No Surprise Here… NY Fed Told AIG to Limit Disclosure (0)

1/07/10 •

As we have been saying for quite some time, the AIG bailout was an indirect bailout of many entities.  This allowed for 1 hated entity (AIG) to take the fall for many that would be better off not tarnished (GS).  There would have also been a major backlash due to the foreign entities that benefited [...]

Nokia opens new front in Apple patent battle (0)

12/30/09 •

Apple (APPL) has been on a roll since Steve Jobs returned.  This could be their first major bump in the road.  A crippling patent victory by Nokia could put a bit of a halt to the meteoric rise of the iPhone.
My hunch is that there is some validity to the counter suit by Apple and [...]

Banks with political ties got bailouts (0)

12/22/09 •

Shocking!  Not really, just sad.
U.S. banks that spent more money on lobbying were more likely to get government bailout money, according to a study released on Monday.
via Banks with political ties got bailouts, study shows | Reuters.

Any outcome will be a bad outcome (0)

12/18/09 •

Not out of the woods by any means yet, folks.  In fact, some of the support that the government provided might just prove to be like a financial Vietnam…  A bad situation with  resolution options that are painful no matter which you choose.
Choices

I slap you in the face
I kick you in the shin
I take all [...]