Today, the NY Times has an excellent article that starts to shed some light on how AIG was brought down. … More
Month: September 2008
Palin interview with Couric
Sarah Palin, Republican VP nominee, has been sheltered since her debut at the Republican National Convention but that all changed … More
Real Estate Update
Several of my friends were in town this week for a real estate conference and I got a chance to … More
Excellent reports on Indian politics
Kotak Securities which is known more for it’s corporate equity research has partnered with the newspaper Business Standard to produce … More
A Plea for Help…Nigerian 419 style
I died laughing when I got this email last night…(hat tip Abbi V.) SUBJECT: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP DEAR … More
Fool Me Once…
Shame on you Fool me twice Shame on me. Ben and Henry (Benry???) as I blog are pleading their case … More
Government Bailout Plan
Lordy, the Treasury Secretary has spoken and in a nutshell “you the taxpayers are going to bailout the big boys.” … More
Lloyd Banks vs Lloyds Bank
Amid all the market chaos occurring over the past 48 hours, one news item stuck with me – Lloyds Bank … More
Uncle Sam the newest PE shop in town
The US Government over the past several months has turned into a formidable distressed investing Private Equity shop. The General … More