007 metastasized sometime over the past few months into an economic contraction. The exact moment is unknown, but there’s... >>>
Would a Trade War Help Solve the Problem of Excess Capacity?
On Friday Chinese stock markets capped one of the best weeks in an awfully long time, with the SSE Composite closing at 1986, up 3.1% for the day and 13.7% for... >>>
The Markets, Politics and Change
Throwing $25 billion at the U.S. auto sector is akin to the $25 billion thrown at Citigroup; money flushed down the toilet. With over $100 billion of legacy pension... >>>
The Future of Oil
“Now is a good time to buy.” That’s what R.S. Sharma, the chairman of India’s national oil exploration company ONGC, said last week. Sharma added: “The... >>>
AI to Paulson: A Jedi Must Have the Deepest Commitment
Hank… Hank… you’ve got to be kidding me. Its clear to you that buying illiquid mortgages “is not the most effective” way to use the... >>>
Stock Market: Value Versus Reality
Reality wins. Every time. When looking at this relationship, we can get caught, as many have before, looking at the reality of the market and wanting to believe... >>>
The Case for Derivatives
My recent post, in which I shared my experiences as a derivatives salesman, elicited very strong reactions both on this blog and on Seeking Alpha. Many of the comments... >>>
